Pupil Support Assistant - Carlibar Communication Centre

East Renfrewshire Council; Barrhead; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

East Renfrewshire Council is looking for 4 Pupil Support Assistants to provide crucial support to pupils at Carlibar Communication Centre. In this part-time, permanent role, you will assist with personal care and help develop essential skills while fostering positive relationships. Applicants must have a positive attitude and be able to work effectively within a team, reflecting the school's values.

Qualifications

• Ability to build positive, nurturing relationships with stakeholders.
• Experience in personal and medical care preferred.
• Candidates must demonstrate the school values.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Positive Disposition

Teamwork

Job description

Location: Carlibar Communication Centre co Carlibar Primary School Carlibar Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire

Salary: £10,719 - £17,886 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Part Time

Hours: 25 hours per week

Advert

Carlibar Communication Centre are recruiting 4 permanent Pupil Support Assistants. Additional temporary vacancies may become available and applicants unsuccessful at the interview may be recommended for the council supply

As part of this role you will be responsible forproviding additional support to our pupils, including personal and medical care, 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 creativity, honesty, ambition, respect, responsibility and trust.

The successful candidate should display good inter-personal skills and build positive, nurturing relationships with all stake holders.

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.

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.

East Renfrewshire Council has launched a new 15 year Community Planning Partnership vision called ‘A Place to Grow’. Please follow this link https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/placetogrow to watch a video and read our full plan which sets out our shared hopes and aspirations between now and 2040 so that East Renfrewshire is a place where everyone can flourish, thrive and grow.

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.

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

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