Peripatetic Business Support Assistant - Scottish Borders

Job Details

Grade: 5A

Hourly Rate: £13.02 - £14.15

Salary: £23,768.96 - £25,831.20 per annum

Hours: 35

Contract Duration: Permanent

Note: Internal candidates are welcome to apply to this post as a temporary secondment opportunity, should they wish.

Role Purpose

This Post is to provide a peripatetic Business Support role to schools. The peripatetic role is predominately to include the provision of emergency and unplanned cover to schools (mainly primary). To undertake ad hoc work ensuring and promoting continuity and generic working practices. Have an extensive working knowledge of school admin processes and procedures is required. The role will be required to be flexible and provide support across the school estate and therefore a driving license is essential.

The post holder will be managed by the Business Services Officer and will be based at Council Headquarters when not required in schools. Consideration will be given to this being a term-time only post or non-term time

Essential

Good general education level, including 3 standard grades or demonstrable equivalent work experience and training

A current driving licence and use of a vehicle is an essential requirement of this post. * If you have a disability which precludes you from holding a drivers licence, Scottish Borders Council will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability. Should it be possible to make such an adjustment in order that you can undertake the travel responsibilities of the post, this will be taken into account in consideration for this role.

Informal Enquiries

Informal enquiries may be made to Katie Gorman at KGorman2@scotborders.gov.uk.

Scottish Borders Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. In particular from candidates who assess themselves as having a disability, under the Disability Confident Employer scheme this guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.