Home School Practitioner - Cuiken Primary School

Job Vacancy

Our Vision

In Cuiken we believe in supporting and developing curiosity about our world to enable our children to contribute positively now and in the future. 

Our Values

• Community
• Ambition
• Inclusion
• Nurture 
• Respect 

Our Aims for Our Children

• Be Safe 
• To nurture a sense of wellbeing in our children that they grow into respectful young people able to make healthy choices.
• Be Kind
• To develop a strong sense of respect for themselves, our Cuiken family and the wider world.
• Aim High
• To foster creativity and enable our children to become ambitious and motivated life long learners.
• To equip children with well developed literacy, numeracy and life skills in order that they can lead independent and successful lives.

Our Aims for Our Families and Community

• To support and inform our parents so that they can work in partnership to help their child achieve success.
• To be actively engaged in the life of the school in order to contribute to school decision making and our ongoing improvement journey.
• To develop respectful partnerships between staff, parents and the wider community which promotes a positive ethos and strengthens our Cuiken Family.

We are seeking to appoint a diligent and effective practitioner with a proven track record and experience of building effective relationships and using data to identify and support pupils and families.  As a member of our Cuiken Family you would work closely with our Senior Leadership Team to plan and implement a range of supports and interventions and respond to the changing needs of our community enabling our children and their families to thrive. 

 

KNOWLEDGE

Essential:

• Educated to HNC social care and SVQ Level 3 (children and young people) or equivalent with a relevant discipline.
• Experience of working with the national and local practice, policy, procedure and legislation relevant to the post. This includes an awareness of the SSSC Code of Practice, Human Rights legislation, United Nation Convention of the Rights of Child and getting it right for every child.
• Have experience of working with children and families including child development, and trauma based interventions,
• Knowledge and understanding of a range of systemic interventions and methodologies, such as attachment promoting, trauma based therapy, child development and parenting capacity.
• Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of key agencies.

 

Desirable:

• Experience of delivering parenting programmes or other group work.
• Specialist experience of working with children and families in crisis or at risk.
• Behavioural Interview skills.

 

CLOSING DATE - Sunday 4th October 2026

INTERVIEW DATE - week beginning 19th October 2026

Job Advert

Position Title: Home School Practitioner

Directorate: Children, Young People and Partnerships

Location: Cuiken Primary School

Contract Status: Fixed Term until 29 June 2027

Hours of Work: 22 hours per week

Working Pattern: Tue - Thur

Weeks per year: 39

Please note that it is Midlothian Councils policy that successful applicants will be appointed to the first point on the salary scale.

Based on 22 hours over 39 weeks per year, the minimum actual salary for this position is £18,660.43 per annum. 

Requirements

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Successful candidates will require PVG Scheme membership for Regulated Work with Children, You will be required to join the Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to commencing employment with Midlothian Council, the cost of which will be met by you. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit www.disclosurescotland.gov.uk

Once you have submitted your application and this has been processed you will be notified by email from Disclosure Scotland that your certificate is available to view. Once you have viewed your certificate you will be allowed to share this with your employer and it is only available for 14 days from the first day you have viewed the certificate. If you do not grant access to Midlothian Council to view before access is removed, a further application will need to be generated, and this will incur an additional cost.

Please note:
If you have spent more than 3 months working or living out with the UK in the last 5 years then you will also be required to present a copy of an overseas criminal record check. Details of how to apply and contact details can be found on the GOV.UK website.

POSTS THAT REQUIRE SSSC SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN JOB ADVERT
SSSC registration is an essential requirement of this role. If you are appointed and are not already a member of the relevant section of the SSSC Register, you will be required to apply for registration within 3 months of your start date to ensure that you are registered within the required 6 months.

Additional Information

If you have difficulty applying for this post or accessing attached documents, or if you have a disability and reasonable adjustment is required, please email recruitment@midlothian.gov.uk to discuss with member of the Recruitment Team stating the post reference number.

Midlothian Council is currently undergoing a period of transformation, changing and improving the way it delivers services in Midlothian. As a consequence, there are a number of existing employees for whom we are committed to seeking suitable alternative employment within the Council in accordance with our legal obligations. Candidates are advised that, for some vacancies, internal candidates in this situation will be interviewed before the wider selection pool and a slightly longer delay may be experienced before application outcomes can be advised to you. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

If you are a trainee of a Midlothian Council Training Programme, have a disability or you are a care experienced young person who has previously been a looked after child, you are eligible for a guaranteed interview if you meet the essential criteria for the post.

Please note: We do not accept CV's (either electronically or by mail). All our vacancies must be applied for by fully completing the on-line application form. Although there is an ‘import data from my CV’ function on MyJobScotland, this only imports very limited data and should not be relied upon to complete the application form.