Description Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 29 September 2025 Closing Date: Thursday 18 September 2025 Contract Type: Permanent Salary: FC8 £41,972.71 - £45,990.00 (Pro-Rata) Working Pattern: 20 hours per week (Monday to Wednesday) Location: Kirkcaldy Town House 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. Job Details Working in the busy but very supportive specialist Community Occupational Therapy Team, based at Kirkcaldy Town House, working with adults of all ages with a wide range of different functional needs and their carers. The post is part time permanent, working 20 hrs per week, Monday to Wednesday (work pattern to be agreed). The post will be based in the Community OT service in Kirkcaldy covering Kirkcaldy and a number of the surrounding towns. You will be required to carry your own caseload, working both autonomously (with supervision and support) and as part of the Kirkcaldy Community OT team. You will be required to undertake assessments using clinical reasoning to make reliable professional judgements with a high level of autonomy, to identify appropriate solutions to meet service user’s personal outcomes. Providing outcome focussed intervention that has a positive impact on occupational performance. You will also provide professional supervision and support for OT Assistants. Benefits include opportunities for staff development, opportunity to join the Fife Council Pension scheme, and mobile/ flexible working opportunities. The Person You will have a sound working knowledge, preferably with experience of working with people with service users in a community setting, with a good working knowledge and understanding of how a person’s home environment, as well as their physical and cognitive abilities can impact upon an individual’s functional ability, independence and quality of life. You will be required to provide mentoring and support to Occupational Therapy Assistants to promote and support the development of their knowledge, skills and effective practice to effect positive impact on the occupational performance of service users/patients. Applicants will be required to have a recognised qualification in Occupational Therapy at a minimum of SCQF level 9, as well as significant experience in postural management assessment and interventions. Applicants must also be registered with Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC). Ability to travel within Fife is essential. 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. 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 e-mail transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk. We are currently shaping our future workstyles however, in light of current advice, we are introducing blended home/office working that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time. We are holding a Fife Council jobs fair on Wednesday 8th October from 10am - 2pm at the Glen Pavilion in Dunfermline. This is a great opportunity to meet face to face with Hiring Managers and learn more about the type of vacancies that are available and what it's like to work in local government. There will also be a chance to get support from our job clubs and employability teams who can offer help with our online application process. Please pop along on the day to find out more. For further information please contact: Neil Carnegie - Neil.Carnegie@fife.gov.uk