Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Monday 12 & Tuesday 13 May 2025

Closing Date: Sunday 4 May 2025

Contract Type: Temporary until 27 March 2026

Salary: FC6 29,508.69 - 32,437.03 (Pro-Rata)

Working Pattern: 14 or 21 Hours per week

Location: Localities across Fife

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 resume'. 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

Active Schools aims to provide more and higher quality opportunities to take part in sport and physical activity before school, during lunchtime and after school, and to develop effective pathways between schools and sports clubs in the local community. Fife council in partnership with sportscotland is looking to recruit an Assistant Active Schools Co-ordinator within the Active Schools team, Education.


The Role will include:


Preparing and leading a series of appropriate lesson plans, providing clear instructions and demonstrations.


Providing opportunities for all children to participate in sport and physical activity enabling the creation of pathways from schools to the wider community.


Identifying and developing an understanding of the needs of children and young people in relation to sport and physical activity, particularly in 'hard to reach groups' and adopting a targeted approach to engaging these groups to take part in physical activity and sport.


Building links with partner agencies and the local community to develop an understanding of the needs of children and young people.


Support Active Schools Coordinators in building a sustainable volunteer network for Active Schools within the school and wider community.


Ensure the effective integration, planning, management and delivery of Active Schools priorities.


Measuring and reporting the impact of Active Schools through collating and using data, self-assessing and reflecting, continuously improving and evaluating.


A link to the role profile is included below. You will find more information about the job and the type of person we are looking for.

The Person

You will be educated to SCQF level 9, which includes a degree or equivalent, in a relevant discipline or have experience of working with children in an education, sport, health, leisure and/or recreation environment. Experience in the delivery of projects in education, sport, health, leisure and/or recreation is essential demonstrating the ability to facilitate practical and/or non-practical sessions to a high standard. You will be able to identify good practice and promote the role of physical activity incorporating sport, play, health, and active travel, as a contributor to community development. You will also be able to show good organisation, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work both individually and part of a wider team.

Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland.

Further Information

Role Profile -

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Employee Benefits

- Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services

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For more information, please contact: Elizabeth Anderson, elizabethf.anderson@fife.gov.uk