Support for Learning Assistant - 101223 - 436748
| Posting date: | 20 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £15,191.00 to £19,504.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 September 2025 |
| Location: | Stirling, FK9 5HW |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Stirling Council |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 436748 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to become a valued member of our team, within Wallace High School’s Ochil House, working as a Support for Learning Assistant. We have four posts available.
There are three temporary positions for 29.5 hours and one 24 hour position, with the contract continuing until June 2026.
The working day for the 29.5 hour posts will be Monday to Friday - Monday and Tuesday 8.50 a.m. to 3.50 p.m. and then Wednesday to Friday 8.50 a.m. until 2.50 p.m., with a thirty minute break each day.
You will be fully involved in the life and work of this happy and busy additional support needs provision, providing an invaluable contribution in the care and wide ranging education of young people with severe and complex additional support needs.
Applications are welcomed from enthusiastic and committed individuals with good experience of working with children and young people, ideally including those with additional support needs. Your background may be from early years, primary or secondary settings or you may have other relevant experience. You will work within an enthusiastic and hard-working team to support young people with learning opportunities that are part of a high quality, person-centred education.
You will be a reliable, patient and innovative individual, who will be an effective team member. In addition, you will have good communication and organisational skills, a positive and solution focused attitude, and show a commitment to ongoing professional development. Significant training will be provided to ensure that the successful candidate can effectively and confidently support the severe and complex additional support needs of our young people, this will include training on key medical interventions from NHS colleagues.
If you wish to join our dedicated, hard-working team, we would be very interested in hearing from you. You are welcome to contact Ochil House to hear a little more about the post, the Wallace High phone number is 01786 462166 and they can direct your call.
The successful candidate will be required to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) for Children. If your application is progressed after the interview, you will be asked to complete the form and have your details verified.
If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.
Support for Learning Assistant Job Description
Salary Additional Information
Stirling Information February
The Benefits
- 30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service
- Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home arrangements. Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don’t always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.
- Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit https://www.scotlgpsmember.org/about-the-lgps/
- Up to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
- Carers Leave
- Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
- Access to Health & Wellbeing support
- Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Lift share Scheme
- Car Lease Scheme
- Technology Benefit Scheme
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