Enhanced Pupil Support Assistant - Intensive Provision, Inch View Primary School PK

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We currently have the following opportunity:

Enhanced Pupil Support Assistant, Intensive Support Provision (Fixed Term until 15 August 2027) - PKC
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£7,539 - £8.202 (11 Hours per week, Term-time only)
Inch View Primary School, Perth

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and caring Enhanced Pupil Support Assistant to join the Intensive Support Provision (ISP) at Inch View Primary School and work on a Thursday and Friday each week.

Our Intensive Support Provision supports children with complex additional support needs to engage in learning, develop independence and achieve their individual potential within a nurturing and inclusive environment.

Working as part of a highly skilled team, you will provide targeted support to pupils across a range of learning, communication, sensory, social and emotional needs and support with personal care.

As an Enhanced Pupil Support Assistant, you will contribute to delivering high-quality support that enables children to access learning and participate fully in school life. You will work closely with teaching staff, families and partner agencies to help ensure positive outcomes for our children and young people.

Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this post.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience of working with children and young people with additional support needs.
• Demonstrates patience, kindness and a nurturing approach.
• Has strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Can work effectively as part of a team and build positive relationships with children, families and colleagues.
• Understands the importance of inclusion and promoting children's wellbeing.
• Is flexible, resilient and able to respond positively to the changing needs of pupils.

Experience of supporting children with autism, communication difficulties, sensory needs and social-emotional needs would be advantageous.

Knowledge of nurturing approaches, trauma-informed practice and the use of visual supports would also be beneficial.

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
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Here's what we can offer you
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• A generous annual leave package (including public holidays)
• Eligibility to join our pension scheme
• Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working , Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave , time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework
• Access to a range of benefits
• Paid PVG Scheme Membership

We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. You are encouraged to discuss potential options with the recruiting manager, if this is of interest to you. A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance.

You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

External candidates are required to provide contact details for 2 referees, including email addresses. One of these must be your current or most recent employer.

Internal applicants applying for secondment must obtain line manager approval through the secondment form available under My Forms -…