Location: St Teresas Primary SchoolLochside Road, DG2 0DY
Salary: £9,646.68 - £10,242.43 per year
Contract Type: Temporary
Position Type: Part Time
Hours: 15 hours per week
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Early Years Support Assistant PEF (Fixed Term)
St Teresa’s RC Primary is seeking an Early Years Support Assistant Pupil Equity Funding position commencing August 2025 up to 19 th December 2025. This post is to assist the school in raising attainment through providing nurture working. You will be required to work 15 hours per week, 39 weeks per year, work pattern to be discussed at interview. This post would be based within the Primary school in classes across Primary 1 – 3.
This post may be suitable for secondment. Agreement from your line manager must be sought before applying for this post.
Educated to SCQF level 6 in Social Services, Children & Young
People or equivalent. We require someone who can adapt quickly to fulfilling the educational and social needs of pupils in our Nursery and who will play an active role in our staff team. The successful candidate will display the appropriate professional skills and abilities, knowledge and understanding. We require someone who can participate in implementation of the development of the curriculum within our nursery class following the appropriate school policies on learning including pupil assessment. You must be able to work in a collegiate way with staff in school, with colleagues in other establishments and agencies, consulting regularly with parents and carers
Early Years Support Assistant applicants must hold a relevant qualification that enables registration with The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) as a Support Worker in Day Care Children’s Services (without conditions). Link to list of acceptable qualifications below:
Successful applicants for early education and childcare posts will be required to register with the SSSC within 3 months.
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This post is considered as Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. From 28 February 2011, preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to formal offer of employment being made by Dumfries and Galloway Council.
Applicants who have been resident outside the UK within the last 5 years, if offered a position, in addition to a Disclosure Scotland Check, will be required to provide a completed police record check from the police authority in the country or countries in which they were resident.
With an exciting benefits package, working for Dumfries and Galloway Council supports you to invest in your own health and wellbeing. Employees have access to our bespoke Vivup platform with over 800 discounts on everyday essentials from top UK retailers, restaurants, utility providers and more. Employees also get access to membership of The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) exclusive discounts from local businesses, a Cycle-to-Work scheme, financial support from My Money Matters, and guidance from our trained Wellbeing Champions
Here at Dumfries and Galloway Council we are committed to equality, diversity and equal opportunity with our values, which include treating everyone with dignity, fairness and respect, driving us to tackle inequality. We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation.
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