Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 30 March 2026
Closing Date: Tuesday 24 March 2026
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: FCLW £24,740.74 (Pro-Rata)
Working Pattern: 10 hours per week, 38 weeks per year
Location: Dunfermline/Cowdenbeath
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 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 .
If you have an interest in the provision of school meals for children of all ages, you could be perfect for this career. Why not join one of our many teams of Catering Assistants in Schools and Nurseries.
We have permanent vacancies to join our team working two hours per day as required.
Dunfermline
Beanstalk Nursery – 1 post x 10 hours per week (2 hours per day), Monday – Friday, 38-week contract.
Duloch Primary School – 1 post x 10 hours per week (2 hours per day), Monday – Friday, 38-week contract.
Cowdenbeath
Crossgates Primary School – 1 post x 10 hours per week (2 hours per day), Monday – Friday, 38-week contract.
You will earn a competitive salary of £24,740.74 pro-rata and have access to a range of benefits, including:
1. We pay the Scottish Local Government Living Wage of £13.18 per hour for this post. plus extra payments for shift work, including weekends.
2. Pay is annualised (equal instalments every 4 week pay period).
3. Membership of Fife Pension Fund which is part of the Scottish Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS Scotland).
4. Access to and support with a training opportunities and qualifications for the job.
5. Generous Holiday Allowance.
6. Local and national discounts including supermarkets, restaurants, and retail!
7. This work is about providing customer service, ensuring pupils and staff receive hot or cold meals every school day. You will go home each day knowing you have made a difference whether its Breakfast Club, Morning Break or Lunch you have served. On the job training is given working towards a Food Hygiene Certificate.
The Person
No specific qualification is required for this post as full training will be given.
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 will be required to attend an Induction Training Day before starting in post.