Senior Pupil Support Officer - Kaimes School

Senior Pupil Support Officer
Kaimes School

Salary: £34,452 - £40,501 (pro-rata for part-time and sessional)
Hours: 30 per week, 39 weeks sessional

Working pattern for position is Monday to Friday

At Kaimes School, we are committed to providing a nurturing, inclusive, ambitious learning environment for young people with additional support needs. We are looking to appoint a skilled and enthusiastic Senior Pupil Support Officer who shares our commitment to relationships, inclusion and high-quality care and learning for every learner.

Kaimes School is a secondary special school located in the southeast of the City of Edinburgh that caters for 96 young people. Most of our learners have a diagnosis of Autism, and many have a range of other additional support needs. We are looking for a practitioner who will help support with the training, mentoring and induction of pupil support staff, in addition to other responsibilities including supporting with GIRFEC processes and family liaison.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively as part of a highly supportive staff team and will contribute to the wider life of the school. Experience working with young people with complex additional needs is desirable.

The post provides an exciting opportunity to join a committed community focused on improving outcomes for learners through compassion, consistency and collaboration.

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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