Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 31 August 2026

Closing Date: Sunday 23 August 2026

Contract Type: Casual

Salary: FCLW £13.64 per hour

Working Pattern: As required

Location: Meals on Wheels, Dunfermline

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

Why not join one of our many teams of Meals on Wheels staff within Fife? We have a vacancy to join our teams of Driver / Handlers at Meals on Wheels, Dunfermline.

This post ensure meals are delivered to the homes of service users who have pre ordered meals. Hours are mainly between 10am to 2pm over 7 days a week – the following casual posts are currently available:

Casual staff can be asked to work any day of the week covering for annual leave and absence as required

Casual staff receive payments in lieu of annual leave for hours worked

Meals on Wheels - Dunfermline

Casual contract working as required, 52-weeks.

You will earn a competitive rate of pay and have access to a range of benefits, including:

• We pay the Scottish Local Government Living Wage of £13.64 per hour for this post, plus extra payments for shift work, including weekends.

• Pay is every 4 weeks in arrears for casual posts.

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

• Local and national discounts including supermarkets, restaurants, and retail.

• Casual staff receive payments in lieu of annual leave for hours worked.

This work is about providing daily delivery of meals to service users on a specified daily route. Advising line manager regarding client welfare if required along with an understanding of client confidentiality. Completing relevant paperwork and general kitchen duties. Training to achieve an Elementary Food Hygiene Certificate will be given. A full driving licence is essential for this post.

Person

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. 

Ability to provide a regular and effective service, working alone or as part of a Team.

You will be required to attend an Induction Training Day before starting in post

Further Information

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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 Further Information Please Contact: Susan.MacDonald@fife.gov.uk