Employability Officer (Destinations/Transitions)

Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Monday 29 June 2026

Closing Date: Sunday 21 June 2026

Contract Type: Temporary until 31 March 2027

Salary: FC5 £29,170.80 - £31,761.26 (Pro-Rata)

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Location: 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 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

Ensuring that young people move into and sustain positive destinations is a key priority for Fife Council's Education Directorate.

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Employability Officer to support targeted young people, particularly those who are care experienced, to develop work readiness, engage in learning and successfully transition into further education, training or employment.

Key responsibilities:

• Work directly with young people to understand barriers and support progression.
• Build relationships with pupils, families, schools and partners.
• Deliver tailored interventions and pathways.
• Act as a link between school, home and partners.
• Support learners through coaching and mentoring.
• Contribute to programme design and delivery.
• Collect and analyse data to support monitoring and improvement.
• Participate in multi-agency meetings.
• Engage employers to create opportunities.

The Person

You will bring experience of working with young people or individuals who may face barriers to employment, with the ability to motivate and support learners into a future Positive Destination's pathway. You should have:

• Experience supporting young people or those with barriers.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships.
• Ability to use initiative and creativity to develop solution focused supports and resources.
• Ability to assess needs and support progression.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Confidence using data.
• Flexibility to work across a range of locations within Fife.
• Qualifications to SCQF Level 6 (or equivalent).

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

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As a progressive employer, we offer the opportunity to work in this role as a "blended working" arrangement with home-working opportunities and occasional office-working as required. While the significant part of the role can and will be carried out remotely, candidates should be able to travel to and attend office locations in Fife as required.

For further information please contact: Nicola Masterson - [email protected]