The City of Edinburgh Council are recruiting a Pupil Support Leader position based at Wester Hailes High School.
The post is permanent working full-time 35 hours per week with a salary of £49,989 per year.
The Job Outline
The Pupil Support Leader will act as part of the Pupil Support team within the school with the ultimate aim of maximising better learning and outcomes for all students. As well as managing this, s/he will be expected to be forward thinking and innovative in terms of delivering the most appropriate interventions and programmes to all levels and abilities. A key aspect will be the ability to innovate and implement a range of approaches and opportunities for all stakeholders.
They will be an active member of the school Leadership team who will support the schools’ priorities as they emerge from COVID. They will have a sound understanding of current theories and practice relating to inclusion, improvement and raising attainment as well as the ability to ensure that appropriate implementation occurs across the school; with a focus on school, council and national priorities.
The PSL will undertake duties related to the following:
- responsibility for the leadership, good management and strategic direction of Pupil Support
- support the school’s ambition to close the poverty related attainment gap.
- to contribute to improvement planning for the appropriate priority areas
- Support a small team of dedicated staff and implement appropriate CLPL.
- curriculum development and quality assurance
- to develop and support an overview of the direction, scope and pace of Personal Social Development.
- to support, develop, implement and monitor school policies related to inclusion.
- to work with and advise colleagues in a professionally supportive and practical manner to ensure best practice in the classroom.
- to promote active participation of students in classroom experiences and their participation in raising attainment .
- To meet to the City of Edinburgh Council vision for inclusion
- the management and guidance of colleagues
- to support and provide appropriate CLPL
- to ensure that colleagues are familiar with Pupil Support school policy and its links to the school improvement plan
- the provision of advice, support and guidance to colleagues
- to initiate professional discussion, as appropriate, relating to theories, practices and research information on inclusion.
- working in partnership with colleagues, parents, other specialist agencies and staff in other schools as appropriate
- to be accountable to the DHT/ Head Teacher for any pupil achievement and subsequent other merits.
- to participate in whole school consultation, cross departmental discussion and decision making processes and subject enquiries
- meet parents & specialist agencies as necessary
You can read the full job description and apply for the post online here. The closing date for applications is 14 February 2023.
