Pupil Support Worker – Rosehill High School – EAL12462

The salary advertised is full time (35 hours per week, 52 weeks per year). Part-time hours / sessional posts will be pro-rated accordingly. Hourly rate of pay: £16.70 – £17.84 working hours will be during school term time plus in-service days. Monday – Friday, working 7 hours per day. To start asap, East Lothian Council seek to appoint a positive, resilient and committed individual for the position of Pupil Support Worker at Rosehill High School. It currently has a roll of over 600 pupils in S1-S5, and is expected to reach over 700 with our first S6 in August 2026. The new secondary learning facility is designed to support creative approaches to learning, with a range of adaptive teaching spaces. Alongside up to date and digitally enabled classrooms, there is a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) wing, a Learning Resource Centre, extensive facilities to support the arts, and a state of the art sport and leisure complex. Learning and teaching on the campus goes beyond the traditional classroom and encompasses outdoor learning and sustainability. The campus also includes a number of community and health spaces to support collaboration between a range of professionals and sectors. Our Pupil Support Workers are an important and valued part of our integrated Pupil Support Team. They work particularly closely with our House Heads and Curriculum Leader for Support for Learning, as well as the wider teaching and support team. Communicate clearly and kindly with young people to help reduce any barriers to presence, participation and achievement in school Work as part of the team around children with a range of learning needs, building and maintaining strong relationships in the wider school community Exhibit the interpersonal skills required to play a full part in safeguarding and nurturing young people, offering the right balance of challenge and support Use their initiative and work responsively to meet the needs of the young people in their care The role is varied with day to day responsibilities including one-to-one sessions with young people, small group interventions, support in the House Room, and communication with families. All PSWs also make an important contribution to our whole school culture by getting ‘out and about’ to respond to emerging pupil needs day to day. The successful candidate will be at the forefront of a growing school community and have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to young people’s lives. As part of the Pupil Support Team, provide support to secondary aged pupils (including Pupil Support Base) with a range of social emotional and behavioural difficulties in accordance with agreed aims, objectives and standards A minimum of SVQ1/Standard Grade General level English/Maths or National 4 English/Maths or Literacy/Numeracy or Intermediate 1 Communication/Numeracy and/or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and competencies gained through relevant experience. This post is considered as a Regulated Role with vulnerable children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. If you have spent more than 3 months working or living out with the UK in the last 5 years then you will be required to present a copy of an overseas criminal record check. UK website. For additional East Lothian Council employment information please click on the following link: If you have any difficulties creating an account on MyJobScotland or applying for this post please contact the MyJobScotland support team via this link . 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. If, for example, due to a disability, you are unable to complete the on-line application form you can contact us for a paper application via the telephone number or email address above….