Clerical Officer at Fife Council in Buckhaven, Fife, United Kingdom
- Company: Fife Council
- Location: Buckhaven, Fife, United Kingdom
- Posted: Sep 17, 2026
- Type: Part-time
- Salary: FC4 £26,786.83 - £29,170.80 (Pro-Rata)
Overview
Proposed Interview Date: Thursday 8 October 2026 Closing Date: Wednesday 30 September 2026 Contract Type: Permanent Salary: FC4 £26,786.83 - £29,170.80 (Pro-Rata) Working Pattern: 12 hours per week, 39 weeks per year Location: Hyndhead School, Buckhaven
Job description
- Proposed Interview Date: Thursday 8 October 2026
- Closing Date: Wednesday 30 September 2026
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Salary: FC4 £26,786.83 - £29,170.80 (Pro-Rata)
- Working Pattern: 12 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
- Location: Hyndhead School, Buckhaven
- We are looking for a highly skilled Clerical Officer to provide a comprehensive and confidential administrative support service within schools, utilising the Management Information Systems and other Education specific IT systems, ensuring accurate IT data capture to meet the requirements of school, corporate and government agencies including SQA reporting and updating and maintaining pupil information to ensure exam entry, planning and timetabling. Establishing, reviewing and maintaining efficient office systems to enable prompt retrieval of data, completion of returns, as required to meet competing and strict deadlines whilst working with minimum supervision.
- As a Clerical Officer, you will work under the direction and supervision of the Headteacher or Admin Co-ordinator.
Responsibilities
- Provide a comprehensive and confidential administrative support service within schools
- Utilise Management Information Systems and other Education specific IT systems
- Ensure accurate IT data capture to meet requirements of school, corporate and government agencies including SQA reporting
- Update and maintain pupil information to ensure exam entry, planning and timetabling
- Establish, review and maintain efficient office systems to enable prompt retrieval of data, completion of returns
- Work under the direction and supervision of the Headteacher or Admin Co-ordinator
Requirements
- You are required to have a NC or equivalent educational qualification to SCQF level 5 which includes Nat 5 or SVQ 2 or Standard Grades at Credit Level or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
- 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.
Skills
Required
- High level of confidentiality
- Knowledge of financial and IT systems
- Excellent customer service
- Time management to meet deadlines
About Fife Council
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 directorate. 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.