Job Description

LOCATION:


The Community School of Auchterarder New School Lane Auchterarder, PH3 1BL


SALARY:


17,067 - 17,988 per year


CONTRACT TYPE:


Temporary


POSITION TYPE:


Full Time


HOURS:


27.5 hours per week



We currently have the following opportunity:



Pupil Support Assistant (PKC13017)



Fixed Term until 31/03/2026



17,067 - 17,988 (27.5 hours per week)



The Community School of Auchterarder





An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Pupil Support Assistant to join our Primary School team, on a fixed term basis.



Please note that this post is fixed term post and is currently temporary until March 2026.

About the School.



The Community School of Auchterarder is an all-through school, comprising Nursery, Primary and Secondary departments serving the community of Auchterarder and surrounding district. We have a roll of approximately 1,100 children and young people across all three sectors.


The school is situated in a rural location, approximately 14 miles south of Perth with good road networks to the rest of Perthshire, Glasgow, Edinburgh and the central belt. Our Associated Primary Schools are Aberuthven, Blackford and Dunning.



Our school motto is 'Strive to Excel' and, working together, we encourage all children and young people to aspire to be the best they can be.



Our aim is to build a community of learners who are:


Happy Engaged Ambitious Respectful Trustworthy


Children and Young People can have a range of needs that are short lived or more long term. These at different points in their education may require additional support.

The PSA role is varied and may include supporting children and young people who present with needs which may include:


Social and Emotional Learning Communication Physical Personal Care


As a Pupil Support Assistant, you will be responsible for supporting children and young people who have additional support needs access the curriculum under the direction of teachers and senior managers. Additional support needs encompass children with complex needs and include those with challenging behaviour and will be expected to support positive behaviour management programmes and contribute to personal learning plans. Other support may involve active learning, assisting pupils with intimate care routines when required, and supervising pupils at lunchtime and playtimes, including in the playground, or out of school events or activities. The working pattern for these posts will be Monday to Friday during term-time, 9am - 3pm.

Skills & Experience Required

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We are looking for individuals who can demonstrate:

A genuine interest in the development of children and their wellbeing Kindness, Empathy, patience and an ability to engage with children and young people. Confidentiality in relation to children, young people and their families Experience (paid/voluntary) of supporting children and young people with additional support needs

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

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Our

values and behaviours

influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our

values and behaviours

.