Clerical Assistant - Pentland Primary School

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

Clerical Assistant
Pentland Primary School

Salary: £24,909 - £25,116 (pro rata for part-time and sessional)
Hours: 17.50 per week, 39 weeks sessional

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clerical Assistant to join the team at Pentland Primary School.

Pentland is a large primary school in the Firrhill Learning Community, within the South West of Edinburgh. We have a school roll of 500 pupils organised into 17 classes from P1-7 (one team teach) and a term-time nursery with capacity for 54 children. Our staff team are exceptionally dedicated and enthusiastic comprising 23 class teachers, 9 Pupil Supports Assistants, a Pupil Support Officer focussed on Equity and a Nurture Lead alongside our Nursery Team of EYPs, EYAs and an EYO. Our Leadership Team includes 1 DHT and 2 Principal Teachers. Our school is very well supported by an active Parent Council and supportive parent body.

The hours are likely to follow the working pattern below:
Monday - Friday 9:00-12:30

The City of Edinburgh Council is an equal opportunities employer and will prevent discrimination, particularly on the grounds of sex, marital status, race, colour, religious belief, political belief, sexuality, nationality, ethnic origin, age, trade union activity, responsibility for dependants or employment status.

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're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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