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Ref no:
EDN24318
Published:
29/05/2023
Closes:
12/06/2023
Location:
Broughton Primary School, Broughton Road, Edinburgh, EH7 4LD
Salary:
£24,890 - £28,854 per year
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Part Time
Hours:
32 hours per week

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

Pupil Support Officer
Broughton Primary School

Salary: £24,890 - £28,854 per year (pro rata for part-time and sessional)
Hours: 30 per week, 39 weeks sessional

Are you kind, patient, caring and passionate about helping children and young people disengaged from learning or experiencing difficulty in their lives?  Do children and young people respond well to your support?

This is an exciting opportunity to be a Pupil Support Officer (PSO) with such attributes. 

You role  will be to  help address the poverty related attainment gap.

Experienced PSAs or those who can demonstrate their experience working with children and their families are encouraged to apply.  This role will involve supporting children with attendance, working with groups or individuals to improve literacy and numeracy skills and building trusting relationships with children and their families which may involve support in family homes and running/organising opportunities for family learning. 

There will be training opportunities once in post.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by the City of Edinburgh Council.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range. 

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