Primary School Support Worker

LOCATION:
Rattray Primary School Rattray Blairgowrie, PH10 7DG

SALARY:
£17,072 - £18,123 per year

CONTRACT TYPE:
Permanent

POSITION TYPE:
Part Time

HOURS:
32 hours per week

£17,072 - £18,123 (32 Hours per week, Term-time only)
Rattray Primary School

We are looking to appoint a committed Primary Pupil Support Worker to join our welcoming team.

Your duties will be as follows.
- Provide a general reception service, receive visitors, issue visitor cards and deal with enquiries from the public, both in person and on the telephone. Pass on relevant information or refer caller/visitor to appropriate source.
- Sort and prioritise incoming mail and messages for the headteacher and the school to facilitate efficient distribution and appropriate response.
- Ensure outgoing mail is despatched as appropriate, meeting deadlines, and ensuring the security of confidential records.
- Provide clerical support through minute taking, handling sensitive and confidential documentation, filing duties, messengerial duties and collection of school monies e.g. lunch, school trips.
- Maintain and update various registers, records and update databases including SEEMIS.
- Operate reprographic equipment, collate and issue print materials.
- Support the Headteacher in ensuring effective compliance with Council financial policies and procedures including assisting with Devolved School Management procedures.
- Support the Headteacher to maintain proper financial records, e.g. carry out bank reconciliations and maintain petty cash floats.
- Update financial commitment systems ensuring that all income and expenditure transactions are recorded for DSM and School Funds.
- Maintain financial records through the use of the Council’s Financial System (Integra) and Procurement System (PECOS).
- Support the wider life of the school e.g. special seasonal events, organisation of parents’ evenings and prize giving.
- Assist with management and maintenance of resources across the school.
- Assume specific responsibilities in agreed and planned procedures for emergencies and contingency planning.
- Build good and trusting relationships with children and adhere to child protection and equalities legislation.

You may be required to perform duties other than those given in the job description for the post. The particular duties and responsibilities attached to the post may vary from time to time depending on the requirements of the Service without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibilities entailed.

**Requirements**:

- Ideally you will have experience of working with children.
- You must have good organisation and administrative skills.
- You must be able to use ICT including Word & Excel for a variety of purposes.
- You must be able to keep financial records.
- Ideally you will have knowledge of child protection issues.
- Ideally you will have a basic understanding of financial procedure.
- You must be able to build and maintain positive relationships with children, colleagues and parents.
- You must be able to cope with the demands of the job and attend on a regular basis.
- You must have an awareness of Health and Safety Issues as they affect you and others and comply with all relevant Health and Safety legislation.
- You must be able to treat children, colleagues, parents and the community in accordance with the Council’s policies on equalities and dignity at work.
- The ability to communicate effectively with children, colleagues and parents verbally and in writing.
- Have a flexible attitude to sharing duties.
- You must be willing to work indoors and outdoors.
- Ideally you will be committed to the wider life of the school.
- Contribute to the performance of the school by achieving team objectives and priorities.
- Demonstrate personal commitment to tasks and objectives routinely delivering a first class service to all customers.
- Demonstrate a willingness to work in a collaborative environment.
- You must be able to work independently.

**The Individual**:
Please APPLY ONLINE. Facilities are available at all public libraries in Perth and Kinross. If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments, please call 01738 475555 to discuss.

A healthy work life balance is important to Perth & Kinross Council and we provide supportive management and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve a healthy work life balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.