Support for Learning Assistant (Peripatetic) - Primary Wellbeing Support Service

East Dunbartonshire Council; Kirkintilloch; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading council is seeking a part-time temporary support worker to assist children and young people with additional support needs at Oxgang Primary School. The role involves personal care, supervision, and helping with learning activities. Ideal candidates will have experience with de-escalation strategies and a positive approach to building relationships with children.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people with additional support needs is desirable.
• Pleasant and tolerant manner required.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to children and young people with additional support needs.
• Assist pupils with specific learning activities and personal care needs.
• Supervise pupils during breaks and organized trips.

Skills

Experience with de-escalation strategies

Establishing positive relationships

Job description

Location: Oxgang Primary School Lammermoor Road Kirkintilloch, G66 2AB

Salary: £23,942.69 - £26,023.07 per year pro rata

Contract Type: Temporary

Position Type: Part Time

Hours: 11 hours per week

Job Summary

Please note this position is temporary. Salary will be pro-rated for part-time and term-time hours.

You will provide support to children and young people with a range of additional support needs within the Primary Wellbeing Support Service.

You will be responsible for the personal care needs of pupils and under the direction of the class teacher, you will help pupils with specific learning activities and to follow instructions and organise their work. You will provide supervision for pupils out with the classroom e.g. in corridors, dining area, at break and lunch times, during PE and organised trips.

You will have a pleasant, tolerant manner and a proven capacity to establish positive relationships with children and young people. Experience of de-escalation strategies and working with children and young people with additional support needs is desirable.

Charter of Commitment

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.

• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with

screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.

• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.

• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.

• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.

• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)

• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.

• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

PVG/ Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria

Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by the HR &OD Manager.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.