Pupil Support Assistant – Complex Needs - Woodland View School - EAD09957

East Dunbartonshire Council; Kirkintilloch; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

East Dunbartonshire Council is seeking a Pupil Support Assistant (PSA) Complex Needs Grade 5 to support pupils at Woodland View School. You will aid pupils with additional support needs, assist with moving and handling, first aid, and help manage medications where required.

The role involves supervising individuals or groups and addressing complex behavioural needs while building positive relationships with the children. A childcare qualification is desirable, and PVG/Disclosure checks apply.

Qualifications

• Experience with children and young people with additional support needs.
• Ability to establish positive relationships with pupils.
• Knowledge of signing or Makaton is advantageous.
• A relevant childcare qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with complex health/medical needs and assistance with moving and handling.
• Assist in administering medications and respond to medical emergencies when needed.
• Supervise individual pupils or groups and address complex behavioural needs.
• Provide first aid where required and support overall pupil welfare.

Skills

Communication with pupils

Education

Childcare qualification

Job description

Job Summary

Salary will be prorated for Part-time and Term-Time Hours

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to support children and young people within Woodland View School. As a Pupil Support Assistant (PSA) Complex Needs Grade 5, you will be required to aid and support pupils with additional support needs, arising from complex and multiple factors.

The salary will be pro-rated for the hours worked and during term-time.

You may be required to:

Provide support for pupils with complex health/medical needs

Engage in the moving and handling of individual pupils and provision of first aid and emergency support where there is a specific need

Assist in the administration of medication and react to medical emergencies within and out with the school environment

Assist with supervision for individual pupils or groups of pupils and respond to requirements of pupils with complex behavioural issues

You will have a pleasant tolerant manner and a proven capacity to establish positive relationships with children and young people. Experience of working with children and young people with additional support needs and an interest in their development is essential. Communication using specialist communication systems e.g. signing, Makaton etc would be an advantage.

A relevant qualification in childcare is desirable.

PVG/Disclosure

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria.

Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate's first salary payment. Successful candidates who withdraw their application after the check process has started will be invoiced for the cost of the check.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee's wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by the HR & OD Manager.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee's final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

Charter of Commitment

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.

Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.

The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.

We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.

We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.

We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)

We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.

We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

Websites

East Dunbartonshire Council

Woodland View School