Outdoor Early Years Officer

Proposed Interview Date:
Week Commencing Monday 21 September 2026

Closing Date:
Thursday
10 September 2026

Contract Type:
Permanent

Salary: £31,761.26 up to £34,914.86

Working Pattern: 20 hours per week. Mon
- Fri 11.30am – 3.30pm on a 39-week basis

Location:

Ravenscraig Outdoor Nursery apart of Dysart Primary School & Nursery

The Education Directorate is committed to Improving Life Chances for All through a wide range of direct services which support our children, young people, families and the wider Fife community. Our approach to improvement is rooted in our core values:
Compassion, Ambition, Respect and Equity which reflect the ethos, culture and practice principles of all staff across the directorate. We strive to ensure that our attitudes and behaviour reflect these core values in all our dealings with children, young people, their families, and the wider community in partnership with those who support them.

Please consider and demonstrate the following when completing your Supporting Statement:

• Working Together – Please give examples of when you have worked with others to contribute to teamwork and how you influenced those you were working with.
• Delivering Results – Please give examples that demonstrate your ability to organise and solve problems to achieve results.
• Personal Ownership – Please give examples of situations in which you have used your initiative to make improvements and used your skills to deal with challenges and change.
• Customer Focus – Please give examples of when your skills and knowledge have helped improve the learning and development of children.

The outdoor nursery is based in (insert nursery). It will utilise the container as a pickup/drop off point and staff base. The container may also be accessed during inclement weather. However, practitioners and children will benefit from being outside for almost all of each session. Everyone will be outside in all weathers all year round, engaging in stimulating and challenging outdoor learning activities, utilising CFE and Realising the Ambition to plan appropriate learning opportunities across the curriculum.

Practitioners should have a keen interest in outdoor play and learning and appreciate the challenges working outside in all weathers can bring, including the likelihood of getting wet and muddy on a regular basis! All practitioners will be expected to develop their knowledge and skills at working in an outdoor environment whilst always promoting the health and safety of children.

The post requires a significant level of physical exertion to set up and pack away camp materials each day, in all weather conditions.

We are looking for ahighly skilled early years practitioner who is passionate about improving life chances for all througha professional commitment tomaking a difference for all of our children and young people so that they achieve their full potential. Asan earlyyear'spractitionerin

Fife,you will be responsible for promoting children’slearning, development and welfarewithina nursery context, promoting inclusion, diversity and equality, communicating with other stakeholders and for contributing to wider development withinthe nursery.

A link to the role profile is included below, where you will find more information about the role, with specific reference to essential and desirable criteria for applicants.

You are required to hold one of the following practitioner level qualifications (or equivalent):

• HNC Childhood Practice
• SVQ Level 3 Social Services, Children and Young People.

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 are also required to registered with SSSC at practitioner level within 6 months of taking up employment in this role and must complete the required post registration training and learning (PRTL) over the registration period.

You should have a working knowledge of the Curriculum for Excellence,…