Primary School Support Assistant, Burrelton Primary School - PKC. Educa

Main Purpose of the Role

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

We currently have the following opportunity:

Primary School Support Assistant (Fixed Term until 16 August 2026) - PKC
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£21,018 - £21,550 (35 Hours per week, Term-time only)

Burrelton Primary School

As our Primary School Support Assistant, your duties in this post involves lunchtime supervision of pupils in the dining room and in the playground.

This role offers you the opportunity to use excellent communication and interpersonal skills in a busy learning environment.

The successful applicant will support the day to day running of the lunch time experience under the direction of the Head Teacher.

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

Applicants must demonstrate:

• Organisational skills to plan own workload, ensuring attention to detail in all areas of responsibility.
• Communication skills to deal effectively with school staff and pupils.
• Positive, supportive and nurturing relationships with children.
• An ability to deal effectively with enquiries and requests by providing information as required.
• A good level of digital skills to operate relevant systems and equipment necessary for completing routine assigned tasks.
• Some understanding of financial activities to process data.

We are looking for a personable, friendly and flexible person to join our school team and you will have excellent personal skills.

We are looking for an individual who has the enthusiasm and flexibility to work in a busy small school environment.

Applicants must be able to work independently and as part of a small team and must be committed to delivering high standards of service.

If you have any IT qualifications, this would be beneficial, but it is not an essential requirement.

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
• 6 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

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.

We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to get in touch with Angela Thomson, Head Teacher on or email burrelton@ to find out more.

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External candidates are required to provide 2 references, 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 - Secondment Request Form on MyView. Please note that secondment requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.

We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Please contact the the hiring manager above or the Recruitment Team on (01738) 475555 or recruitment@ to discuss any reasonable adjustments.…