Pupil Support Assistant - Eastwood High School

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We have an exciting permanent opportunity to join our friendly team in a vital role as pupil support assistant. As part of this role you will be responsible for providing additional support to our pupils, including personal and medical care, supporting children in our cooking kitchen to develop essential skills.

We need someone who has a positive disposition and the ability to work as part of our team. We would like the successful candidate to display our school values of creativity, honesty, ambition, respect, responsibility and trust.

The successful candidate should display good inter-personal skills and build positive, nurturing relationships with all stake holders.

It is desirable that the successful candidate undertakes first aid training. Employees required to hold a current certificate in First Aid, will be paid the First Aid Allowance as advised by the Scottish Joint Council.  Employees will receive the total agreed annual rate regardless of the hours worked by the employee. Employees that undertake First Aid training will receive £384.26 per annum.

On completion of additional years of service by 1 January of each year, following the anniversary of the date of appointment, your term time salary will be adjusted to include a payment in lieu of the additional leave day accrued at the beginning of each leave year for the first 10 years of service.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.  It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with children. In addition to this, if you have lived or worked in any country outside the UK in the past 10 years, there may be a requirement for an overseas police check.     

Please note – all applicants will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon verifying documentary evidence before employment commences.  Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work

Please note East Renfrewshire Council does not provide Visa sponsorship.

As an employer, we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of all our employees.

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