Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 8 April 2024

Closing Date: Monday 25 March 2024

Contract Type: Temporary for 12 months

Salary: FC3 £22,525.71 - £23,633.23 (pro-rata)

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week

Location: Working across Fife with a base at Fife House, Glenrothes

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 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

Job Details

Protective Services provide an essential public health service to the people and environment of Fife. Working across Protective Services, you will spend time gaining experience within the Environmental Health Teams. You will deal with customers over the phone, by email and in person. You will learn about all the roles within Environmental Health and update customers and records where appropriate. This post provides an opportunity to see if a career in Environmental Health is for you.

Working outwith normal office hours is an essential part of the service

Travel expenses will be paid – we pay 45 pence per mile to staff using their own car. Pool cars and Team trucks are also available.

Access to, and support with, training opportunities and qualifications for the job.

Fife Council is committed to creating employment and training opportunities for the young people of Fife. This post is part of that commitment. This post is funded through the Workforce Youth Investment programme and therefore is restricted to applicants who live in Fife and are aged between 16 and 24 on or by the specified start date. We will advertise further opportunities via our recruitment site www.fife.gov.uk/jobs as they become available.

A Graduate/Student placement is a work-based training opportunity for a current student or recent graduate to build on their qualification with work experience or through an additional post graduate qualification/work experience.

For more information follow the link below www.fife.gov.uk/youthemployment

The Person

If you enjoy problem solving and making a difference, this may be the job for you.

You should be aged between 16-24, a Fife resident and have the necessary qualifications to join the degree course. The necessary qualifications are:

Scottish Highers: BCC (69 UCAS Tariff points) including Biology 

Scottish Wider Access Programme: Access to Medicine or Access to Science or Access to Biological & Chemical Science or Access to Chemistry & Biology or Access to Health & Biological Science or Access to Dietetics or Access to Health & Life Sciences or Access to Radiography, all must contain Grades BBB 

SQA HNC / BTEC Level 4 HNC: Science subject 

Good IT skills, the ability to communicate effectively and enthusiasm are essential, as are good teamwork and discretion.

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

Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria. Role Profile
How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information.
Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services
Directorate Information - Council Department information
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For further information please contact: Don Taylor - don.taylor@fife.gov.uk

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