Proposed Interview Date: Week Beginning 06 October 2025
Closing Date: Sunday 28 September 2025
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: FC3 £24, £25,885.80 Pro Rata
Working Pattern: 10 Hours per week
Location: Woodmill High School
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
Please consider and demonstrate the following when completing your Supporting Statement:
Ways in which you have demonstrated that you can work effectively as part of a team.
(Consider the following: how you have built positive relationships built on trust and respect as a team member; how have you communicated with others; how have you used your initiative and organisational skills to meet targets and achieve goals)
Ways in which you have worked with others to meet all learners needs?
(Consider the following: how you have shared information, followed plans, supported learners, worked with others?)
Ways in which you have built and sustained positive relationships that have led to positive outcomes for learners.
(Consider the following: how have you have demonstrated care and commitment when actively engaging with learners about their wellbeing; how have you established positive and purposeful relationships within your school community; how have you worked collaboratively with others to improve outcomes for learners?
Job Details
We are looking for a committed and organised Home Economics Auxiliary to work within the Home Economics department. The duties will include:
* Stock control of food and materials.
* Portioning and preparation of food for lessons.
* Assist with placing of food orders on the instruction of teaching staff and checking deliveries
* Laundry within the department.
* General kitchen duties (for example washing up, setting up, cleaning/clearing away equipment and its surround).
Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements
You are required to have good levels of interpersonal skills and the ability to provide a regular and effective service.
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
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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
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For Further Information Contact: Mary Bradley –
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