Pupil Support Assistant

The High School of Dundee is seeking to appoint a well-qualified, enthusiastic and effective Pupil Support Assistant (PSA) to join our friendly, committed and high-performing Junior Years team on a temporary basis until 27 June 2024.

The successful candidate will work in Before School Care, Junior Years classrooms, the playground, the lunch hall and After School Care.

Our Junior Years PSA team work closely with class teachers, particularly in our Early Years classes to help teachers with literacy and numeracy activities.

Our PSAs also take lead roles in the playground and in supervising in the lunch hall every day.

Interested candidates are welcome to make informal enquiries in advance of the closing date. Please email Mrs Claire Proudfoot, Deputy Head (Junior Years), at CEProudfoot@ highschoolofdundee.org.uk .

Closing date is midnight Friday 20 September 2024.

Interviews will take place in person at The High School of Dundee week commencing 23 September 2024. 

To apply the following should be submitted via the High School of Dundee recruitment portal by clicking on the s1jobs APPLY button now.

• A one-page covering letter addressed to the Rector demonstrating how your knowledge, skills and experience meet the requirements of the role and why you are interested in working at the High School of Dundee
• CV
• Online Application Form 

The High School of Dundee is an equal opportunities employer.

About the High School of Dundee

At the High School of Dundee, our unique location in the heart of the city is a major strength, helping our pupils feel connected to the real world, creating fully rounded and grounded young people. The school currently has over 900 pupils, from age 3-18, who divide their time between our main city centre campus and our extensive sports facility, Mayfield.

Our approach is built on a profound belief that if young people are valued, supported known, and engaged in their learning, they can achieve amazing things. We have a long track record of outstanding exam results, which we owe to our rigorous approach, expertise built up over many years and a genuine desire to see our pupils realise their potential.

In our Primary School, the children work daily on the crucial building blocks of literacy and numeracy, but the focus is also on making learning fun, engaging and wide-ranging. And in the Senior Years, choice is paramount. In S3, our pupils can choose eight subjects to focus on, while in S5 they can select from 25 subjects at Higher level. At Advanced Higher, 23 subjects are available.

The timetabling of exciting new interdisciplinary STEM Innovation and Business Enterprise courses, in addition to computer science for all, has embedded Future Skills into our curriculum. In tandem, the development of partnerships with local businesses is allowing us to provide real world learning opportunities which further enriches our pupils’ learning.

A focus on the essential importance of Pastoral Care and on encouraging all pupils to make the most of the opportunities presented by our vibrant and extensive co-curriculum, helps create an environment in which the School’s Core Values are ever-present and where the desire to learn, support one another and grow is embraced by all.