Pupil Support Assistant – Peripatetic (Supply) - Various locations in East Dunbartonshire

Job Summary

These are supply positions from November 2026. The salary will be pro-rated for full-time Pupil Support Assistant (PSA) hours (35 hours) although the full working week for supply PSAs is 27.5 hours and they are contracted for term-time only.

These supply posts will be to cover PSA absences across East Dunbartonshire Schools.

Please note that all positions are peripatetic so it is likely that you will be moving around schools over weeks or months at a time.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to supporting children and young people within East Dunbartonshire schools. As a Pupil Support Assistant, you will provide support to children and young people with additional support needs.  You may be asked to work within any of our schools in East Dunbartonshire and work with a range of pupils from primary or secondary.

As a Pupil Support Assistant Grade 4 you may be asked to:

• Support pupils individually or in small groups directed by the class teacher;
• Support pupils’ personal care needs (which may include toileting support);
• Provide supervision for pupils e.g. in the playground, corridors, dining area, during PE or organised school trips;
• Contribute to support programmes within the school setting, recommended by other professional services;
• Ensure a safe and secure environment.

You will have an engaging and enthusiastic manner, an inclusive and nurturing approach, and a proven capacity to establish positive relationships with children, young people and staff.  Experience of working with children and young people, a commitment to the well-being of children and an interest in their development is essential.  Experience of working with children with additional support needs is desirable, as is a relevant qualification in childcare.

Charter of Commitment

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

· Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.

· Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.

· The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.

· We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.

· We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.

· We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)

· We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.

· We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

PVG / Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria.

Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment. Successful candidates who withdraw their application after the check process has started will be invoiced for the cost of the check.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by the HR &OD Manager.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

Website

www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk