Pupil Support Assistant - Juniper Green Primary School

Pupil Support Assistant - Juniper Green Primary School Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

Pupil Support Assistant - fixed term until 26/06/2026
Juniper Green Primary School

Salary: £25,905 - £26,111 (pro-rata for part-time and Sessional)

Hours:

27.5 per week, 39 weeks sessional

Monday to Friday

Juniper Green Primary School is a co-educational non-denominational primary school administered by City of Edinburgh Education Department. It serves the residents of the Juniper Green, Baberton Mains and Colinton/Hailes areas of Edinburgh, a broad social mix. Most pupils move on to secondary school education at Currie Community High School.

The school is a modern building with excellent educational facilities. There are 14 classes and a term time only nursery. The building has classrooms with flexible space for active learning as well as a playground that is well designed for interesting and active play.

The Headteacher and two Depute Headteachers. All members of the senior leadership team have a teaching commitment. The support staff comprises of a business manager, school administrator, a clerical assistant, a PSO and 12 pupil support assistants. The school has an active and engaged Parent Council. After School Care club is available for pupils from P1-P7.

At Juniper Green Primary staff work together to ensure, we get the right support, in the right way for every child. It is important to us that everyone feels they are a visible, valued and respected part of the Juniper Green family. Staff are included and involved in decisions about the school and the way we work to support our children.

We are looking for individuals to join our dynamic team who ideally have previous experience of supporting children and who are committed to providing a high-quality service with enthusiasm and creativity.

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.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Are you keen to shape the future of Scotland’s capital city? The City of Edinburgh Council is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic individuals to work with us and deliver key services across our capital city. We’re the second largest local authority in Scotland with a workforce of over 19,000 who all play a crucial role in maintaining and supporting vital services to over 500,000 residents.

We offer an incredible variety of career opportunities across a broad range of sectors. Join us and you’ll find a role where you can make a difference and grow your career.

Our Culture:

Our Behaviours, respect, integrity, and flexibility guide everything that we do, and we strive to make sure all…