Primary School Support Assistant

Main Purpose of the Role

Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job, it’s about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of everything we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch.

Primary School Support Assistant (Fixed Term, up to 12 months) – PKC
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Salary: £7,206 – £7,388 (12 hours per week, term‑time only)

The Community School of Auchterarder

We need an assistant to supervise pupils, especially during school lunchtimes, and support children in the lunch hall and playground.

The role is fixed‑term to cover maternity leave, starting January 2026 and ending August 2026.

Key duties include:

• Supervise pupils during lunchtimes (12:10‑1:22 pm).
• Support children in the lunch hall and playground.
• Provide additional 6 hours per week at other key times (flexibility may apply).
• Work Monday to Friday during term‑time.

The Community School of Auchterarder is an all‑through school (Nursery, Primary and Secondary), serving about 1,100 children and young people.

The school is in a rural location, 14 miles south of Perth, with good road links to Perthshire, Glasgow, Edinburgh and the central belt.

The school council includes Aberuthven, Blackford, Dunning.

Our motto is ‘Strive to Excel’. We encourage children to be:

• Happy
• Engaged
• Ambitious
• Respectful
• Trustworthy

• A genuine interest in children and their wellbeing.
• Kindness, empathy, patience and an ability to engage with children and young people.
• Confidentiality regarding children, young people and their families.

Our values and behaviours guide our work. In your application you will be asked to demonstrate how you support these values.

• A generous annual leave package.
• Six days public holiday and an additional discretionary day.
• 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.

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External candidates must provide contact details for two referees, including email addresses. One must be your current or most recent employer.

We welcome applications from everyone. As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements. We also encourage applicants from former armed forces personnel/reservists.

Children and/or protected adults work is regulated; you will need to complete the PVG Scheme or an update check, and you may be required to provide an overseas criminal record check if you have lived overseas for 12+ months within the last 10 years.

Seniority level:
Entry level

Employment type:

Temporary

Job function:
Administrative

Industry: Administrative and Support Services

Recruitment Team: (01738) 475555