Pupil Support Assistant - Carlibar Communication Service - ERN05957

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

Job summary

A local authority in Scotland is seeking a pupil support assistant to provide essential support to pupils, including personal and medical care. Candidates should have a positive attitude, good interpersonal skills, and the ability to foster nurturing relationships. This position demands compliance with safeguarding regulations and is on a temporary basis.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children.
• Ability to build positive relationships.
• Willingness to complete overseas police check if required.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal and medical care to pupils.
• Support children in cooking to develop skills.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding regulations.

Skills

Positive disposition

Good inter-personal skills

Ability to work in a team

Job description

Advert

We have an exciting temporary opportunity to join our friendly team in a vital role as pupil support assistant for nurture. As part of this role you will be responsible for providing 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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