Pupil Support Worker - Pilrig Park School - 14436_1778080762

Salary: £27,257 - £29,850 (pro-rata for part-time and sessional)

Hours: 27.5 per week, 39 weeks sessional

Working hours for position are Monday-Thursday 08.30-15.15 and Friday 08.30-12.00.

Pilrig Park School is looking to appoint two highly motivated Pupil Support Workers to join our team. The successful candidates will have a passion, desire and commitment to working with young people with a range of additional support needs, helping them to thrive both academically and socially.

Experience of working with individuals with additional support needs and of working in a school/education setting would be desirable. This is a dynamic role requiring flexibility in approach and the ability to actively support learners across our school curriculum.

Pilrig Park School is a non-denominational special school situated in the Leith area of Edinburgh. The school provides education for secondary-aged learners with complex long-term additional support needs. A key strength of the school is our multi-agency approach to supporting our learners, and school staff work closely with Educational Psychologists, the CAMHS Learning Disability Team, Allied Health Professionals and third-sector partners in order to meet the needs of all learners.

We also have an active Parent Council who support us with our work. We pride ourselves on our positive and inclusive ethos and are committed to enabling learners to be the best they can be, by raising attainment and promoting achievement. This vision is shared with our families and community and very much part of our everyday practice.

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 out with 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.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We're interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

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.