Proposed Interview Date: Wednesday 13 August 2025
Closing Date: Monday 28 July 2025
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary Range: FC7 £32,437.03 to £40,358.57 per annum (pay award pending)
Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week
Location: St Clair Centre, Kirkcaldy
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
Job Details
We are looking for a motivated and driven individual to join our dynamic Moving and Handling team who deliver an effective moving and handling strategy across Fife Council.
We provide advice and guidance to managers and staff on best practice and legislative requirements to allow them to deliver services across Fife which are responsive, reliable, efficient and effective.
The successful candidate will develop and deliver a range of Moving and Handling education and training programmes for a variety of staff groups and will have clear and effective communication skills to support this. The team undertakes complex risk assessments and provides competent advice for challenging people moving and handling scenarios across a wide range of settings.
A link to the role profile is included at the bottom of the advert. You will find out more about the job and the type of person we are looking for.
The Person
Educated to SCQF level 9 in Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, or Nursing which includes a degree or equivalent.
Knowledge of legislation relating to manual handling inanimate loads and moving and handling people and experience of balancing them.
Competence with moving and handling practice skills based on evidence based practice.
Experience in undertaking and advising on complex assessments, undertaking complex risk assessments.
Experience of collaborative working and maintaining effective working relationships.
Ability to travel within Fife.
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. This will be actioned as part of your pre-employment checks
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 How We Work Matters behaviour framework on the intranet 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 - https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/council-and-democracy/council-departments
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- Alternative Formats - Job information can be made available in alternative formats, to make a request please email: transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk
For further information please contact; Jan Maltman - Jan.Maltman@fife.gov.uk