Outdoor Early Years Officer
- Dysart, United Kingdom
Posted 3 days ago
About the role
Proposed Interview Date:
Week Commencing Monday 21 September 2026
Closing Date: Thursday
10 September 2026
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary:
£31,761.26 up to £34,914.86
Working Pattern:
20 hours per week. Mon- Fri 11.30am – 3.30pm on a 39-week basis
Location:
Ravenscraig Outdoor Nursery apart of Dysart Primary School & Nursery
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 community. Our 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 directorate. We 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 the
How 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
www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement
.
Please consider and demonstrate the following when completing your Supporting Statement:
Working Together – Please give examples of when you have worked with others to contribute to teamwork 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
The outdoor nursery is based in (insert nursery). It will utilise the container as a pickup/drop off point and staff base. The container may also be accessed during inclement weather. However, practitioners and children will benefit from being outside for almost all of each session. Everyone will be outside in all weathers all year round, engaging in stimulating and challenging outdoor learning activities, utilising CFE and Realising the Ambition to plan appropriate learning opportunities across the curriculum.
Practitioners should have a keen interest in outdoor play and learning and appreciate the challenges working outside in all weathers can bring, including the likelihood of getting wet and muddy on a regular basis! All practitioners will be expected to develop their knowledge and skills at working in an outdoor environment whilst always promoting the health and safety of children.
The post requires a significant level of physical exertion to set up and pack away camp materials each day, in all weather conditions.
Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements
We are looking for a highly skilled early years practitioner who is passionate about improving life chances for all through a professional commitment to making a difference for
all of
our children and young people so that they achieve their full potential. As an early year's practitioner in Fife, you will be responsible for promoting children’s learning, development and welfare within a nursery context, promoting inclusion, diversity and equality, communicating with other stakeholders and for contributing to wider development within the nursery.
A link to the role profile is included below, where you will find more information about the role, with specific reference to essential and desirable criteria for applicants.
Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements
You are required to hold one of the following practitioner level qualifications (or equivalent):
- HNC Childhood Practice OR
- SVQ Level 3 Social Services, Children and Young People.
Before confirming 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.
You are also required to registered with SSSC at practitioner level within 6 months of taking up employment in this role and must complete the required post registration training and learning (PRTL) over the registration period.
You should have a working knowledge of the Curriculum for Excellence, Realising the ambition and child development from birth to 5 years.
You are required to have high levels of interpersonal skills and abilities which will enable you to work as a member of a team to ensure positive outcomes for all children and young people in your setting.
Further Information
Role Profile -
When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria
Role Profile
How We Work Matters -
Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our
How We Work Matters
behaviour framework for more information.
Employee Benefits -
Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services
Directorate Information -
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For Further Information Please Contact:
Gemma.Moran@fife.gov.uk