Description Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 30 June 2025 Closing Date: Wednesday 25 June 2025 Contract Type: Permanent Salary : FC5 £27,087.17 to £29,508.69 (Pro-Rata) Working Pattern: 36 hours per week, 40 weeks per year (term-time plus 1 week during Easter Holidays) Location: Madras College, St Andrews Purpose and Values of Education & Children’s Services Directorate The Education & Children’s Services 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 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 build on trust and respect; how you communicate with others; how you use your initiative 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 highly-skilled Pupil Support Officer who are passionate about improving life chances for all through a professional commitment to leading change and improvement that ensures positives outcomes for our children and young people. As a Pupil Support Officer at Madras College you will work as part of the Pupil Support team. Working under the direction and supervision of the Business Manager and/or DHT for Support you will work as a member of Pupil Support Team providing a safe, secure and inclusive environment for pupils. To develop positive relationships with pupils, parents, staff and other services, building pupil confidence, and enhancing their ability to learn. 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 will be educated to SCQF level 4, which includes National 4 or Standard Grades at General level or equivalent in a relevant discipline. Experience of working with young people in an educational setting. First Aid at Work qualification is desirable 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. 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 - Council Department information Social Media - Search for more 'Fife Council Jobs' on Facebook or follow us on X @FCJobsOfficial Alternative Formats - Job information can be made available in alternative formats, to make a request please email: transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk For more information, please contact: Andrew Cunnmings, andrew.cummings@fife.gov.uk