Job Description

LOCATION:


Scone Kids Club Robert Douglas Memorial Primary School Spoutwells Road Scone, PH2 6RS


SALARY:


15,219 - 16,040 per year


CONTRACT TYPE:


Permanent


POSITION TYPE:


Part Time


HOURS:


21 hours per week



We currently have the following opportunity:



Pupil Support Assistant - PKC13102

15,219 - 16,040 (16 Hours per week, Term-time & 36 Hours per week during School holidays)

Scone Kids Club during term-time & Peripatetic during School holidays



We are looking for an enthusiastic, nurturing and innovative Pupil Support Assistant (PSA) to join our large, friendly team.



The PSA role will work across a number of Kids Clubs and Wraparound Care Services providing high quality care.



You will help to support pupils individually and in small groups to help meet a range of complex learning needs and work closely with staff teams.



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.

Some children may present with distressed and challenging behaviour as a result of these needs.



The PSA may have a role in supporting positive behaviour management programmes and individual support plans.



This post is 16 hours per week term-time, between 2pm - 6pm, Monday to Friday and during holiday periods 36 hours per week, on a rota basis between 8am - 6pm.



For our permanent Pupil Support Assistant posts, the role will be permanent to Perth & Kinross Council but the location of the role may change based on requirement.

Skills & Experience Required

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You will also be able to demonstrate an ability to work effectively within a team and on your own initiative.



You will have excellent communication skills and a positive approach to working with children.



A knowledge of a wide range of learning needs and how to foster positive relationships would be an advantage.



A knowledge of behaviour management strategies and how to foster positive relationships would be an advantage.



As a PSA, you will also need to demonstrate a commitment to achieving the required qualification within the timescales set by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

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

.