Pupil Support Officer St Crispin's School

Pupil Support Officer
St Crispins School

Salary: (pro-rata for part-time/sessional)
Hours: 30 per week 39 weeks sessional

St Crispins is a special school for primary and secondary age pupils.

The school meets the needs of learners with complex long term additional support needs who require a significantly modified learning environment. The needs of learners are primarily associated with intellectual disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Each class has a maximum of 6 learners.

We moved into our new building in Burdiehouse in early 2022. Facilities include 12 classrooms Art Music Home Economics classrooms a PE hall and swimming pool. We also benefit from sensory and softplay rooms.

Pupil Support Officers work as part of a class team along with the class teacher to support each learner to reach their full potential. As a PSO you will have increased responsibility within the team to support the teacher in leading small group sessions and individualising interventions for pupils.

It is desirable that applicants should have experience working with children with learning disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

For more information about the school please visit our website post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. Anunconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds people with disabilities or neurodivergent people care experienced people carers and LGBT people across all levels of the organisation all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh we want to make sure were recruiting the best people. Were interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore part of our interview process will be anassessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

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Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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