Pupil Support Assistant - Dalry Primary School

Pupil Support Assistant - fixed term until 02/04/2026
Dalry Primary School

Salary: £24,909-£25,116 (pro-rata for part-time and sessional)
Hours: 25.5 per week, 39 weeks sessional

Dalry Primary School is a diverse and multicultural primary school & nursery in the city centre of Edinburgh, a short 5 or so min walk from Haymarket Station.

We are looking for a Pupil Support Assistant to join our enthusiastic and committed team, and to be part of our very positive and nurturing environment. The successful candidate will work collaboratively as a member of the school team assisting in meeting the educational, care and welfare needs of all pupils ensuring those with additional support needs can effectively access the curriculum and be supported on a one to one basis when appropriate . The post holder will be required to support pupils in the classroom and throughout the school learning environment through organised activities, providing support, assistance and encouragement to help each individual child achieve the best learning outcomes possible.

Experience of working as a Pupil Support Assistant, and specifically supporting 1:1 children with additional support needs is beneficial.

The working hours for this post are Mon-Thurs 0900-1500 (30min break), Fri 0900-1230 (no break).

Interviews will take place on the morning 16th and 17th June.

You must ensure that you have the required qualification(s) and experience for the post before you apply, so please refer to the attached documentation for requirements, or we will be unable to consider your application.

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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