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Reporting to the Chief Executive, you’ll be the strategic lead for Education, helping to raise attainment, share best practice and create inspiring learning environments and opportunities across more than 150 schools. The directorate also provides a range of early learning and childcare services, from nurseries and family nurture centres, to out of school care clubs.
Fife’s Education Directorate provides high quality education services to children, young people and families.
Our purpose is to improve life chances for all. We do this by working together to improve opportunities for children, young people and families across Fife, with a particular focus on closing the equity and equality gap faced by many disadvantaged and vulnerable groups.
All children and young people matter regardless of race, age, sex, gender, disability or family circumstances. We want to ensure that all children and young people experience an inclusive, equitable and supportive environment that encourages them to have a strong voice in their learning and development.
Our approach is founded on the values of:
Our priorities for 2023-26 are to improve:
The Directorate Improvement Plan* sets out, at a high level, the challenges and barriers faced by children and young people in their lives and learning and how our services plan to address these. It aligns with a number of other strategic plans that support our work, and contributes to delivering the Plan for Fife.
Partnership and collaboration with a range of other national and local agencies and services is key to ensuring positive outcomes for all. Education Services play an important role in the wider Fife children’s services partnership and contribute to the Fife Children's Services Plan.
See also - Fife Council's management structure
*Until the end of 2023 Education and Children's Services formed part of one directorate. The current Directorate Improvement Plan therefore includes the Education Service Improvement Plan and the Children & Families Improvement Plan. However, the Children, Families & Justice Service now sits within our Communities Directorate as we strive to better tailor and target preventative support packages for families.
£141,934
Payment is every 4 weeks by credit transfer to your nominated bank or building society account.
You will be automatically enrolled to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). You may opt out. Full details of the terms and conditions relating to pensions and the LGPS are available at www.fifepensionfund.org
If you are unable to work due to illness or injury, you may be eligible to receive sickness allowance, as below:
A range of employee benefits, such as discounts with local businesses, childcare vouchers and lifestyle benefits such as cycle scheme and technology scheme, is available.
The Council can provide financial assistance up to a maximum of £5, 000 if you are moving home in order to take up an appointment with the Council. Further details can be found here RS13 Relocation guidelines.doc (fife.gov.uk)
Your contracted hours of work are 36 hours per week. The nature of your position requires flexibility to meet demands and, subject to the provisions of the Working Time Regulations, you are required to arrange your hours of work to meet organisational needs. This may require working outwith standard hours of work and working more than 36 hours in a week, for which no additional remuneration will be received.
The leave year runs from 1 January to 31 December. Annual leave entitlement for full-time is:
There are 8 fixed public holidays, as follows:
The Council provides a range of statutory and other leave, such as family-friendly leave.
The period of notice to be given by either party to terminate employment will be 12 weeks.
Your place of work will be Fife House, North Street, Glenrothes. A blended workstyle arrangement applies, allowing flexibility in working from home and working from base to meet the demands of the role.
Chief Officers will be expected to devote their whole time service to the work of the Council and shall not engage in any other business or take up any other appointment without the express consent of the Council.
Canvassing of members or officials, directly or indirectly, will be a disqualification for consideration for appointment.
This post is designated as politically restricted within the terms of Section 2 of the Local Government & Housing Act 1989.
To access the full role profile and proceed further with your application please register your interest.
If you have any queries about the role or the recruitment process, contact Evelyn Dougherty or Sharon Davies at Solace in Business on 020 7976 3311.
Visit the apply page to register your details and access full details of the role and the recruitment process.
