Childcare Manager

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 31 August 2026

Closing Date: Sunday 23 August 2026

Contract Type: Temporary until 15 August 2027

Salary: FC7 £34,914.86 - £43,437.09

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Location: Based at Fife House, Glenrothes covering services in Wormit, Tayport, Balmullo, Leuchars and St Andrews

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.

Please include as part of your supporting statement:

• your experience of working with children and young people
• your experience of supervising teams and managing childcare services.

Job Details

We are looking for a Childcare Manager to manage and oversee a cluster of out of school clubs for school aged children across North East Fife.

Each Out of School Club is registered with the Care Inspectorate and are designed to support families to access employment or further education, while children are able to access quality play-based activities and experiences.

The Childcare Manager will be fully responsible for the day-to-day management of their cluster, the direct management of a team of Childcare Practitioners and Senior Childcare Practitioners.

Services operate from 07:45 to 09:00 and 14:45 to 18:00 during term-time and 07:30 to 18:00 during school holidays.

A link to the role profile is provided at the bottom of this advert providing more detailed information about the job and the type of person we are looking for.

The Person

If you meet the essential criteria outlined below, we’d like to hear from you:

• You must hold as a minimum a relevant professional qualification recognised by the SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council) for the purpose of professional registration at SCQF Level 7 or above which would include an HNC Childhood Practice or SVQ 3 Social Services (Children and Young People) or equivalent.
• You must be eligible to register with the SSSC in the category of Manager of a Day Care of Children Service and hold or be willing to work towards an SCQF Level 9 qualification such as the PDA 9 Childhood Practice or BA Childhood Practice.
• You should have experience of working with children and young people between the age of 4 to 19 years, including the planning, preparation and delivery of activities tailored to the individual needs of children.
• You should have knowledge of key local and national guidance, best practice, and legislation.
• You must have experience of managing or supervising people.
• You must have IT skills.
• You must be able to travel across Fife, and be in services until 6pm on some evenings.

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.

As this role requires SSSC registration, you will have three months to apply for registration.

If appointed, you must start your application as soon as possible so you're registered within the required six months.

If you need to achieve a qualification to maintain your SSSC membership, information will be provided if you are appointed. You must ensure you complete the qualification within the specified timeframe.

More details are included in the role profile.

Further Information

• Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile
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For further information please contact: Gary Peattie, Service Manager - [email protected]