Pupil Support Assistant - Middleton Park School - ABC12336

Medirest Signature; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community service organization is seeking a part-time role focused on promoting effective learning and personal development for pupils. This position requires PVG membership and emphasizes communication skills, empathy, and confidentiality. The organization values flexibility in work patterns and is committed to equality and inclusion in the workplace.

Benefits

Flexible working

Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

Support for disability adjustments

Qualifications

• Proven oral communication, literacy and numeracy skills.
• Empathy, patience and tolerance to respond positively to a variety of additional support needs.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• To help promote effective learning, teaching, personal development.
• Create an atmosphere where pupils can achieve their potential under supervision.

Skills

Proven oral communication

Literacy

Numeracy skills

Empathy

Patience and tolerance

Education

PVG membership for regulated work with children and/or protected adults

Job description

Job Purpose:

Before applying for this job, it is important that you read the Applicant Guidance by clicking on this link and the Job Profile attached. These explain the job role and the type of person we're looking for.

Location: Middleton Park School, Aberdeen
Duration: Fixed Term, Part Time

Roles that require PVG Membership

Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 11 and above (currently £30,727 per annum / £15.97 per hour)

The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee's first FULL month's salary payment.

About the role:
To help promote effective learning, teaching, personal development and an
atmosphere where pupils can achieve to reach their potential under direction and
supervision.

Interviews for the post will be arranged from August 19th 2024.

The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:

PVG membership for regulated work with children and/or protected adults or, a
willingness to obtain prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

The postholder is able to demonstrate:

Proven oral communication, literacy and numeracy skills.
Empathy, patience and tolerance and to respond positively to a variety of additional support needs.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.

About Us

Please see Job Profile for further details.

Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Flexible Working

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact [e-mail] .

Armed Forces

We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: [e-mail] . We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:

• have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)
• looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
• are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
• have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
• are New Scots* aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships

*"New Scots" are defined as refugees and asylum seekers who are in Scottish communities and include those who have been granted refugee status or another form of humanitarian protection, people seeking asylum, those who have been refused asylum, and those whose application has been refused but who remain in Scotland.

Further information can be found at https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/jobs