Primary School Support Assistant, Rattray Primary School

Main Purpose of the Role

Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job, it's about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of all we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch.

We currently have the following opportunity:

Primary School Support Assistant (Fixed Term until 16 August 2026) - PKC13461
£14,112 - £14,469 (23.5 Hours per week, Term time only)
Rattray Primary School

At Rattray Primary, we believe teamwork and supportive atmosphere create a happy school. A new opportunity has arisen, and we are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and nurturing primary school support assistant to join our hard-working and friendly team. 

Rattray Primary School is a thriving school located in the picturesque twin burgh of Blairgowrie and Rattray. Rattray Primary School is situated on the northeast side of the River Ericht, on the A926 (Rattray to Forfar Road). Our school is 16 miles from Perth and 19 miles from Dundee.  Our school has a roll of 228 spilt into ten classes and our Early Childhood Centre has a roll of 72 pupils. 

The main purpose of this role is to assist in promoting and raising the standards of children’s experiences through the provision of quality support in school; providing pastoral support to the children by carrying out any specific role below at particular times depending on your deployment in the school.

You will:

• Provide a general reception service, receive visitors, issue visitor cards and deal with enquiries from the public, both in person and on the telephone. Pass on relevant information or refer caller/visitor to appropriate source.
• Operate reprographic equipment, collate and issue print materials.
• Support the wider life of the school e.g. special seasonal events, organisation of parents’ evenings and prize giving.
• Assist with management and maintenance of resources across the school.
• Supervise children in and out with school premises during learning times, intervals and lunchtime.
• Assume specific responsibilities in agreed and planned procedures for emergencies.
• Build good and trusting relationships with children and adhere to child protection and equalities legislation.
• Attend to the personal needs of the children and assist in maintaining a healthy, safe and hygienic environment.
• Provide support for children with specific health or medical needs where appropriate.
• Provide first aid as required to children and staff.
• Provide comfort and care for minor accidents, ailments or upsets, cleaning the pupil of excess body fluids or waste.

You may be required to perform duties other than those given in the job description for the post.  The particular duties and responsibilities attached to posts may vary from time to time depending on the requirements of the Service without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibilities entailed.

Skills & Experience Required

• Experience of working with children.
• Good organisation and administrative skills.
• You must be able to use ICT including Word & Excel for a variety of purposes.
• Promote active learning and play experiences.
• Ideally you will have experience of working with children with additional support needs
• Ideally you will have knowledge of child protection issues.
• Ideally you will have previous experience of working in a primary school.
• The ability to communicate effectively with children, colleagues and parents verbally and in writing.
• You will have a flexible attitude to sharing duties.
• You must be willing to work indoors and outdoors.
• You will be committed to the wider life of the school.
• You will contribute to the performance and good reputation of the school by achieving team objectives and priorities.
• You will demonstrate personal commitment to tasks and objectives, routinely  delivering a first class service to all customers.
• You will demonstrate a willingness to work in a collaborative environment.
• You must be able to work independently and use your initiative.

 

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours. Find out more about Perth & Kinross Council and you could soon be joining our team!

Here's what we can offer you:

• A generous annual leave package
• 6 days public holiday and an additional discretionary day
• Eligibility to join our pension scheme
• Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working, Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave, time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework
• Access to a range of benefits

We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. You are encouraged to discuss potential options with the recruiting manager, if this is of interest to you. A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

Next Steps

We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to get in touch with Joanna Robertson, Head Teacher on 01250 871980 or at rattray@pkc.gov.uk to find out more.

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External candidates are required to provide contact details for 2 referees, including email addresses. One of these must be your current or most recent employer.

Internal applicants applying for secondment must obtain line manager approval through the secondment form available under My Forms – Secondment Request Form on MyView. Please note that secondment requests are considered on a case-by-case basis. 

We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Please contact the hiring manager above or the Recruitment Team on (01738) 475555 or recruitment@pkc.gov.uk to discuss any reasonable adjustments. Appointments are based on evidence supplied during the selection process.

Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. That includes welcoming applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

Working with children and/or protected adults is regarded as a regulated role and under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 you will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check.

If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 10 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check.

A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of the above mentioned mandatory pre-employment checks (including references) and will also include eligibility to work in the UK, qualifications and fitness to undertake the post.