Pupil Support Assistant - (Temp/Part Time/Term Time) - REF:ECOD/09020 - INV06802

Inverclyde Council; Inverkip; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Inverclyde Council is advertising a Pupil Support Assistant at Inverkip Primary School. The post is part-time (10 hours per week) on a temporary basis until June 2027, with a Grade 3 salary (£27,992 - £28,610) per year.

The role forms part of the Council’s educational support team, offering a range of employee benefits and flexible working opportunities. The successful candidate will support pupils under supervision and follow local procedures for disclosure checks where required.

Job description

Job Description

Pupil Support Assistant REF: ECOD/ 09020

Salary: Grade 3 £27,992 - £28,610

Location: Inverkip Primary School

Hours Per Week: 10 Hours

Duration: Temp Until June 2027

Inverclyde Council offers a wide range of benefits to employees including flexible working opportunities, attractive pension schemes, a Buy and Bank Annual Leave Scheme, career development and health and wellbeing support.

You can find out more in our Employee Benefits Booklet which is available on our website Employee Benefits - Inverclyde Council

Important Applicant Information:

• Inverclyde Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community.
• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK as we do not hold a sponsorship license.

Vetting by Disclosure Scotland

If you work in regulated work (children and/or protected adults) you will be subject to obtaining a satisfactory PVG. A small number of posts require a Standard or Basic Disclosure check and the majority of all other posts will complete a Criminal Convictions Form. All disclosure checks are obtained via Disclosure Scotland. If you are the successful candidate you will be required to pay the cost of the disclosure check required for your post.

Regulatory Bodies

If your post requires registration with a Regulatory Body such as HCPC or SSSC etc., you are required to obtain and maintain registration including paying any fees for HCPC. As part of the local government pay deal, local authority staff are no longer required to pay SSSC fees.

Further Assistance

Alternative application packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille and Audio. To request an alternative application pack or require further assistance to attend and/or participate in an interview, please contact the HR Recruitment Team on 01475 712740 or email Human Resources at: [e-mail] .

Armed Forces Personnel/Reservists

Inverclyde Council welcomes applications from former armed forces personnel / reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and who meet the essential criteria for the job.

Flexible Working

Inverclyde Council recognises the mutual benefits of having a flexible, effective workforce to deliver the best services to our community, whilst enabling employees to balance their personal, home and work responsibilities more effectively, with a view to achieving greater job satisfaction, motivation, morale and productivity.

Employees are able to apply for a range of options including Part-Time Working, Job share, Compressed Hours, Homeworker, Hybrid Working and Flexible Retirement. More detail can be found in the Flexible Working Policy, linked in the download section of our Employee Benefits web page.