Pupil Support Worker, West Calder High School, 493.90 - INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY - WEL09300
| Posting date: | 23 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,889.00 to £25,302.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 June 2025 |
| Location: | Polbeth, EH55 8QN |
| Company: | West Lothian Council current |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | WEL09300 |
Summary
Job Advert
INTERNAL ONLY
Applications for this post will only be accepted from current employees of West Lothian Council (this includes casual and agency staff who are currently undertaking work for us)
West Calder High School is seeking to appoint a highly motivated Pupil Support Worker.
The successful candidate will have the necessary experience to assist in taking forward the vision of the school in order to support our young people.
West Calder High School is a non-denominational comprehensive school offering our students a progressive, relevant, challenging and enjoyable curriculum with opportunities for personalisation and choice. We are fully committed to engaging our young people in their learning and make it a priority to ensure that all students have the opportunity to enjoy a high quality educational experience at West Calder High School. Current roll is in the region of 1160 students.
We offer a wide and varied a curriculum, emphasising the need for learners to be as successful as possible in their attainment. We recognise and value a range of achievements in music, art, sport, technology, dance, drama, enterprise and interpersonal skills.
West Calder High School offers the opportunity for all young people to succeed. We support all learners through our Pupil Support Faculty whose aim is to meet the needs of all individuals in an atmosphere of respect for self and for others. We want WCHS to thrive as an ambitious, vibrant and caring community, working in partnership with others to improve and to meet the needs of every learner, where resources, knowledge and skills are shared and used wisely, and achievements are shared and celebrates significantly increased the level of student involvement in the life of the school, promoting active citizenship through charity work and community engagement.
Pupil support workers are required to work towards the minimum qualification within 5 years of taking up post e.g. SVQ2 (SCQF Level 6) or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject.
This post is considered Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scotland Act 2007. From 28 February 2011 preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by West Lothian Council
For further information please contact Pippa Kerr, Area Business Support Manager e-mail: phillippa.ker@westlothian.org.uk
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