Learning Assistant
- Location:
- St Michaels Primary SchoolGlebe Street, DG1 2LZ
- Salary:
- £16,855.01 - £17,947.23 per year
- Contract Type:
- Temporary
- Position Type:
- Part Time
- Hours:
- 27.5 hours per week
Advert
Learning Assistant (Fixed Term)
Dumfries Academy Cluster
Based at St Michael’s Primary
£16,855.01 - £17,947.23
We are seeking to appoint a capable and enthusiastic Learning Assistant with the desired personal qualities and skills to join the staff team within the Dumfries Academy Cluster based at St Michael’s Primary. You will be required to support pupils with additional support needs to overcome barriers to their learning and reach their full potential.
This position is for 27.5 hours per week, on a Fixed Term basis until 01/07/2024.
The successful candidate will have Standard Grade English and Maths at Level 3 (or equivalent) and experience of working with children and/or young people.
Experience of working with children/young people with additional support needs and a visit to Primary Inclusion Hub prior to application would be advantageous. A willingness to undertake training will be required.
This position may be suitable for a Secondment, Line Management approval should be sought before applying for the position.
This post is considered as Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. From 28 February 2011, preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to formal offer of employment being made by Dumfries and Galloway Council.
Applicants who have been resident outside the UK within the last 5 years, if offered a position, in addition to a Disclosure Scotland Check, will be required to provide a completed police record check from the police authority in the country or countries in which they were resident.
For further information please contact:
Mrs Hilary Thomson, Headteacher
Tel: (01387) 253058
Email: gw08thomsonhilary@ea.dumgal.sch.uk