Trainee Pupil Support Assistant

Job Summary

East Dunbartonshire Council are looking to appoint Trainee Pupil Support Assistant as part of a Scottish Government funded work experience programme.

Candidates should have an understanding of a good work ethic, be willing to work with others as part of a team and provide assistance and support to pupils with additional support needs, to overcome barriers to learning and participation within all educational sectors.

Trainees will assist with activities on all aspects of personal care needs, mobility support needs and all relevant health and safety matters in relation to individual pupils, within all educational sectors. Trainees will assist with support to pupils with feeding and toileting needs, assist with support for pupils with particular health needs, within agreed Council and school strategy, to ensure their health and wellbeing and assist in the moving and handling of individual pupils where there is a specific need. Candidates should have a genuine interest and use this opportunity to gain essential experience. Previous experience is not essential as training will be provided. The preferred candidate will be required to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme.

This is a temporary role for 6 months for EDC residents who are parents with dependent children with barriers to employment and are unemployed or on low incomes. Eligibility criteria will apply and vacancy conditional dependant on funding.

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 Regulated Work under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007, 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.

East Dunbartonshire Council will meet the cost of the check.

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.

Website

www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk