School and Pupil Support Officer (2 posts), Perth High School - PKC13094
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 22 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £18,616.00 i £19,623.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 06 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Perth, PH1 1HB |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Perth and Kinross Council |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | PKC13094 |
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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:
School & Pupil Support Officer (2 posts) - PKC13094
£18,816 - £19,623 (30 hours per week, term-time only)
Perth High School
We are looking for a highly enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Business Support team as School and Pupil Support Officer.
About the School
This is an exciting time to join our team! Perth High School is a large, friendly and welcoming comprehensive, drawing pupils from a mix of Perth City and rural Perthshire.
We are an ambitious school, for all of our people and are undergoing a significant period of change both in our development as a school community and we have just completed the incredibly exciting move to our state of the art Passivhaus standard building completed in August 2025.
http://perthhigh.net/new-school-build/
Skills & Experience Required
Support the School
- Assist staff with monitoring pupil attendance.
- Communicate with staff and parent’s regarding pupil’s unexplained absence and illness.
- Update SEEMIS with pupil absence and annual data information.
- Recording of staff/pupil injuries/illness and pupils prescribed medicine.
- Collect pupils from classes when required for meetings with Headteacher or Depute Headteacher.
- Escort service for pupils during the school day.
- Build good and trusting relationships with children and adhere to child protection and equalities legislation.
- Provide support for children with specific health or medical needs where appropriate.
- Provide first aid as required to children and staff.
- Provide comfort and care for minor accidents.
- Ordering of first aid supplies.
- Organise annual immunisation programme.
- Operate CCTV equipment.
- Operate reprographic equipment, collate and issue print materials.
- Assist with management and maintenance of resources across the school.
- Operate departmental systems including for the input, collation and retrieval of information and carry out searches as required.
- Maintain and utilise other electronic databases for the input, collation and retrieval of information as required.
- Maintain various records, registers and statistical information, both manual and computerised.
- Assist with a range of administrative functions conducted within the locality including and operation of Multi-Functional Devices and printers.
Support the Staff
- Assist teaching staff in the support and supervision of children within class and on visits to ensure safety.
- Supervision of children in and out with school premises during learning times, intervals and lunchtime.
- Assume specific responsibilities in agreed and planned procedures for emergencies and contingency planning.
Support the Children
- Build good and trusting relationships with children and adhere to child protection and equalities legislation.
- Attend to the personal needs of the children and assist in maintaining a healthy, safe and hygienic environment.
- Provide support for children with specific health or medical needs where appropriate.
- Provide first aid as required to children and staff.
- Provide comfort and care for minor accidents, ailments or upsets.
Working at Perth & Kinross Council
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. Find out more about Perth & Kinross Council and you could soon be joining our team!
Here's what we can offer you:
- 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.
Next Steps
We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to get in touch with Jenda Macluskey, Business Manager via email - JMacluskey@pkc.gov.uk 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.
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@pkc.gov.uk to discuss any reasonable adjustments. Appointments are based on evidence supplied during the selection process.
Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. That includes welcoming applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.
Working with children and/or protected adults is regarded as a regulated role and under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 you will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check.
If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 10 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check.
A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of the above mentioned mandatory pre-employment checks (including references) and will also include eligibility to work in the UK, qualifications and fitness to undertake the post.
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