Senior Early Years Officer (Family Work)

Reference: FIF05642

Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 14 November 2016

The position is divided into two distinct parts, each contributing to the post holders time during each working week:
1. To support and develop Family Work within their Nursery setting and in a local geographical area, working collaboratively with social workers, health professionals and other service providers to help improve families’ life chances. Also, to act as a point of contact, to coordinate a wide range of agreed focussed parenting programmes and universal parenting support within the local community.
2. As a member and, on occasions, leader of a team based within one nursery setting, to support the delivery of a broad and balanced early years curriculum ensuring a caring, safe, and welcoming environment is achieved.
During both areas of work, to contribute to the creation of a positive nursery ethos which develops children's self esteem and personal identity in a climate of trust and praise, enabling each child to achieve their potential. To support and develop parental engagement in the wider life of the service and in their own development and learning.

Fife Council pays the Scottish Local Government Living Wage Rate to employees earning less than £8.33 per hour. If the hourly rate of pay for the post is less than the Scottish Local Government Living Wage Rate a supplement will be paid.