Post Title: Project Support / Administrative Officer – EATS Educates: Children and Families Growing and Eating Fruit and Veg.

Contract: Full Time

Salary: £24,000 per annum.

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week with flexible working

Holidays: 28 days holiday, plus 5 public holidays, per annum.

Location: Rosyth – but some travel around Fife may be required

Do you have project support and administrative experience and have a passion for actively supporting a project that will make a difference to children and their families and carers? This is an exciting opportunity to join a new project that aims to actively improve the health of children and their families, and their understanding and interest in the environment and biodiversity.  The project will span four Primary Schools in Rosyth. Where children will learn and participate in their schools sowing, planting, growing, harvesting, tasting, and cooking fruit and vegetables. They will take this learning home – growing and cooking and eating fruit and vegetables at home.

You  will join an Education Officer and a Project Gardener and be  supported by the General Manager of EATS Rosyth. The Project Support/Administrative Officer will  lead on supporting the project  planning and organisation and providing a full range of administrative services associated with the day to day running of the project and in completing the education programme which will be shared with other schools.

Example of some of the main duties will include:

• Provide the administrative support to the teachers working group who will be creating the lessons plans for the project.
• Support the team to work within the budget for the project.
• Procure and purchase equipment and materials for the project.
• Support the creation of resources for the project.
• Provide the administrative support to the project plan, including ensuring it meets its agreed timescales.

• Create a communications strategy with the project team and operationalise the strategy, which will include using social media to communicate with all stakeholders.
• Organise and support the work of engaging and involving families and carers into the project and continue this work throughout the project.
• Manage any events that are required for the project, during the planning and active phase and for the dissemination of the project.
• Organise the timetable for the education programme within the agreed primary classes across the 4 Rosyth schools.
• Prepare all the resources needed by the Education Officer to deliver each individual lesson.

Please see the job description for more details and we warmly welcome inquiries by email at info@eatsrosyth.org.uk or by phone to Charlotte Oakley (General Manager) Tuesday – Thursday on 07396734859 or 01383 341260

Application Form:

Job Description: EATS Educates Project Support Worker-Job Description- March 24 Final

The closing date for applications is Thursday 21^st March 2024 9.00 am. Please complete the application form and email it to info@eatsrosyth.org.uk or send it to Charlotte Oakley, EATS Rosyth Hub, 115a Queensferry Road, Rosyth, KY11 2PS.