School Support Assistant - Wester Hailes High School

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

School Support Assistant - fixed term to 20/12/2024
Wester Hailes High School

Salary: £20,697 - £20,979 (pro-rata for part-time and sessional)
Hours: 27.5 per week, 39 weeks sessional

Monday - Thursday 8:30 - 15:30 and Friday 8:30 - 12:15

We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised person to join our busy team. The role will include providing administrative support to teaching staff across the school.

The role will involve working in our busy school environment, covering duty in our busy foyer area and outdoor spaces, reception duty when required, putting up display work and manual handling.

The successful candidate will have experience of working in a busy office environment and be willing to work flexibly in order to meet the needs of the service. They will also be competent users of ICT and have knowledge and experience of using databases, spreadsheets and word documents.  Excellent communication skills and experience of working to tight deadlines is essential.

If you feel you would enjoy this rewarding role we would love to hear from you.      

This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by the City of Edinburgh Council.

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.

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

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