Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a temporary Support for Learning Assistant to become a valued member of our school team, within Bridge of Allan Primary School. You will be fully involved in the life and work of the school, providing invaluable support and helping to contribute towards high quality care and education of all children.
The post is a temporary full time position (27.5 hrs) until end of June 2026.
Bridge of Allan Primary is a large Primary School based within the village of Bridge of Allan, near Stirling. The school sits on the site of a former orchard and is surrounded by trees, parks and green fields as well as local housing.
Applications are welcomed from enthusiastic and committed individuals with experience of working with children of different ages and abilities, including those with specific support or medical needs. You will work within an enthusiastic and hard-working team to support children with their learning opportunities that are part of a high quality, child-centred education. This will include demonstrating a good working knowledge and understanding of literacy, numeracy and digital skills at primary level.
You will be a reliable, patient and innovative individual, who will work effectively in partnership with others. In addition, you will have good communication and organisational skills, a positive and solution focused attitude, and show a commitment to ongoing professional development.
If you wish to broaden your experience and feel you have the skills and attributes to join our support team, we would be very interested in hearing from you.
The successful candidate will be required to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) for Children. If your application is progressed after the interview, you will be asked to complete the form and have your details verified.
If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.
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The Benefits
* 30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service) Pro-rated for part time roles.
* Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home arrangements where the role allows. We have a good balance across our teams, retaining the benefits to work/life balance of working from home part of the week, with the collaborative and social benefits of working from the office 2-3 days per week
* Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
* Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit https://www.scotlgpsmember.org/about-the-lgps/
* Up to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
* Carers Leave
* Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
* Access to Health & Wellbeing support
* Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Lift share Scheme
* Car Lease Scheme
* Technology Benefit Scheme