Location: St Josephs Primary School Saughton Road Edinburgh, EH11 3RQ
Salary: £24,909 - £25,116 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Part Time
Hours: 27.5 hours per week
Job Description
Children, Education and Justice Services
Primary Pupil Support Assistants
Forrester Learning Community Schools
Salary: £24,909 - £25,116 (pro rata for part time and sessional)
Hours: Various as below:
School Name and Hours
1. St Joseph's RC Primary: 3 x 27.5 hours Fixed Term until 26/06/2026
2. Carrick Knowe Primary: 1 x 25 hours Fixed Term until 26/06/2026
3. 1 x 25 hours Perm
4. 2 x 27.5 hours Perm
5. 1 x 27.5 hours Fixed Term until 26/06/2026
All posts are 39 weeks sessional.
The City of Edinburgh Council invites applications from candidates for a Pupil Support Assistant post.
We are looking for conscientious, committed candidates with excellent inter-personal and communication skills. You will work as part of a team, with many training opportunities to support you in working with our children and young people. Previous experience in a school is desirable.
Please note that these posts have a mobility clause, meaning successful candidates may be moved to a different school in the future.
* Note - Please read the sessional working information attached to this advert. This explains how salaries are calculated for sessional (term time) and part-time posts.
This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. An unconditional offer of employment is subject to the outcome of 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, recognizing the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to us as an organization.
Requirements
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.
Happy to talk flexible working.
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