Pupil Support Worker - MOR11351

Moray Council; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government body in the United Kingdom seeks a dedicated individual to support primary and secondary school-aged children with social, emotional, and behavioral needs. The role requires working collaboratively to create inclusive and trauma-informed learning environments. Candidates should possess experience with young people, effective communication skills, and the ability to foster independence and resilience. A minimum of 4 national 5s, including English and Maths, is required. The position offers a starting salary of £29,110.12 pro-rata.

Qualifications

• Must include English and Maths.
• Self confidence and self-motivation required.
• Proven ability to establish productive working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Model and promote inclusive practice for children and young people.
• Deliver evidence-based individual and small group work programmes.
• Support and facilitate the delivery of wellbeing and wider achievement awards.

Skills

Experience with children and young people

Effective communication skills

Ability to work on own initiative

Time management skills

Child-centered approach

Conflict resolution

Reflective listening skills

Education

Minimum of 4 national 5s or 4 Standard Grades

Job description

Job Description

To work directly with primary and secondary school aged children and young people who display social, emotional, behavioural and communication needs. To work with education providers and partners to promote inclusive practice and trauma informed learning environments. Through a focus on health and wellbeing you will support a nurturing, restorative, solution focussed environment where children and young people work towards positive social, emotional and behavioural self-management and sensory response using known strategies and approaches. You will work with colleagues to establish trusting and empowering relationships with children and young people to promote independence, resilience, and re-engagement with learning. You will support the planning and will deliver targeted and time limited individual and small group work programmes to meet identified priorities for children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with children and young people and colleagues to model and promote inclusive practice and trauma informed learning environments - according to the principles of nurture, restorative practices and solution oriented work, statutory requirements and Central ASN Team priorities.
• Support the planning required in order to work with colleagues to deliver, evidence and evaluate individual and small group work programmes to meet identified priorities for children and young people, including alternative curricular activities which reduce social anxiety and stress.
• To support and facilitate the delivery of wellbeing and wider achievement awards for children and young people.
• To support the development and delivery of services within the Central ASN Team
• Health and Safety duties linked to pupils

The Individual

• Experience of work with children and young people who display social, emotional, and behavioural needs.
• Experience of working with children and young people with social and communication needs.
• Experience of working within a young person's environment.
• A minimum of 4 national 5s, or 4 Standard Grades at level 2 or above. Must include English and Maths.
• Self confident and self motivated.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Ability to plan and facilitate activities.
• Effective communication skills, oral and written.
• Effective organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team contributing to service development.
• Display ability and commitment to training and subsequent staff development as required.
• Child centred.
• Collation and management of information.
• Appreciation, acceptance of and a commitment to the importance of confidentiality in line with policies and procedures.
• Capacity to establish productive working relationships with children and young people.
• Confident to deliver small group work.
• Nurturing.
• Solution focused.
• Conflict resolution.
• Knowledge of Child Protection policies.
• You will be expected to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Moray to meet the operational requirements of the Service. Due to the rural nature of Moray this is normally undertaken by use of a car.
• To be able to engage positively with children and young people.
• Reflective listening skills.
• Calm, consistent, fair and non judgemental.
• Ability to diffuse potentially difficult situations.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships.
• Approachability and willingness to help.
• Willingness to accept direction/ delegation.
• Resilience.
• Flexibility to meet the needs and demands of the service.
• Capacity to deal with emotionally difficult and sensitive situations.

This post is considered to be a ‘Regulated Role’ under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. Under the Act it is a legal requirement for an individual undertaking a regulated role with children or protected adults to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme.

Therefore the successful candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to any formal offer of employment being made by Moray Council.

Re-advert of MOR11163 - Previous applicants need not reapply

Temporary appointment until 16 August 2026

Closing Date: 19 December 2025
Starting Salary: £29,110.12 (pro rata)
£15.13 per hour
30 hours per week (term time only)

For further information contact: Flexible Learning Resource Service, telephone [phone], email [e-mail]