Pupil Support Officer - Hillwood Primary School

Pupil Support Officer
Hillwood Primary School

Salary: £30,188 - £34,452 (pro-rata for part-time sessional)
Hours: 21 per week, 39 weeks sessional

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Pupil Support Officer to support individuals, pupil groups and their families at Hillwood Primary School.

Pupil support officers play a key role in supporting the assessment, planning and direct support of children, young people and their families in relation to relationships and emotional health and wellbeing and family liaison.

The successful candidate should be qualified to SVQ level 3 or equivalent in relevant subjects, eg childhood practice, child development nursing, psychology, social care, education. They should be experienced in delivering Nurture in an education setting. Ideally, they will have completed the CEC Nurture Training, be familiar with the principles of Nurture and experienced in delivering the Nurture Framework.

The candidate will be enthusiastic and skilled with relevant experience of working with children in an educational setting to develop their social, emotional and behavioural skills in small, structured groups and on a 1:1 basis applying the 6 key principles of nurture. They will be skilled in establishing effective positive relationships with children at various stages within a primary school and be able to build links with families to promote participation in their children's learning and remove barriers to their and their children's involvement in school life.

They will ideally be trained in delivering evidenced based parenting groups or be able to effectively link families with, and support their attendance at, local authority delivered groups.

Hillwood Primary School is a small non-denominational primary school situated on the western outskirts of Edinburgh. The school currently has 100 pupils organised into 4 composite classes and an Early Years class providing for eligible 2-year-olds as well as delivering 1140 hours during term time only.

The extensive grounds are well developed with pupil gardens, picnic tables, a gazebo, a trim trail and a sports pitch. We have a strong focus on outdoor learning, loose parts play, forest visits and the Daily Mile. We are a nurturing school and believe that building strong positive relationships with our whole school community is key to success in learning for all.

Hillwood has a strong positive ethos and presence in the community. Hillwood is at the heart of its community and many children have been preceded as a Hillwood pupil by their parents and grandparents. Our Parent Council are developing their areas of responsibility within the school community and take a keen interest in the life of the school. Curricular and social events are well attended at the school and there are excellent relationships between parents, staff and children. We have developed our links with the local business community.

Please note that this post has a mobility clause meaning there is a chance that the successful candidate could be moved to a different school in the future.

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.

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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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