Pupil Support Assistant - Barrhead High School - ERN05910

East Renfrewshire Council; Barrhead; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational authority in Scotland is seeking a dedicated pupil support assistant. The role involves providing personal and medical care to pupils as well as supporting children in developing cooking skills. Ideal candidates should demonstrate a positive disposition and embody the values of ambition, respect, and kindness. This is a permanent position offering a chance to make a significant impact in students' lives.

Qualifications

• Ability to provide personal and medical care to pupils.
• Experience supporting children in skill development.

Responsibilities

• Provide additional support to pupils, including personal and medical care.
• Support children in the cooking kitchen to develop essential skills.

Skills

Positive disposition

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting permanent opportunity to join our friendly team in a vital role as pupil support assistant. You will be responsible for providing additional support to our pupils, including personal and medical care, and supporting children in our cooking kitchen to develop essential skills.

We need someone who has a positive disposition and the ability to work as part of our team. We would like the successful candidate to display our school values of ambition, respect and kindness.

Responsibilities

• Provide additional support to pupils, including personal and medical care.
• Support children in the cooking kitchen to develop essential skills.

Salary and Leave

On completion of additional years of service by 1 January of each year, following the anniversary of the date of appointment, your term time salary will be adjusted to include a payment in lieu of the additional leave day accrued at the beginning of each leave year for the first 10 years of service.

Regulated Work with Children

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with children. In addition to this, if you have lived or worked in any country outside the UK in the past 10 years, there may be a requirement for an overseas police check.

Right to Work and Sponsorship

Please note - all applicants will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon verifying documentary evidence before employment commences. Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work

Please note East Renfrewshire Council does not provide Visa sponsorship.

Wellbeing

As an employer, we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of all our employees.

Additional Information

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