Ref no: PKC12227
Published: 22/12/2024
Closes: 12/01/2025
Location: Crieff Primary School Broich Road Crieff, PH7 3SE
Salary: £14,625 - £15,413 per year
Contract Type: Temporary
Position Type: Part Time
Hours: 24.5 hours per week
Job Description
Pupil Support Assistant (Fixed Term until 17 August 2025) - PKC12227
£14,625 - £15,413 (24.5 Hours per week, Term-time only)
Crieff Primary School
At Crieff Primary, we believe team working and a friendly, supportive atmosphere create a happy school.
A new opportunity has arisen, and we are looking for an enthusiastic, nurturing individual, who has a positive and solution-focused attitude to join our team.
You will support pupils to help meet a range of learning needs and work closely with staff.
You will also support children at break and lunchtimes, encouraging active play and supervising wellbeing.
The Individual
You will ideally have knowledge and experience of working with learners with a range of additional support needs and be interested in pursuing a career in an educational environment.
You will be motivated and interested in child development and keen to support learners to reach their full potential. Knowledge of a wide range of learning needs and how to foster positive relationships would be an advantage.
You will understand the need for confidentiality and be able to work sensitively to support learners and their families. You will also be able to demonstrate an ability to work effectively within a team and on your own initiative.
You will have excellent communication skills and a positive approach to working with children.
For further information about this position, please contact Suz McKenzie, Head Teacher on 01764 657888.
When completing your application for this post, please ensure that you provide contact details (including e-mail addresses) for two referees. One should be your current or most recent employer.
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As part of our safer recruitment measures, any offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of mandatory checks including eligibility to work in the UK, Disclosure Scotland or PVG, qualifications, references, and fitness to undertake the post.
A healthy work-life balance is important to Perth & Kinross Council, and we provide supportive management and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve this. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.
Perth & Kinross Council welcomes applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.
At PKC, our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of the Perth and Kinross Offer. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours.
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