Fife Council

Supply Clerical Assistant

Kirkcaldy
£13.64/hr
Posted 6 days ago

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Supply Clerical Assistant

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 10 August 2026 

Closing Date: Sunday 19 July 2026 

Contract Type: Casual 

Salary: £13.64 per hour 

Working Pattern: Various 

Location:  Various 

Purpose and Values of Education Directorate 

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.  

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 [https://www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/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 [http://www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement]. 

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

Ways in which you have demonstrated that you can work effectively as part of a team. 

Consider the following: how you have built positive relationships built on trust and respect as a team member; how have you communicated with others; how have you used your initiative and organisational skills to meet targets and achieve goals)  

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Ways in which you have demonstrated a high level of confidentiality.  

(Consider the following:  how have you shared information in compliance with current legislation; what steps did you take to ensure procedures were followed, guaranteeing attention to detail)  

Ways in which you have demonstrated good communication and effective interpersonal skills.  

(Consider the following:  how have you used your knowledge and skills to provide professional documents, information, data and reports; how have you worked towards achieving improvements; how have you demonstrated excellent customer service; how have you managed your time effectively to be able to meet deadlines) 

Ways in which you have used your knowledge, problem solving skills and understanding of office process and systems. 

Consider the following:  how have you used your knowledge of financial and IT systems to provide a quality service; what systems and processes have you used to produce information; how have you used your initiative to support process improvements) 

Job Details 

We are looking for highly skilled Clerical Assistant's to join our supply list to provide front line clerical support in a Nursery, Primary and/or Secondary School environment, duties may vary from establishment to establishment, but in the main this role will be based within the establishment's admin office and cover a variety of day-to-day tasks which may include dealing with staff and/or visitors, operating the school MIS system and handling monies. As a Clerical Assistant, you will work under the direction and supervision of the Headteacher or Admin Assistant/Coordinator (this can vary depending on which type of establishment you are in). 

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.   

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Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements 

You are required to have a minimum of 4 qualifications at SCQF level 4, including English and Maths (e.g. National 4, Standard Grades at General Level or O grades). 

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. 

Further Information 

For more information, please contact: Kerry Gibson, kerry.gibson@fife.gov.uk [kerry.gibson@fife.gov.uk] 

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Skills

Clerical Support
Communication
Interpersonal Skills
Confidentiality
Teamwork
Organization
Problem Solving
IT Systems
Financial Systems
Customer Service
Time Management
MIS Systems

Location

Kirkcaldy, Scotland, United Kingdom

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