Assist teaching staff in providing a supportive and positive learning experience for children with additional support needs, assisting them with their personal needs and promoting their independence.
Responsibilities
* Support Learning and Teaching Activities.
* Provide support to children and young people with additional support needs.
* Attend to the personal care and health including the medical needs of pupils with additional support needs and assist in maintaining a safe, healthy and hygienic environment.
* Support pupils with their mobility needs.
The Individual
* Experience of working with children & young adults of school age in a caring and supportive environment.
* Educated to ‘standard’ level or equivalent and a demonstrable understanding of English and Arithmetic.
* Ability to observe professional confidentiality and implement sound judgement.
* Ability to use initiative.
* Ability to communicate at all levels.
* Ability to work under guidance and direction of teaching staff.
* Ability to assist young people with special educational needs in personal/medical care.
* Ability to express a patient and non-confrontational approach when dealing with children and young people who display challenging behaviour.
* Ability to demonstrate empathy and tolerance and to respond positively to a variety of additional support needs.
* Ability and commitment to undertake further training /development as required.
* Rapport with children/young adults.
* Flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of the Service.
* Reliable.
* Ability to work as part of a team.
* Effective interpersonal skills and organisational skills.
* Ability to work under pressure in a demanding environment.
* Able to assist in and carry out certain lifting tasks associated with the care of dependant young people.
This post is considered to be a ‘Regulated Role’ under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. Under the Act it is a legal requirement for an individual undertaking a regulated role with children or protected adults to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme. Therefore the successful candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to any formal offer of employment being made by Moray Council.
Temporary until 2 July 2026
Closing Date: 3rd October 2025
Starting Salary: £26,531.96 (pro rata)
£13.79 per hour
27.5 hours per week (term time only)
For further information contact: Applegrove Primary School, telephone 01309 672367, email admin.applegrovep2@moray-edunet.gov.uk
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