Pupil Support Assistant - NAY16079. Job in Saltcoats Education & Training Jobs

North Ayrshire Council; Saltcoats; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization in Scotland seeks support staff to assist children and young people’s educational participation within Caledonia Primary School. Responsibilities include providing educational support. Applicants must comply with PVG checks, and the role requires presence at the school location.

Qualifications

• Experience providing support to children and young people in educational settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of support to enable children and young people to participate in education and learning.

Job description

Job Summary

Hours will be worked over 2 days.

Interviews may be in person or via Microsoft Teams. A device with a camera and internet access is required; guidance will be provided if interviewed virtually.

We are a disability confident leader and we support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

This post is based within Caledonia Primary School. Reporting to the Head Teacher, you will provide a range of support to enable children and young people to participate in education and learning. For more details see the attached Role Profile below.

Staff Values & Behaviours

North Ayrshire Council uses a behavioural based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy.

Further information on Staff Values and how to complete behaviour based application form questions is available on the Staff values and behaviours page.

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of support to enable children and young people to participate in education and learning.

Qualifications & Information

References

If this post requires references you will be notified of further details if you are successful in gaining an interview. Not providing relevant references when requested may delay the outcome of the interview process.

PVG (Children)

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment. Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the PVG check, which will be deducted from salary following commencement of employment. For further information visit MyGov Scotland. For further details on North Ayrshire Council's policy please visit Pre-employment checks page.

Please note if you are the successful candidate your name and email address will be entered into the Disclosure Scotland PVG system to generate your PVG form which will be issued to your email with an enclosed link to complete.

Our Workstyles

As an employer of choice, North Ayrshire Council has identified four different Workstyles. Each post in the council has been allocated one of these styles:

In Building - More than 90% of time spent primarily at a single base or location.

This post has been allocated the workstyle: In Building.

More information on our workstyles can be found in our HR Guide - Workstyles. If you have any questions on the allocated Workstyle for this post, please ask at interview.