Pupil Support Assistant ASL / ESP - Castlebrae Community Campus - EDN27904

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

Pupil Support Assistant - ASL/ESP
Castlebrae Community Campus

Salary: £23,651 - £23,857 (pro rata for part time and sessional)
Hours: 30 per week, 39 weeks sessional

Castlebrae Community Campus is firmly committed to raising attainment and promoting achievement. This is a whole school priority in the improvement plan and reflects local CEC and national priorities.

We have moved into our new building 2 years ago Castlebrae Community Campus and the new building has transformed learning and teaching experiences and provided innovative and inspirational spaces for our rapidly expanding community.

This is a great opportunity for a highly motivated dynamic inspirational Pupil Support Assistant to play a key role in our diverse, innovative, creative and supportive team.

We are looking for a Pupil Support Assistant to join our ASL/ESP team. This post would suit someone who has previous experience working with, and to provide support for young people with high levels of needs. They will understand and value the importance of the young people’s health and wellbeing. Flexibility, enthusiasm and a commitment to inclusion are some of the key skills required to fulfil the post.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with a staff that is committed to ensuring that our young people receive the highest quality of education and experiences within a nurturing school environment.

Further information about the school can be found at our website www.castlebrae.edin.sch.uk

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'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.

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.

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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