£25,604 – £26,787EntryFull Time
Proposed Interview Date: Monday 01 June 2026
Closing Date: Sunday 24 May 2026
Contract Type: Temporary until 31 October 2026
Salary: FC3 £25,604.23 - £26,786.83 (Pro-Rata)
Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week
Location: Lochore Meadows Country Park
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.
Please consider and demonstrate the following when completing your Supporting Statement:
Ways in which you have demonstrated that you can work effectively as part of a team.
(Consider the following: how you have built positive relationships built on trust and respect; how you communicate with others; how you use your initiative to meet targets and achieve goals.)
Ways in which you have worked with others to meet customer needs & expectations.
(Consider the following: how you have gone the extra mile to help a customer; how you have dealt with a difficult situation.
Ways in which you have demonstrated your ability to be flexible and open to change.
(Consider the following: how you have been flexible in previous roles; how you deal with short-notice changes.
Ways in which you have used your knowledge, problem solving skills and understanding of cleaning/administrative processes.
(Consider the following: how you have used your knowledge of cleaning processes to provide a safe and clean environment; how you organise your workload around business activity; how you have used your knowledge of IT systems to provide a quality of service.)
Job Details
The role is based within the estates team at Lochore Meadows Country Park and work largely takes place outdoors, in all weathers, in a countryside environment.
The post holder will undertake work to provide general maintenance and groundskeeping duties in line with the country parks aims and ethos.
As part of your role, you will assist the team with a wide variety of tasks to help to maintain and manage the park for the benefit of people and wildlife. This can involve path maintenance, litter picking and management of a variety of different habitats, including woodland, grassland, wetland and the maintenance of facilities for public access and recreation. The work can sometimes be physically demanding and can involve bending, lifting and carrying. A variety of hand tools and other equipment are used, such as strimmer’s and hedge cutters where appropriate.
The post holder will contribute to the achievement of the services’ key priorities. Although the post holder is expected to use their own initiative on occasion to complete tasks, the Park Manager will have direct responsibility for allocating and, where required, prioritising the day-to-day work of the apprentice and estates team.
You will be required to engage with customers and service users in a positive manner.
The Person
You should have a minimum of 3 National 4s, to include English and Maths OR Intermediate 1’s, to include English and Maths OR equivalent Core Skills at SCQF Level 4.
You must have a passion for working in the outdoors and be able to give good examples of this and the ability to carry out work of a repetitive nature whilst maintaining quality of work. An interest and passion in the environment are also advantageous to the role.
You should possess good communication skills and be able to transfer these in different circumstances e.g. dealing with members of the public and colleagues. You should be a good team player as well as being able to work alone and unsupervised at times.
Some basic experience carrying out maintenance duties would be useful. You should have the ability to follow complex instructions, stay calm and work well under pressure and deal with confrontation. You will need to use your initiative as and when required.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual with the ability to be able to work unsupervised and independently as part of a wider team. You will possess good communication skills; be customer focused and demonstrate a “can-do” attitude at all times.
The successful applicant must also:
Be confident and level-headed when dealing with people at all levels.
Have excellent time keeping.
Be flexible and able to work on their own initiative.
Have excellent team working skills.
Possess a basic understanding of IT.
Have good customer service skills.
Have a passion for the environment.
This post involves a significant amount of evening and weekend work on a rota basis.
Before confirming appointment, you will be required to obtain a Basic Disclosure through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.
Further Information
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For Further Information Contact: Andy.McGrath@fife.gov.uk
