Depute Head of Centre

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 18 May 2026

Closing Date: Sunday 10 May 2026

Contract Type: Temporary for up to 23 months

Salary: FC843437.09 - 47604.34(Pro-Rata)

Working Pattern: 14.4 hours per week (Thursday and Friday)

Location: Fair Isle Family Nurture Centre Kirkcaldy

Purpose and Values of Education Directorate

The Education Directorate is committed to Improving Life Chances for All through a wide range of direct services which support our children young people families and the wider Fife approach to improvement is rooted in our core values:Compassion Ambition Respect and Equity which reflect the ethos culture and practice principles of all staff across the strive to ensure that our attitudes and behaviour reflect these core values in all our dealings with children young people their families and the wider community in partnership with those who support them.

Supporting Statement

As part of your application you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information check out theHow to Apply section of our Career Site.Without a Supporting Statement your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked upload resumé. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV.More information is available on our Career site at considerand demonstrate the following when completing your Supporting Statement:

• Working Together Please give examples of when you have worked with others toleadteamwork and how you influenced those you were working with.
• Delivering Results Please give examples that demonstrate your ability to organise and solve problems to achieve results.
• Personal Ownership Please give examples of situations in which you have used your initiative to make improvements and used your skills to deal with challenges and change.
• Customer Focus Please give examples of when your skills and knowledge have helped improve the learning and development of children.

Job Details

To develop and lead on services from the Family Nurture Centre through planning and implementing of strategies relative to care and welfare of children and their families within the Centre and wider early years community.

The key areas of this post are: -

• Centre management during school holiday periods and at other times when the Headteacher is out of centre.
• Management and delivery of a quality service for eligible children and priority referrals under 3 years.
• Delivery and support of GIRFEC approaches and Child Protection Family Support and co-ordination of Community Parent Engagement.

A link to the role profile is included at the bottom of the will find out more about the job and the type of person we are looking for.

Qualification Registration and Skill Requirements

You must have SCQF level 9 which includes a Degree or equivalent such as BA in Childhood Practice.

You are required to have management experience within an Early Years setting and experience of co-ordinating and leading a group of professionals within a multi-agency working culture.

You are required to register with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up employment in this role and to complete the required Post Registration Training and Learning (PRTL) over the first registration period. It is the persons responsibility to notify the SSSC of any changes to personal or work details timeously.

Before confirming to your appointment you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.

As this role requires SSSC registration you will have three months to apply for registration.

If appointed you must start your applicationas soon as possiblesoyoureregistered within the required six months.

If you need to achieve a qualification tomaintainyour SSSC membership information will be provided if you are appointed. You must ensure you complete the qualification within the specifiedtimeframe.

More details are included in the role profile.

Further Information

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For further information please contact: Linda Radcliffe -