Location: Keith Primary School, School Road, Keith, Banffshire, Moray, AB55 5ES
Salary: £25,512.24 - £25,935.52 per year pro rata
Contract Type: Temporary
Position Type: Part Time
Hours: 20 hours per week
Job Description
Assist teaching staff in providing a supportive and positive learning experience for children with additional support needs, assisting them with their personal needs and promoting their independence.
Responsibilities
1. Support Learning and Teaching Activities.
2. Provide support to children and young people with additional support needs.
3. Attend to the personal care and health needs of pupils, including medical needs, and assist in maintaining a safe, healthy, and hygienic environment.
4. Support pupils with their mobility needs.
The Individual
1. Experience of working with children and young adults of school age in a caring and supportive environment.
2. Educated to ‘standard’ level or equivalent with a demonstrable understanding of English and Arithmetic.
3. Ability to observe professional confidentiality and implement sound judgement.
4. Ability to use initiative.
5. Ability to communicate at all levels.
6. Ability to work under guidance and direction of teaching staff.
7. Ability to assist young people with special educational needs in personal/medical care.
8. Ability to express a patient and non-confrontational approach when dealing with children and young people who display challenging behaviour.
9. Ability to demonstrate empathy and tolerance and respond positively to a variety of additional support needs.
10. Commitment to undertake further training/development as required.
11. Ability to build rapport with children/young adults.
12. Flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of the Service.
13. Reliable.
14. Ability to work as part of a team.
15. Effective interpersonal and organisational skills.
16. Ability to work under pressure in a demanding environment.
17. Able to assist in and carry out certain lifting tasks associated with the care of dependent young people.
Temporary appointment until 27 June 2025
Closing Date: 14 February 2025
Starting Salary: £25,512.24 (pro rata)
£13.26 per hour
20 hours per week (term time only)
For further information contact: Keith Primary School, telephone 01542 882802, email admin.keithp@moray-edunet.gov.uk
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