Pupil Support Assistant (Gaelic Medium) - Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

Pupil Support Assistant (Gaelic Medium)
Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce

Salary: £23,651 - £23,857 (pro-rata for part time and sessional)
Hours: 29.17 per week, 39 weeks sessional

Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce is Edinburgh’s Gaelic-medium primary school, offering primary education and nursery provision for children in the City of Edinburgh and the Lothians. The school opened in August 2013. Our families come from a wide range of social and linguistic backgrounds. Most learners start at Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce with little or no Gaelic and therefore a key task from nursery onwards is to develop Gaelic language competence, using the immersion approach.

Next session we are planning for fifteen primary classes and a nursery class.

The leadership team currently consists of the Head Teacher, 2 DHTs, 1FTE Principal teachers and a business manager. Music instructors visit the school weekly. The school has a number of support staff in place to meet the needs of all learners. We are very well supported by our Parent Council which takes an active role in the life and work of the school. Many parents and community members play a key role as volunteers. The school is developing strong links within the community and is supported in this work by Comunn na Gàidhlig’s Gaelic Development Officer and the City of Edinburgh Council Corporate Gaelic Development Officer.

We are seeking a Gaelic-speaking Pupil Support Assistant to join our staff team from August 2024.

’S e Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Dhùn Èideann, a’ tabhann foghlam bun-sgoile agus sgoil-àraich ann am Baile Dhùn Èideann agus Lodainn. Dh’fhosgail an sgoil anns an Lùnasdal, 2013. Tha ar teaghlaichean a’ tighinn bho shuidheachaidhean sòisealta is cànanach gu math farsaing. Bidh a’ mhòr-chuid de luchd-ionnsachaidh a’ tòiseachadh aig Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce le glè bheag de Ghàidhlig agus mar sin ’s e a’ Ghàidhlig a’ leasachadh an obair as cudromaiche bhon sgoil-àraich, a’ cleachdadh a’ mhodail bhogaidh.

An ath sheisean tha sinn a’ planadh airson coig clasaichean deug bun-sgoile agus clas sgoil-àraich.

Tha an ceannardas an-dràsda air a dhèanamh suas den cheannard, dà leas cheannardan, 1FTE phrìomh thidsear agus manaidsear gnìomhachais. Bidh oidean ciùil ’san sgoil gach seachdain. Tha grunn luchd-taic aig an sgoil, a’ toirt taic do fheumalachdan gach sgoilear. Tha sinn a’ faighinn tòrr taic bho Chomhairle nam Pàrant a tha a’ gabhail pàirt gnìomhach ann am beatha agus obair na sgoile. Tha mòran phàrantan agus buill coimhearsnachd againn mar shaor-thoilich. Tha an sgoil a’ leasachadh ceanglaichean làidir taobh a-staigh na coimhearsnachd agus a’ faighinn taic san obair seo bho Oifigear Leasachaidh Gàidhlig, Comunn na Gàidhlig agus Oifigear Leasachaidh Corporra Ghàidhlig aig Comhairle Baile Dhùn Èideann.

Tha sinn a’ sireadh Luchd-taic Ionnsachaidh airson a bhith pàirt den sgioba sgoile againn.

This post is part time during term time. Applicants must be fluent Gaelic speakers.

Requirements

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.

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