Vacancy Information
The salary advertised is full time (35 hours per week, 52 weeks per year). Part-time hours / sessional posts will be pro-rated accordingly.
Hourly rate of pay: £ - £
Temporary until 31st March 2026.
This is a 39-week sessional post, working hours will be during school term time plus in-service days.
Days and Hours of Work:
Monday - Friday, working 7 hours per day. Working times are flexible, to be confirmed.
To start 29th September 2025.
East Lothian Council seek to appoint a positive, resilient and inclusive individual for the position of Pupil Support Worker, at Rosehill High School. The building opened for over 300 BGE pupils in August 2023 and has grown rapidly, with a role of around 600 in S1-S5 anticipated for session 25-26.
The new secondary learning facility is designed to support creative approaches to learning, with a range of adaptive teaching spaces. Alongside up to date and digitally enabled classrooms, there is a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) wing, a Learning Resource Centre, extensive facilities to support the arts, and a state of the art sport and leisure complex. Learning and teaching on the campus goes beyond the traditional classroom and encompasses outdoor learning and sustainability. The campus also includes a number of community and health spaces to support collaboration between a range of professionals and sectors.
Our Pupil Support Workers are an important and valued part of our integrated Pupil Support Team. They work particularly closely with our House Heads, Home/School Practitioner and Curriculum Leader for Support for Learning, as well as the wider teaching and support team.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate that they can:
1. Communicate clearly and kindly with young people to help reduce any barriers to presence, participation and achievement in school
2. Work as part of the team around children with a range of learning needs, building and maintaining strong relationships in the wider school community
3. Exhibit the interpersonal skills required to play a full part in safeguarding and nurturing young people, offering the right balance of challenge and support
4. Use their initiative and work responsively to meet the needs of the young people in their care
5. Commit to viewing themselves as a lifelong learning, seeking out and taking up opportunities to continually improve their practice
The role is varied with day to day responsibilities including one-to-one sessions with young people, small group interventions, support in the House Room, and communication with families. All PSWs also make an important contribution to our whole school culture by getting 'out and about' to respond to emerging pupil needs day to day.
The successful candidate will be at the forefront of a growing school community and have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to young people’s lives. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of a brand new place of learning, in which everyone can thrive.
Job Details
As part of the Pupil Support Team, provide support to secondary aged pupils (including Pupil Support Base) with a range of social emotional and behavioural difficulties in accordance with agreed aims, objectives and standards