Job DescriptionChildren, Education and Justice ServicesPupil Support Assistant (Enhanced Support Provision)Boroughmuir High SchoolSalary: £24, - £25, (pro rata for part-time and sessional)Hours: 27.50 per week, 39 weeks sessionalAre you kind, caring and passionate about supporting children and young people?
Do children and young people respond well to your support?
Do you have the skills and values to support young people to thrive?We are looking for an enthusiastic and forward thinking Pupil Support Assistant to join our Enhanced Support Provision team.
The Pupil Support Assistant will work mainly within the Boroughmuir High School Wellbeing Hub and other enhanced support provision, supporting a range of pupils with their learning and social, emotional and behavioural needs.For further information please visit our website at or to discuss the post please contact Bruce Munro via This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act .
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 web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh CouncilOur salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.