Job Description
This post is temporary until 10/08/2025.
Please note that this is a part-time, term-time position. Your salary will be pro-rata based on hours and weeks worked.
If you start with the normal school session, an adjustment will be made to reduce your first pay, as you will not be paid for all holidays. After this adjustment, you will receive one twelfth of your annual salary regularly.
You will receive an email from our payroll department before your first pay advising the deduction amount.
If you start on the first day of term, this adjustment will not apply to you.
Learning Assistants work collaboratively as part of the school team or a specialist educational service, under the direction or supervision of the Head Teacher or designated manager. They promote effective learning, teaching, personal development, health and well-being, and an atmosphere of achievement.
They support teachers in the effective and efficient use of resources to enhance teaching and learning and to raise attainment. Learning Assistants contribute to raising achievement and assist in the supervision, safety, and care of pupils, including those with additional support needs arising from behavioral, learning, sensory, or physical impairments, or family circumstances.
They work with pupils on a one-to-one basis or in groups, in various settings, depending on the school's needs.
Additional Information
You can view the application pack below, which includes the job profile outlining required skills, experience, and knowledge. You will also find our recruitment privacy notice and a general information pack about Clackmannanshire Council.
Clackmannanshire Council is promoting the recruitment campaign "Get into Care for Adult Care." Additional documents are available below, but they do not relate to this specific job.
We welcome applications from everyone and value workforce diversity. We are committed to being an inclusive employer that treats all employees with dignity and respect. We particularly encourage applications from ethnic minority groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
Clackmannanshire Council adopts a flexible hybrid working approach where roles permit. Attendance at the office will be required as needed to meet business needs and foster team and stakeholder relationships. The specific working pattern will be discussed during the recruitment process.
Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.
This position is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. You will need to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check before a formal employment offer. Further guidance will be provided upon conditional offer. The cost, if applicable, will be deducted from your first paycheck.
For online application assistance, call 01259 452244 (24 hrs). If shortlisted for an interview, you will be notified by email.
Watch this short video on completing applications for Clackmannanshire Council: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXaasgoGqmw
There may be an opportunity to apply on a secondment basis. Please review the secondment policy on Connect and seek prior agreement from your current service before applying.
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