Pupil Support Assistant
Canal View Primary School – Salary: £26,806 – £27,032 (pro-rata for part-time and sessional). Hours: 26.5 per week, 39 weeks sessional.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic individual who can work collaboratively as a member of the school team, assisting in meeting the educational, care, and welfare needs of all pupils, ensuring those with additional support needs can effectively access the curriculum.
Hours: 26.5 hours per week, Mondays to Thursdays 8.45am to 3.15pm and Fridays 8.45am to 12.30pm.
Canal View Primary School serves the community of Wester Hailes. The school has a broad social mix, with 77% of learners living in SIMD 1 and 2. The school receives Positive Action and Pupil Equity funding. Canal View Primary School is organised into fourteen classes from P1‑7 and has a Nursery offering 64 full‑time places.
The school is led by a Head Teacher, a Depute Head Teacher, two Principal Teachers, and a Business Manager. There are eighteen class teachers and three part‑time Support for Learning Teachers, supported by a School Administrator, Pupil Support Assistants, two Pupil Support Officers, and a Facilities Technician. The Nursery has a Senior Early Years Officer, Early Years Officer, Early Years Practitioners, Early Years Assistants, and an Early Years Domestic Support Assistant.
This position is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more abroad in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. Offer and commencement are subject to satisfactory pre‑employment checks.
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We encourage applications from women, minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care‑experienced people, carers, and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care‑experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Find out more about our commitment to equalities: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4
As part of our goal to improve organisational culture, we want to recruit the best people. Our interview process will assess how you would bring our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity, and Flexibility into your ways of working.
Our salary range reflects the initial starting salary and increases annually until it reaches the top of the range.
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