Pupil Support Officer

Pupil Support Officer - Wellbeing hub - fixed term until 26/06/2026
Broughton High School 

Salary: £29,173 - £33,287 (pro-rata for part time and sessional)
Hours: 30 per week, 39 weeks sessional 

Broughton High School is founded on the values of respect, inclusion and integrity.  We have high aspirations for our young people and believe that together we achieve more. Located to the north of Edinburgh's City Centre, our school building is a superb example of modern architecture: its appearance inspires those who learn and work here, and it operates very effectively in a learning environment. 

Broughton fully integrates and embraces three specialist provisions into the life and work of the school: the Edinburgh Music School, the SFA Performance School and the Specialist Dance Unit.

We believe in enabling every young person to fulfil their potential as an individual and as a member of their wider community. We emphasise the importance of excellent teaching and learning and strive to deliver flexible learning pathways that meet the needs of all young people. 

Broughton High School is recruiting a Pupil Support Officer in our Well-Being Hub to support children's transitions from primary school, build social and communication skills and support positive destinations. Experienced Pupil Support Assistants (PSA) or those who can demonstrate experience of working with children with additional support needs (S1-S4) and their families, are encouraged to apply.  

You are hard-working, with a positive outlook. You are organised and efficient, able to carry out administrative duties (aligned with GIRFEC) whilst being flexible and positive. You are the kind of person who can quickly establish rapport with children, families and colleagues.  As PSO, you will be part of enhanced staffing within the Wellbeing Hub.  The Well-being Hub is led by a Curriculum Leader, and you will work alongside them and a PSA to plan and deliver suitable activities to support children with social, emotional and behavioural needs.

All successful candidates will be given intensive training to help them carry out their role.

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.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

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

Happy to talk flexible working.

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