Pupil Support Officer - Craigmount High School - 10949_1753105259

The City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government authority in Edinburgh is seeking a Pupil Support Officer to enhance educational experiences for pupils. The role involves significant responsibilities in support and development, requiring compliance with child protection regulations, including PVG checks. This is a part-time position, offering a salary of £28,046 - £32,010 pro-rata.

Qualifications

• Required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check.
• Overseas Criminal Record Check for candidates with more than 3 months outside the UK in last 5 years.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils and enhance their educational experience.
• Assist in the development and implementation of pupil support strategies.

Job description

Pupil Support Officer
Craigmount High School

Salary: £28,046 - £32,010 (pro-rata for part-time and sessional)
Hours: 30 per week, 39 weeks sessional

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 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 - 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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