Pupil Support Assistant - Newcraighall Primary School

The City of Edinburgh Council; Easter Howgate; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Newcraighall Primary School, a village school on the eastern edge of the city, seeks three Pupil Support Assistants to join our support team. The post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under PVG rules, with PVG checks or updates and overseas criminal record checks as required.

We are committed to a diverse, inclusive workplace and will assess candidates using a skills-based approach. Salary typically reflects starting pay and increases yearly.

Job description

Newcraighall Primary School is a village school on the eastern edge of the city.

One of Edinburgh’s smaller schools, we have a rising roll as a result of new housing developments, with 180 primary children in 8 classes and a full-time nursery class offering places to 20 children.

Many of our pupils are enrolled as a result of parental request and we have many community links and partnerships.We are a Rights Respecting School with our Gold Accreditation.

We are looking for three Pupil Support Assistants to join our support team.

The 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 with 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.

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.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

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.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web pageOur Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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