Location: Rowanfield Special School 67C Groathill Road Edinburgh, EH4 2SA
Salary: £28,046 - £32,010 per year
Contract Type: Temporary
Position Type: Part Time
Hours: 27.5 hours per week
Job Description
Children, Education and Justice Services
Pupil Support Officer - Fixed Term until 8/5/2026
Rowanfield School
Salary: £28,046 - £32,010 (pro rata for part time and sessional)
Hours: 27.5 hours per week, 39 weeks sessional
Opened in 2002, Rowanfield Special School (Primary) is situated in the North of Edinburgh and is part of the Craigroyston High School learning community. The school meets the additional support needs of children from 5-12 years of age with a wide range of barriers to learning.
The school serves a wide area with pupils travelling from across Edinburgh and the Lothians. Pupils are placed in school following a referral to The Education Placement Group (EPG).
Our school community has a neurodivergent population of 9 classes. 6 classes (Willow & Hawthorn) have pupils with a range of Social & Emotional needs, and 3 classes (Sycamore) have learners with intellectual and/or communication needs.
There are 12 teaching staff (including HT, DHT & 2 PTs), supported by 25 support staff including Pupil Support Assistants, Early Years Practitioners, Pupil Support Officers, Administrator, Business Manager, and our therapy labradors Pepsi and Tango!
We work closely with Allied Health Professionals and outside agencies such as NHS SLT, Spartans, CAMHS, Youth Music Initiative, Drake Music & Queen Margaret University. Our current school community has a very neurodivergent population, with classes for pupils who have experienced trauma, have been out of full-time education for extended periods, and have complex barriers to learning.
We are looking to recruit a Pupil Support Officer with experience working alongside pupils with a range of needs, understanding the influence adult behaviour has in a school, a track record in building relationships, and be CALM trained (or have similar de-escalation training). Most importantly, the successful candidate must have a sense of humour, be able to think creatively, and be ready for rewarding challenges.
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. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more outside 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.
To help achieve our goal of improving our organisational culture and creating a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, 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.
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.
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
Happy to talk flexible working.
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