Pupil Support Officer - St Augustine's RC HS in Edinburgh

St Augustine’s RC High School is a Catholic secondary school of approximately 1035 students situated in the west of the City of Edinburgh. Its catchment area encompasses five Catholic primary schools extending from South Queensferry in the north to Balerno in the south. However, as a result of parental choice, our current S1 contains students drawn from 31 primaries.

St Augustine’s stresses the importance of high levels of achievement for every student and there is a strong sense of community within the school. All staff of St Augustine’s, teaching and non-teaching, are prepared to make a positive contribution to the school as a whole and to play their part as members of the St Augustine’s community.

This Pupil Support Officer role is in a busy WellBeing Hub. It would be an advantage to have experience working with dis-regulated young people or those with behavioural challenges. All PSOs play a key role in supporting the assessment, planning and direct support of children, young people and their families in relation to relationships and emotional health and wellbeing.

• Promote better relationships, better learning and better behaviour through liaising and promoting understanding between school, children, young people and families.
• Support the development of positive relationships and emotional wellbeing of children and young people using evidence based interventions with individual learners and groups.
• Build links with families to promote participation in their children’s learning and remove barriers to their and their children’s involvement in school life.
• Effectively link families with, and support their attendance at, local authority evidence based parenting groups.
• Make links with relevant organisations in the community to develop networks of support and opportunity to complement school-based and partner services and agencies support.
• Support strengths based, solution focussed individual planning and review.
• Support planning and delivery of whole school/individual plans for example; behaviour, family engagement, risk management and child or young people’s plans with the involvement of all key parties including parents/carers and school partners.

This list is indicative of activity, not exhaustive, and describes a range of typical activities undertaken by the post holder.

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.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page.

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.