Overview
Pupil Support Assistant - Riverbank School - ABC12547
Location: Riverbank School, Aberdeen
Duration: Fixed Term, Part Time
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Job purpose
To help promote effective learning, teaching, personal development and an atmosphere where pupils can achieve to reach their potential under direction and supervision.
Responsibilities
Support learning activities and assist with pupil development under the direction of teaching staff. Support pupils to reach their potential in a positive, inclusive environment.
Minimum requirements
* PVG membership for regulated work with children and/or protected adults or a willingness to obtain prior to a formal offer of employment being made.
The Postholder Is Able To Demonstrate
* Proven oral communication, literacy and numeracy skills
* Empathy, patience and tolerance and the ability to respond positively to a variety of additional support needs
* Establishing positive relationships with others
About Us
Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.
Flexible Working
We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation, meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact AskHR@aberdeencity.gov.uk.
Armed Forces
We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: armedforces@aberdeencity.gov.uk.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:
* have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)
* looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
* are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
* have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
* are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships
* "New Scots" are defined as refugees and asylum seekers who are in Scottish communities and include those who have been granted refugee status or another form of humanitarian protection, people seeking asylum, those who have been refused asylum, and those whose application has been refused but who remain in Scotland.
Further information can be found at https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/jobs
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