School Support Assistant

The City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player in education is seeking a dedicated School Support Assistant to join their Guidance team at Gracemount High School. This role is vital in providing administrative support, ensuring smooth operations within the school environment. The ideal candidate will possess strong ICT skills, particularly in databases and spreadsheets, and will thrive in a fast-paced setting. This innovative firm values respect, integrity, and flexibility, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you are enthusiastic about making a difference in children's education and have the skills to excel in this role, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Competent user of ICT with experience in databases and spreadsheets.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support for the Pupils faculty.
• Organise meetings and maintain records for planning.
• Manage meeting room calendar and photocopying tasks.

Skills

ICT proficiency

Database management

Spreadsheet management

Word processing

Excellent communication skills

Time management

Education

Relevant administrative qualification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

School Support Assistant
Gracemount High School

Salary: £24,909 - £25,116 (pro-rata for part-time and sessional)
Hours: 22.5 per week, 39 weeks sessional (3 days - preferably Tues, Wed, Thurs but could be negotiated)

We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised person to join our busy Guidance team.

The role will include providing administrative support, predominantly covering the following areas:

1. Organising admin support for the Pupils faculty.
2. Arranging and minuting planning meetings for young people within the GIRFEC system.
3. Organising meeting room calendar.
4. Photocopying and admin for PSE and Pupil Support Leaders.
5. Upkeep of Excel tracking spreadsheets and filing for interventions and child protection concerns.

The successful candidate will be a competent user of ICT and have knowledge and experience of using databases, spreadsheets, and word documents. Excellent communication skills and experience of working to tight deadlines are essential.

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.

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.

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.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page.

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

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