
Proposed Interview Date: Tuesday 21 July 2026
Closing Date: Sunday 12 July 2026
Contract Type: Casual
Salary: FC6 £16.92 per hour
Working Pattern: Working as and when required
Location: Various locations across North East 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 resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement
Working within the Fife Active Schools workforce, Active Schools coaches will be responsible for delivering high quality sport and physical activity sessions across North-East Fife. These sessions will support a range of programmes including extra-curricular clubs, parasport and parasport gold programmes, and targeted initiatives.
Programmes will be based in school and community venues across Fife with casual hours between 8am-7pm.
All candidates should possess relevant qualifications/experience in working with children with additional support needs or in sports leadership/coaching.
The Person
If you meet the essential criteria below, we’d like to hear from you:
Experience in working with children and young people.
Relevant qualifications/experience in working with children with additional support needs or in sports leadership/coaching.
Display a hardworking, empathetic and can-do attitude.
Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain a Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Membership through Disclosure Scotland.
Further Information
Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile
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