Pupil Support Worker - Westfield Secondary School - 11375_1756913641

Overview

Pupil Support Worker – Westfield Secondary School

Salary: £26,337 – £28,835 (pro-rata for part-time and sessional). Hours: 30 per week, 39 weeks sessional.

Westfield Secondary School is a non-denominational, additional support needs school for secondary age learners with a wide range of ASN. The school provides a nurturing environment in which attainment and achievement are supported through the development of positive relationships and high levels of personalisation.

Responsibilities

You will be working as part of a team and there will be many training opportunities to support you in working with our children and young people.

You will contribute to supporting learners with additional support needs in a school setting. You may be allocated to different duties and related settings during your employment as the post has a mobility clause.

Requirements / Qualifications

Conscientious, committed candidates with excellent inter-personal and communication skills are desirable. Previous experience of working in a school would be desirable.

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. If 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. An unconditional offer of employment is subject to satisfactory outcome of these pre-employment checks.

There is a mobility clause meaning there is a chance successful candidates could be moved to a different school in the future.

Additional Information

PSWs do not work during the 12 weeks of school holidays; however, total salary is paid in 12 equal monthly payments over the year. There are opportunities to work in a holiday hub provision during the school holidays for successful candidates looking to work during the school holidays.

We are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work. We recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds.

We are changing the interview approach from a competency-based format to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) approach to assess how you think and how you would apply Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility in your work. More information is available on the Our Behaviours page.

Follow us on Twitter at @edincounciljobs. See the Pupil Support worker job description, person specification, and sessional working information in the attached documents.