Senior Pupil Support Officer - Kaimes School

Senior Pupil Support Officer

Salary: £34,452 - £40,501 (pro‑rata for part‑time and sessional)

Hours:

30 per week, 39 weeks sessional

Working pattern:
Monday to Friday

Kaimes School is a secondary special school located in the southeast of the City of Edinburgh, catering for 96 young people, many of whom have a diagnosis of Autism and other additional support needs. We are seeking a skilled and enthusiastic Senior Pupil Support Officer who shares our commitment to relationships, inclusion and high‑quality care and learning for every learner.

• Train, mentor and induct pupil support staff.
• Support GIRFEC processes.
• Liaise with families.
• Work collaboratively as part of a highly supportive staff team and contribute to the wider life of the school.

• Desirable:
  Experience working with young people with complex additional needs.
• Must hold or be able to obtain a current Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 check.
• If spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out of the UK in the last 5 years, must provide an overseas criminal record check.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and can be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, 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 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 interview process will include an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements.