Pupil Support Assistant 3 (2 Posts) (27.5hpw), Kingussie High School

Job Description

Post Title: Pupil Support Assistant 3 (2 Posts)
Location: Kingussie High School
Hours: 27.5 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £22,104 - £24,511 per annum

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Details: Gavin Murphy Tel: 01540 661475

Job Purpose: Pupil Support Assistant posts are allocated to schools/area teams to assist them to discharge their duty to provide appropriate educational support for pupils with special educational needs. Pupil Support Assistants can work with individual pupils to deliver an alternative curriculum where this is appropriate. The Pupil Support Assistant will assist to facilitate the integration of profoundly deaf children into the daily activities of the classroom, when appropriate using sign language to encourage participation in these activities. 

Please APPLY ONLINE.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Prior to confirming appointment, we will require successful candidates to become members of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.

Short listed applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

• Braille Competency Course Unified English Braille Contracted. Level 2 
• Willingness to complete ongoing training: Braille Sense 6 Notetaker, advanced maths braille, production of tactile diagrams 
• Familiar with specialist equipment: Embosser, Picture in a flash machine, Braille Sense 6 Notetaker, Perkins brailler, Embossing/ German film, tactile geometry kit, VI specialist science and home economics equipment, cubarithm. 
• Familiar with specialist software: Duxbury, American Printing House Library, MathType, NVDA, Google Drive, Google Classroom, applications within Braille Sense 6 Notetaker. 

 

This position is classified as a regulated role. As such, an Overseas Criminal Record Check may be required depending on your nationality and recent residency history. Specifically, this check will be necessary if you do not meet both of the following criteria:

• You must be a national of the United Kingdom or one of the following countries: Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Hungary, Greece, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, or Poland.
• You must not have lived or worked in any country outside of the UK or those listed above for a period of three months or more, while aged 18 years or over, within the past five years.

Please note that it is your responsibility to obtain the Overseas Criminal Record Check, and you will be required to cover any associated costs.