Classroom Assistant - ARB18909 in Isle of Bute

Service: Education

Closing Date: Friday 27th November 2026

3 x Classroom Assistants (Targeted Literacy, Numeracy and Health and Wellbeing Support), Rothesay Joint Campus

Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career , by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.

We are seeking three committed and enthusiastic Classroom Assistants to support learning and teaching across the primary school, with a particular focus on improving outcomes for learners identified as requiring additional support in literacy and numeracy. Working closely with class teachers, the successful candidate will provide targeted classroom support that enables teachers to deliver high-quality interventions and personalised learning experiences.

The role will involve supporting pupils within the classroom, reinforcing learning, promoting engagement, and helping children to overcome barriers to learning. Classroom Assistants will work collaboratively with teaching staff to ensure pupils are fully included, supported to achieve their individual targets, and able to make the best possible progress.

In addition, the successful candidates will support positive relationships, wellbeing and inclusion during social times, working alongside staff to promote positive interactions and engagement in outdoor playground spaces during lunchtime.

This post forms part of our commitment to raising attainment and reducing poverty-related attainment gaps. Through effective classroom support and relationship-building, the successful candidates will contribute to improved pupil confidence, engagement and achievement, ensuring all learners have equitable opportunities to succeed.

Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.

We provide information to help with moving to the area, from finding somewhere to live to securing employment, and from schools and wider education to the varied lifestyles available here. If you have any enquiries, you’re welcome to get in touch with us at settlementproject@argyll-bute.gov.uk . If your enquiry is only about housing, you are welcome to contact workerhousing@argyll-bute.gov.uk directly

We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.

Learn more here Argyll and Bute Employee Recognition Programme , Disability Confident , Armed Forces , Fair Work First Statement , Equality and Fairness , Climate Change , Flexible and Hybrid Working Policy

Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

These posts are temporary until 2nd July 2027.

Applicants should note that:-

• The salary shown is the full time equivalent salary; the actual salary will be paid pro-rata for the hours worked, on a term-time basis.
• The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.
• These posts require Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) membership in relation to working with children.
• These are temporary posts which may be filled on a secondment basis by an employee wishing to gain experience/career development and will be at the discretion of the employee’s Third Tier Manager. If you wish to apply for these posts as a secondment, please refer to the secondment guidance.

To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.

If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description you will require to speak with the recruiting manager, who is:

• Elize Milani, Martin Donald or Kirsty Campbell
• Telephone: 01700 503367
• Emails:

  Elize.milani@argyll-bute.gov.uk

  Martin.donald@argyll-bute.gov.uk

  Kirsty.campbell@argyll-bute.gov.uk

• Reference: ARB18909

Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.

Please also note that we do not accept CV’s, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy