Pupil Support Assistant - Leith Academy - 12762_1765294719

The City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government authority in Edinburgh seeks a committed Pupil Support Assistant to support students in a school environment. The ideal candidate will possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, and have the ability to work well as part of a team. Responsibilities include providing personal care, supporting teachers in the classroom, and collaborating with community partners. Previous experience in a school or with children with additional support needs is desirable. Training opportunities will be provided, and the role has flexible working options.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working in a school or with people with additional support needs is desirable.
• Must be physically able to push wheelchairs and provide personal care to disabled pupils.

Responsibilities

• Working with school community partners to ensure the best outcomes for young people.
• Supporting teachers within a classroom setting.
• Delivering personal care.

Skills

Excellent inter‑personal and communication skills

Adaptability and flexibility

Empathy

Strong communication skills

Team Player

Job description

Post Details

Salary: £25,905 – £26,111 (pro rata for part time and sessional)

Hours: 27.5 per week, 39 weeks sessional

About the Role

Leith Academy would like to invite applications from candidates who wish to apply for a Pupil Support Assistant post. We are looking for conscientious, committed candidates with excellent inter‑personal and communication skills. You will be working as part of a team and there will be many training opportunities to support you in working with our children and young people. Previous experience of working in a school, or working with people with additional support needs would be desirable.

Essential Qualities

• Physically able to push wheelchairs and provide personal care to disabled Pupils

Desired Qualities

• Adaptability and flexibility
• Good Team Player
• Empathy
• Strong communication skills
• Positivity
• Collaborating with others – ability to quickly form positive relationships with a range of stakeholders

Key Responsibilities

• Working with school community partners to ensure the best outcomes for our young people
• Supporting Teachers within a classroom setting
• Delivering personal care

Please note that this post has a mobility clause meaning there is a chance successful candidates could be moved to a different school in the future.

There are also opportunities to work in a holiday hub provision during the school holidays for successful candidates looking to work during the school holidays.

Legal and Background Checks

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out of the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre‑employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

Our Commitment

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency‑based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

Happy to talk flexible working.

Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Additional Resources

• Pupil support assistant job pack
• Sessional Working information