Description Pupil Support Assistant Pentland Primary School Salary: £25,905-£26,111 (pro rata for part time & sessional) Hours: 25.60 per week, 39 weeks sessional Pentland Primary are looking for dedicated, enthusiastic and caring individuals to join our team as Pupil Support Assistants. Our P.S.As provide support to meet the needs of our learners through small group interventions and 1-1 support, which may be numeracy, literacy or health and wellbeing related. The role of supporting 1-1 can be a physical one that requires patience, a flexible mindset, and the ability to use initiative. The successful candidate will need to be able to stay calm under pressure and be solution focused. Working as part of our team, there may be training opportunities to support you when working with our pupils with Additional Support Needs. There are two posts available that will follow a similar work pattern below: Mon – Thurs 8:45 – 3.15, Fri 8.45 – 12.25 Pentland, a large primary school in South West Edinburgh benefits from a diverse catchment of approximately 550 children (17 classes plus Nursery) Newly co-created School Values ‘we are ambitious, we are safe, we are kind’ underpin daily interactions & goals. Pentland has a wonderful positive & nurturing ethos sustained by a fantastic team of teaching & support staff. 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. Happy to talk flexible working. Follow us on Twitter at @edincounciljobs View Pupil Support Assistant Job Pack View Sessional Working Information