Support For Learning Worker - 60 Posts - Various Locations - GLA13165

Job Description

Join Glasgow’s Education Services Team

Position: Support For Learning Worker

Location: Glasgow City (various positions)

Hours : 27.5 per week across 5 days (Term time)

Hourly rate : £13.25 – £14.09 per hour

Do you have experience of supporting and caring for children’s needs? Are you interested in developing your skills and working in the education sector? We’re recruiting Support for Learning Workers to support our children and young people access the curriculum and to thrive in our establishments.

About the Role:

We have a number of different roles available across our establishments including Primary schools, Secondary schools and our Additional Support for Learning estate where the profile of support required is more complex.

In all our roles you will assist and support class teachers in the delivery of a high standard of education whilst providing learners with support to increase confidence and engagement with their learning.

In supporting our children and young people with a wide a range of their additional support needs, you will use consistent approaches to support their wellbeing resulting in a culture where all learners understand and respect each other.

Key Responsibilities:

Assisting pupils with their additional support needs you will deliver the following responsibilities as examples:

• Building positive working relationships with pupils within the school/learning community whilst actively supporting and promoting positive behaviour.
• Supervising/escorting pupils within the school premises, and where necessary with movement in corridors, stairs and on activities undertaken out with the school.
• Supporting learners to access the curriculum whilst providing praise and encouragement to remain focused on tasks as directed by the teacher.
• Where appropriate assisting pupils who need specific intimate personal care and medical support.

What We Seek:

• You will preferably have experience of working with children and/or young people with additional support needs, however training and support will be provided as required.
• You will have good communication skills and the ability to be an effective team member who can assist and support class teachers.
• You will be able to provide a high standard of care for children and young people, remain calm in challenging situations, and be empathetic, flexible and reliable.
• You will be trained, or willing to be trained if required, with complex healthcare needs.
• The preferred candidate will be required to obtain membership of the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update check, prior to formal offer of employment being made.

What We Offer:

• Term time working with salaried pay across the whole year
• Local Government Pension scheme including Life insurance
• Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme
• A collaborative and supportive work environment
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Match you to an area of the city, that supports your commute.

Join Our Team:

This is your chance to be part of a friendly and welcoming team, that makes a difference to the lives of the city’s children and young people every day.

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.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we ask you to apply for the job. Our application form asks you to tell us about your work and life experiences and skills in supporting and caring for children and young people. We also want to know what sector you’d like to work in and which area of the city you prefer.

Candidates will be contacted after the closing date on Sunday 02 March 2025.

Application Packs

The following alternative Application Packs can be requested in other format for example, Braille, Audio and other languages. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 0141 287 1054. Packs will be posted out to you 2nd class within 3 working days of receiving your telephone request. Please note the closing date of the job advert if requesting this to ensure that you give yourself plenty of time to complete your application form and return to us.

Further Information

Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see

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