Additional Needs Assistant

1 month ago


Hawick, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom Scottish Borders Council Full time
Job Details

Grade: 4B

Hourly Rate:
£ £12.8931

Salary:
£ £ pro rata per annum (Term Time Only)

Contract Duration:
Permanent

Role Purpose
Teviot and Liddesdale Cluster are working to develop support for our children and young people the Cluster.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Additional Needs Assistant initially based at Burnfoot Community School, however you may be required to work within our other Cluster Schools (Trinity, Stirches, Wilton, Drumlanrig, Denholm, Newcastleton & Hawick High School) in the future.

A driving licence is essential.
Essential
No formal qualifications are required, but an acceptable standard of school education is desirable. Additional Needs Assistants will be required to undertake on the job training as and when available.

A current driving licence and use of a vehicle is an essential requirement of this post.

* If you have a disability which precludes you from holding a drivers licence, Scottish Borders Council will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability.

Should it be possible to make such an adjustment in order that you can undertake the travel responsibilities of the post, this will be taken into account in consideration for this role.

Informal Enquiries
Informal enquiries may be made to Catriona Stewart by telephone on or by email at

Scottish Borders Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve.

We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010.

In particular from candidates who assess themselves as having a disability, under the Disability Confident Employer scheme this guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the post.

All appointments will be made on merit.
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