Pupil Support Assistant - Gylemuir Primary School

Pupil Support Assistant

Gylemuir Primary School is looking for a Pupil Support Assistant to join our talented support team.

Salary: £26,806 - £27,032 (pro‑rated for part‑time and sessional).

Hours:

27.25 per week, 39 weeks sessional.

Working pattern:
Monday to Thursday 8:40 a.m. – 3:20 p.m. (with 45 min of unpaid breaks) and Friday 8:40 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (with a 15 min unpaid break).

Responsibilities include supporting pupils with additional support needs to access education and ensuring their care and wellbeing needs are met. You will be flexible and provide support and assistance in the day‑to‑day operation of the school as directed by the leadership team. The support needs may include social, emotional and behavioural needs, requiring support for dysregulation behaviour.

This 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. Any person who has 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.

An unconditional offer of employment will be conditional upon the satisfactory outcome of these pre‑employment checks.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neuro‑divergent 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.

Equal opportunities:
Find out more about our commitment to equalities:

Behaviour:
As part of our interview process we will assess how you bring the Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working. You can find out more on our Behaviours web page:
Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council.

Salary increases annually until the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.