Description Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 9 December 2024 Closing Date: Sunday 1 December 2024 Contract Type: Temporary for 23 months Salary: FC8 £40,358.57 - £44,225.49 (Pro-Rata) Working Pattern: 36 hours per week Location: Glenrothes Learning Centre, but predominantly working out of Auchmuty High School, Glenrothes 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 service. 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 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 consider and demonstrate the following when completing your Supporting Statement: Ways in which you have demonstrated good communication and effective interpersonal skills. (Consider the following: how have you motivated and engaged others towards achieving goals; what approaches do you adopt to ensure your communication is having an impact? how would you articulate progress and challenges with stakeholders?) Ways in which you have demonstrated that you can work effectively as part of a team. (Consider the following: how have you communicated effectively with others; how have you used your initiative and organisational skills to meet targets, achieve goals and implement change, what roles have you had in developing a positive team ethos and a collective responsibility?) Ways in which you have demonstrated a high level of confidentiality and accuracy. (Consider the following: how have you shared information to ensure compliance with current legislation; what steps have you taken to ensure confidentiality in sensitive situations?) Ways in which you can use your knowledge, problem solving skills and understanding of what effective communication is, to support the needs of others. (Consider the following: how have you built sustainable relationships with others? How have you recorded interactions to demonstrate progress and next steps? how have you used your problem-solving skills to resolve operational issues; how have you used your initiative to overcome barriers?) Job Details We are looking for a highly skilled Deaf Communication Support Worker to provide sign language interpretation support, mostly in a high school setting. The role is mainly to provide this communication support, to enable access to education and other services for children, young people and their families. In addition, the post holder will provide sign language interpretation support, offer advice and provide training to staff within the Education Service. You will work directly under the line manager of the Deaf Support Service within the wider Supporting Learners Service. Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements You are required to be qualified in British Sign Language (BSL) to at least SCQF Level 10 - BSL Level 6 You will have effective communication skills, particularly the interpretation of spoken and written English into BSL and BSL to English. You will be skilled in working in a dynamic environment and as part of a team. 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. 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 Social Media - Search for more 'Fife Council Jobs' on Facebook or follow us on X. For further information please contact: Neil Finnie - Neil.Finniefife.gov.uk