Job Description

LOCATION:


Pitcairn Primary School Bridgeton Brae Almondbank, PH1 3LJ


SALARY:


9,850 - 10,380 per year


CONTRACT TYPE:


Temporary


POSITION TYPE:


Part Time


HOURS:


16.5 hours per week



We currently have the following opportunity:



Pupil Support Assistant (Fixed Term until 16 August 2026) - PKC12825

9,850 - 10,380 (16.5 Hours per week, Term-time only)

Pitcairn Primary School, Almondbank, Perth



The Pupil Support Assistant (PSA) role is extremely varied, requires flexibility and may include the following:


Encouraging and supporting children and young people to engage in their learning. Providing emotional support and unconditional acceptance of children who may present with distressed and challenging behaviour as a result of their additional support needs. Proactive management of strategies identified within Child's Plans, Risk Assessments and Behaviour Protocols, which support pupils to make positive behaviour choices. Implementing specialist programmes as advised by other professionals. Planning, organising and managing a range of appropriate activities and resources to meet pupil needs and to improve outcomes, with support of the class teacher. Welcoming and departing children at the beginning and end of day. Playground and lunchtime support. Potential administration of basic first aid.

Please refer to the Job Profile for details of the knowledge, skills and behaviours we are looking for.

Skills & Experience Required

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The successful candidate must be committed, motivated and enjoy working at a fast pace.



We are looking for an enthusiastic, nurturing individual who has a positive and solution-focused attitude and can demonstrate:


A genuine interest in the development of children and their wellbeing. Ability to build positive, nurturing relationships with children, young people and colleagues. 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. Willingness to support all children and young people to address their barriers to learning by supporting the meeting of their needs. Ability to identify and manage potential risks to self and others, implement existing guidelines and seek advice when required. Sufficient digital skills to operate and maintain relevant systems and equipment necessary for completing assigned tasks, as well as to record and share pupils' changing needs thus ensuring information is kept up to date.

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

.