Wellbeing Support Assistant

Girl's Schools Association; Scotland; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in education is on the lookout for a Wellbeing Support Assistant to join their dedicated team. This full-time position offers the opportunity to make a positive impact on students' lives by providing essential support to children with pastoral needs. The role is term-time and involves working closely with young individuals to enhance their wellbeing and integration into school activities. With a strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare, this organization values kindness, confidence, resilience, integrity, and curiosity. If you are passionate about supporting young people and embodying these values, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Enhanced sick pay

Family friendly policies

Access to swimming pool and fitness room

Discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations

Qualifications

• Experience in a school setting with children and young people is essential.
• Ability to provide both reactive and planned support.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to children with pastoral needs across various school levels.
• Facilitate wellbeing and integration into school activities.

Skills

Experience working with children

Pastoral support

Integration facilitation

Job description

We are currently seeking to fill the position of Wellbeing Support Assistant.

Detail

Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools are currently recruiting for a Wellbeing Support Assistant to join the Schools on a permanent basis. The position is available from 18 August 2025 (subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks). The role is term-time, full-time working 37.5 hours per week with a salary of £24,614. The role is based across both the Ravelston and Queensferry Road sites.

The Wellbeing Support Assistant provides reactive and planned support to specific children or groups with pastoral needs across the Junior, Middle and Upper School, facilitating their wellbeing and integration into school activities.

The successful candidate will have experience working with children and young people in a school setting.

ESMS is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. The successful candidate will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right work in the UK.

Staff are offered a range of benefits including: a generous holiday allowance, enhanced sick pay, family friendly policies, use of the Schools’ swimming pool and fitness room outside school hours, membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations.

Values

We are looking for individuals who can embody and promote ESMS values of Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity, and Curiosity while role modelling behaviours in line with our school pillars of Ambition, Innovation, and Community.

ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.

All staff working at ESMS have direct access to young people therefore all posts within the school are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

In order to apply for the position, applicants must visit https://jobsearch.esms.org.uk/ to submit their application form.

Any enquiries about this position should be directed to the ESMS Recruitment Team at [e-mail].

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 13 May 2025. We anticipate interviews will be held week commencing 19 May 2025.