Pupil Support Worker - Brunstane Primary School - 16939_1792419111
| Company: | The City of Edinburgh Council |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27,257 to £29,850 a year |
| Hours: | Part-time |
| Location: | Edinburgh, EH15 3BE |
| Working pattern: | On-site |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Closing date: | 26 Oct 2026 |
Summary
Pupil Support Worker
Brunstane Primary School
Salary:
£27,257-£29,850 (pro-rate for part-time and sessional)
Hours: 27.5 per week, 39 weeks sessional
Working pattern for position is 8.40am-3.25pm Mon to Thurs and 8.40am-12.30pm on Fridays, Term Time only.
We are looking for conscientious, committed candidates with excellent inter-personal and communication skills for our Enhanced Support Base.
It is essential that candidates have a flexible mindset and the ability to use their own initiative. This active role also includes elements of personal care which require patience and a caring, practical nature. The successful candidate will need the ability to stay calm under pressure and be solution focused. Working as part of a team and there will be many training opportunities to support you in working with our children and young people. Previous experience of working in a school would be desirable.
Brunstane Primary School is a non-denominational primary school which serves the Brunstane, Bingham and Magdalene area of East Edinburgh. For session 2025-26, we have 14 classes P1-7 including our ESB with a school roll of approximately 270 and a nursery with capacity for 92 children.
For more information, please visit
https://brunstaneps.com/
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.
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