Pupil Support Officer - Bruntsfield Primary School

Pupil Support Officer - fixed term until 26/07/2027
Bruntsfield Primary School

Salary: £30,188-£34,452 (pro rata for part time and sessional)
Hours: 32 per week, 39 weeks sessional

We are looking for a committed, passionate and inspiring member to join our team as a Pupil Support Officer (PSO).

Are you kind, patient, caring and passionate about making a positive difference? Are you skilled in helping support children and young people disengaged from learning or who are experiencing difficulties in their lives? Do children and young people respond well to your support?

Your role will be crucial in helping to address the poverty related attainment gap. The post is funded by Pupil Equity Funding with a focus on addressing poverty related gap.

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of the Bruntsfield team in an established role. The successful candidate will have substantial experience working with children and young people with social and emotional needs. They need to be creative, well organised, effective communicators who are passionate about supporting children and young people with support needs.

Experienced PSAs or those who can demonstrate their experience working with children and their families are encouraged to apply. This role will involve supporting children with attendance, working with groups or individuals to improve literacy, numeracy and social skills as well as building trusting relationships with children and their families which may involve support within family homes.

It would be desirable for candidates to have experience in the following areas:

• Trained in providing nurturing approaches to lead groups and tracking impact
• Raising attainment by supporting learners through targeted interventions and strategies
• Tracking attendance and attainment

Training opportunities will be provided once the successful candidate is in post.

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.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4

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.

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.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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