Senior Pupil Support Officer
Oaklands Special School
Salary: £34,452 - £40,501 (pro-rata for part-time and sessional)
Hours: 25 per week, 39 weeks sessional
Oaklands is a special school for nursery, primary and secondary age pupils.
The school meets the needs of learners with complex medical needs and long term additional support needs who require a significantly modified learning environment.
For more information about the school please visit our website
We are looking for conscientious, committed candidates with excellent inter-personal and communication skills. You will be working as part of a team and there will be many training opportunities to support you in working with our children and young people. It is desirable that applicants should have experience working with children and families with learning disabilities.
The Senior Pupil Support Officer role will work with children and families as they transition from school to adult services and as part of this process they will liaise with external organisations to ensure a smooth transition. The Senior Pupil Support Officer will contribute to the training and mentoring of new 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 are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
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As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We're interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
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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.
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