School Support Assistant - James Gillespie's High School - EDN30582 - #1658897

School Support Assistant 
James Gillespie’s High School

Salary: £24,909 - £25,116 (pro-rata for part-time and sessional) 
Hours: 30 per week, 40 weeks sessional 

James Gillespie’s High School is looking for a part time School Support Assistant. 

James Gillespie’s High School is in the Marchmont area of Edinburgh.  A fully co-ed comprehensive since the 1970s, we are also home to Edinburgh’s Ard-Sgoil (Gaelic Secondary).  

James Gillespie’s 18th century vision for inclusion and high-quality education endures and continues in the new school campus which was completed in August 2016, and continues in our school values today- Respect, Kindness, Integrity, Inclusion and High Expectations. 

The post holder will assist in a range of tasks relating to the care and welfare of pupils, plus the administration and organisation of resources and documentation.  

The successful candidate must work well under pressure, enjoy working with people, and have very strong organisational and time-management skills. A first-aid certificate and prior experience in schools is beneficial. For more information on James Gillespie’s High School go to Àrd-Sgoil Sheumais Ghilleasbuig (jamesgillespies.co.uk) 

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.  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. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our 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

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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