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ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 29th of September, 11:55pm.
School Support Assistant – Office/Class/ASN.
Various hours and locations available.
Salary: £13.33 - £14.33 per hour.
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Please answer all 4 questions as detailed in the advert, providing no more than words per question.
You must attached/upload a separate document with your answers to each question.
1. Please describe any situations where you have supported children displaying distressed behaviour, explaining the approaches that you used. (max words)
2. Communication skills are a critical part of working in a team. Please describe a time when you have had to contribute constructively to a meeting or discussion. (max words)
3. Please describe a time when you have had to adapt your approach to address changing priorities. (max words)
4. Please describe a situation where you have used planning and organising skills to achieve an efficient outcome. (max words)
Can you please confirm in the attached document if you are interested in Class posts or Office posts?
Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.
School Support Assistant – Office/Class/ASN
Within South Lanarkshire Council it is our mission to deliver positive, meaningful outcomes for our young people. In Education Resources we aim to provide an exceptional learning and working environment within our establishments for pupils and staff. We work in partnership with services and families to focus on the national priorities to improve literacy, numeracy, and health & wellbeing outcomes.
To help meet these needs where a child requires support over and above that provided by their Class Teacher or Early Years Key Worker, we have a flexible role that encompasses three main elements of additional support needed for our schools and pupils. In the role of School Support Assistant (SSA) you will probably work mainly within one of these disciplines but it’s also possible you could work across all three at different times. The flexible role is designed to allow SSAs to work together as a team to support diverse need of the pupils and the school. The nature of schools and pupils means these needs change and can be re-prioritised on a regular basis. This keeps the job of a School Support Assistant dynamic, absorbing and challenging.
In that context, hard work and flexibility is key for successful candidates. The rewards of the role in return are very attractive. As well as the progress and achievements of the young people you support, the posts are mainly term time, so having the same holidays as schools means these jobs are ideal for people seeking a positive work/life balance. You’d also be joining a Local Authority that values its staff. We are a family friendly employer who understands the needs of our employees through a range of supportive policies. You’d have excellent job security and employee benefits, and we hold the “Investors in People” Gold accreditation. You’d have access to a very well-developed training and development programme for School Support Assistants.
The three elements of the SSA role are:
Administration support within the school or nursery office
5. Working with different administration systems including MS packages such as word and Excel.After training, using many bespoke systems for other essential admin processes.
6. Dealing with incoming and outgoing phone calls
7. Providing a first point of contact at reception
8. Providing excellent customer service to pupils, parents, staff, visitors and external agencies
9. Liaising with other departments regarding school transport and admissions as well as with other internal and external customer groups
10. This element still involves lots of interaction with children and young people; being in the playground and dining room supervising pupils, providing personal care, first aid and other assistance such as administration of medicines
Supporting pupils in classroom / play-based settings
11. Curricular support for individuals and groups of pupils.Working closely with teachers across different classes and stages to provide literacy, numeracy and health and well-being support to pupils.This could involve support in and out of the classroom/playroom
12. Support class teachers by helping to keep children/young people focussed on their work at times when they may not be ready to do so
13. Provide nurturing support and remain calm in the environment
14. Providing personal care, first aid and other assistance such as administration of medicines
15. Contribute within the team on supervising in shared areas at intervals and lunchtimes, promoting independence and the values of the school
Supporting pupils within Additional Support Needs Bases
16. Provide support in and out of class / playroom for pupils with more complex needs such as medical support and personal care as documented in Health Care Plans
17. Administration of medicines, physical and emotional support for our most vulnerable pupils with a range of needs which could include non-verbal pupils, pupils with complex needs relating to ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) or attachments and communication support needs.
18. Training in relevant topics (i.e. moving and assisting) will be provided where required
Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.
Preferred candidates
Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.
Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.
Legislative Information
This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order .
This post is considered Regulated Roles with Children and/or adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act,. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and/or adults.