Job Description
Children, Education and Justice Services
School Support Assistant - Fixed term until 19/12/2025
Brunstane Primary School
Salary: £23,651 - £23,857 (pro-rata for part time and sessional)
Hours: 20 per week, 40 weeks sessional
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic person to join our team, to support the continuing development and delivery of high-quality education at our school.
Candidates must be able to evidence their experience of working in a fast paced office environment. Emphasis is on getting the best possible outcome for pupils and families so an enjoyment of working in a Primary School setting while having excellent administration skills are welcome qualities for applicants. Knowledge of Word, Excel, Oracle, email and, if possible, SEEMiS are key skills too. First Aid qualification would be an advantage or willingness to undertake first aid training.
At Brunstane Primary School we aim to create a safe, welcoming, inclusive and aspirational ethos for all of our learners. We treat all children as individuals and work together as a school community to support all children to reach their full personal potential.
The successful candidate will be a conscientious and reliable individual with a kind and caring nature. They will have excellent inter-personal and communication skills and will also be a strong team player.
The hours of work are 8.30am - 12.30pm Monday to Friday.
For more information about the school, please visit the website https://brunstaneps.com/
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.
As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.
To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
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.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
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