Pupil Support Assistant (Vision Support Service) - Sunny Bank School - ABC12021inAberdeeninAberdeenPUBLISHED TUE 1 APR 2025
£30,285 per annum
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Aberdeen City CouncilrduH46e
Opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of pupils with vision impairments, helping them achieve their potential.
Part-time role allows for better work-life balance and flexibility in working hours.
Permanent position providing job security and opportunities for professional growth within the Aberdeen City Council.
Supportive working environment committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Access to training and development opportunities to enhance skills in supporting children with additional needs.
Being part of a Disability Confident Employer, promoting an inclusive workplace for individuals with disabilities.
Participation in guaranteed interview schemes for applicants facing various barriers, promoting fairness in recruitment.
Exciting Opportunity: Pupil Support Assistant (Vision Support Service) at Sunny Bank School, Aberdeen
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people? Join our dedicated team at Sunny Bank School as a Pupil Support Assistant, where you can help shape an inclusive educational environment for pupils with additional support needs. As a vital member of our community, you’ll promote effective learning and personal development while creating a nurturing atmosphere that enables every child to reach their potential.
In this part-time, permanent role, you'll work collaboratively under guidance, using your empathy, patience, and communication skills to build positive relationships with students. If you're committed to equality and diversity, or if you’re a caring individual who understands the importance of supportive education, we want to hear from you! We offer flexible working patterns to help balance your professional and personal life. Plus, as a Disability Confident Employer, we provide the necessary support for everyone in the recruitment process. Join us in making a real impact today!
Opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of pupils with vision impairments, helping them achieve their potential.
Part-time role allows for better work-life balance and flexibility in working hours.
Permanent position providing job security and opportunities for professional growth within the Aberdeen City Council.
Supportive working environment committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Access to training and development opportunities to enhance skills in supporting children with additional needs.
Being part of a Disability Confident Employer, promoting an inclusive workplace for individuals with disabilities.
Participation in guaranteed interview schemes for applicants facing various barriers, promoting fairness in recruitment.
Job Purpose
Before applying for this job, it is important that you read the Applicant Guidance by clicking on this link and the Job Profile attached. These explain the job role and the type of person we're looking for.
Location: Sunnybank School, Aberdeen
Duration: Permanent, Part Time
Roles that require PVG Membership
Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 11 and above (currently £30,285 per annum / £16.64 per hour)
The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.
Job Purpose/about The Role
To help promote effective learning, teaching, personal development and an atmosphere where pupils can achieve to reach their potential under direction and supervision.
The Post Holder Needs To Hold As a Minimum
Please see the Job Profile for further details.
Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.
Flexible Working
We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact
Armed Forces
We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
Role
We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:
Before applying for this job, it is important that you read the Applicant Guidance by clicking on this link and the Job Profile attached. These explain the job role and the type of person we're looking for.
Location: Sunnybank School, Aberdeen
Duration: Permanent, Part Time
Roles that require PVG Membership
Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 11 and above (currently £30,285 per annum / £16.64 per hour)
The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.
Job Purpose/about The Role
To help promote effective learning, teaching, personal development and an atmosphere where pupils can achieve to reach their potential under direction and supervision.
The Post Holder Needs To Hold As a Minimum
- PVG membership for regulated work with children and/or protected adults or, a willingness to obtain prior to a formal offer of employment being made
- Proven oral communication, literacy and numeracy skills
- Empathy, patience and tolerance and to respond positively to a variety of additional support needs
- Establishing positive relationships with others
Please see the Job Profile for further details.
Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.
Flexible Working
We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact
Armed Forces
We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
Role
We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:
- have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2all jobs)
- looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
- are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
- have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
- are New Scots* aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships
- "New Scots" are defined as refugees and asylum seekers who are in Scottish communities and include those who have been granted refugee status or another form of humanitarian protection, people seeking asylum, those who have been refused asylum, and those whose application has been refused but who remain in Scotland.
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