As a Childcare Practitioner you will be expected to: Plan, facilitate and supervise a wide range of play-based activities and social experiences both in and outdoors. This will include setting up the play space to ensure it is safe, stimulating and welcoming. Empower children to lead their own play, guiding them on as needed to boost their creativity and independence. Support children to prepare healthy snacks in line with dietary and nutritional need and guidelines. Support and encourage children to build confidence, self-esteem, and lifelong skills through play and exploration. Deal with accidents and incidents, responding calmly and professionally, ensuring children’s health and wellbeing needs are met. We are therefore looking for someone who: is fun, engaging and has experience of working with children and young people of all ages. holds a relevant childcare qualification, or is willing to work towards one as required by the Scottish Social Services Council. is reliable, has good communication skills and can work as part of a team. 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. For further information please contact: Kelly Francis - Kelly.Francis@fife.gov.uk Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .