Pupil Support Assistant Level 2

Pupil Support Assistant (2)

The Education Directorate is committed to improving life chances for all through a wide range of direct services which support our children, young people, families, and the wider Fife community. Our approach to improvement is rooted in our core values: compassion, ambition, respect, and equity which reflect the ethos, culture, and practice principles of all staff across the directorate. We strive to ensure that our attitudes and behavior reflect these core values in all our dealings with children, young people, their families, and the wider community in partnership with those who support them.

As part of your application, you must provide us with a supporting statement which outlines how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the how to apply section of our career site. Without a supporting statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your supporting statement at the section marked 'upload resumé'. Your supporting statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement.

Please consider and demonstrate the following when completing your supporting statement:

• Ways in which you have demonstrated that you can work effectively as part of a team.
• Ways in which you have worked with others to meet all learners’ needs.
• Ways in which you have built and sustained positive relationships that have led to positive outcomes for learners.

We are looking for a committed Pupil Support Assistant (2) who is passionate about improving life chances for all, so that children and young people can achieve their full potential. As a Pupil Support Assistant (2), you will work under the direction and supervision of a class teacher or senior member of staff to assist by supporting children and young people who have been identified as requiring additional support.

You will be required to:

• Support pupils/children individually or in class or in small groups in identified areas of learning and personal development.
• Contribute information to update planning and review process for individual pupils/children.
• Supervise pupil/child self-administration of medication. You will offer a high level of personal care which will enable the pupil/child to function to their full potential e.g. toileting, administrating medication in line with agreed training procedures and encouraging self-help and independence.
• Carry out support programmes designed by visiting specialists e.g. speech and language programmes, physiotherapy and/or occupational therapy programmes.
• Support pupil/child mobility (as defined by moving and handling training) on an emergency/short-term basis and for low-level needs e.g. to support toileting or short-term injury such as a broken leg.

A link to the role profile is included below, where you will find more information about the role, with specific reference to essential and desirable criteria for applicants.

You are required to have good levels of interpersonal skills and abilities which will enable you to work as a member of a team to ensure positive outcomes for all children and young people. Experience of supporting young people with additional support needs is required. Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.

You must have the ability to register with SSSC within 6 months of taking up employment in this role (Early Learning Centres/Primary and Special schools only) and must complete the required Post Registration Training and Learning (PRTL) over the registration period. Good IT skills are also required. As this role requires SSSC registration, the successful applicant will have three months to apply for registration. If appointed, you must start your application as soon as possible so you're registered within the required six months. If you need to achieve a qualification to maintain your SSSC membership, information will be provided if you are appointed. You must ensure you complete the qualification within the specified timeframe.

Further information is included in the role profile. Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviors in the workplace. See our how we work matters behavior framework for more information. Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services. Council department information is available. For further information, please contact Kerry Gibson at Kerry.Gibson@fife.gov.uk.