Package Description:
Pupil Support Assistant (3-18yrs)
Salary circa £20,400pa
(Term Time only)
We are seeking to appoint an engaging and enthusiastic Pupil Support Assistant, to support and assist our pupils with planned activities and learning experiences.
In collaboration with our Class Teachers and the Additional Support Team, you will help deliver both individual and targeted plans to support learners with their individual support needs.
You will work with our young learners who may be vulnerable or have learning differences to ensure that they are supported to achieve their fullest potential, building their confidence and contributing in their progress towards achieving their individual learning targets.
How you will make an impact
You will be required to support teachers by collating work, organising and assisting with teaching materials and resources required to support our individual learners’ needs.
You will contribute to updating and building individual plans in order to maintain good pace and relevant support for learners. You will also assist with departmental administration on a daily basis.
What you need to succeed
With your natural enthusiasm and positivity, you will be able to demonstrate your experience of working with children with a range of additional support needs, ideally within a school environment.
You will be supportive, patient and highly empathetic, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You must also be able to demonstrate your ability to work effectively as a member of a close team.
A qualification in child care, education or ASN is not essential, but would be advantageous.
To Apply
If you are interested in applying, application forms can be found on our website and should be completed and sent to Shona Thomson in the Human Resources Department no later than 28th February 2025.
You should nominate two referees to support your application (please note referees will be asked to assess you against the person specification above rather than being generic in nature).
The successful post holder must be capable of being a member of the PVG scheme run by Disclosure Scotland. Appointments will be subject to appropriate PVG, reference checks.
We strongly believe in embracing and promoting diversity in all its forms. We encourage applications from under represented groups for all positions which we advertise.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment, as such questions related to safeguarding young people may form part of the selection process.
About St Aloysius’ College.
We are a happy and welcoming Catholic community in the heart of Glasgow that serves young people from ages 3 to 18.
As a Jesuit school, we are part of a worldwide organisation that educates over two million students with a tradition over 450 years old. At its core, Jesuit education is about nurturing in students a secure sense of the love of God in all things.
St Aloysius’ College seeks to form happy, kind, and generous young ‘men and women for others’, who have developed excellence in their abilities and character and are ready to serve others and the world, following the example of Jesus.
We treasure every student in our school, and they are the focus of everything we do. We want each one to feel known and loved, and at St Aloysius’ College, we are lucky to have supportive parents and generous staff who help us achieve this.