About this role
Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 26 October 2026
Closing Date: Sunday 18 October 2026
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: FCLW £25,604.23 (Pro-Rata)
Working Pattern: 2.5 hours per day every other weekend
Location: MOW Buckhaven
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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
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, Buckhaven.
These posts 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 permanent post is currently available:
Meals on Wheels – Buckhaven
Working every other weekend, 2.5 hours a day, 52-week contract
Weekend Enhancements are paid for any hours worked on a Saturday or Sunday.
You will earn a competitive salary of £25,604.23 pro-rata 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 weekend.
• Pay is every 4 weeks.
• Generous holiday allowance.
• Membership of Fife Pension Fund which is part of the Scottish Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS Scotland).
• Access to and support with training opportunities and qualifications for the job.
• Local and national discounts including supermarkets, restaurants, and retail!
• 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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For further information please contact: Christine McKee at [email protected]
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