Teaching assistant Work, Jobs in Kirkcaldy, Fife (with Salaries)

Pupil Support Assistant Level 2
Fife Council —Kirkcaldy
- £26,786.83 - £29,170.80 a year
- Part-time
- Medication administration
- Computer literacy
- Experience working with children
- Employee discount
1d
Pupil Support Assistant Level 3
Fife Council —Buckhaven
- £31,761.26 - £34,914.86 a year
- Part-time
- Computer literacy
- Experience working with children
- Computer skills
- Employee discount
14d
Teaching Assistant
First Class Learning Tuition Centre —Dunfermline
- £8 - £13 an hour
- Part-time
- English
- Maths
- Experience working with children
Quick apply
Pupil Support Assistant - Brunstane Primary School
City of Edinburgh Council —Edinburgh
- £26,806 - £27,032 a year
- Experience working with children
- Communication skills
- School
5d
Pupil Support Worker - Brunstane Primary School
City of Edinburgh Council —Edinburgh
- £27,257 - £29,850 a year
- Experience working with children
- Communication skills
- School
12d
Primary Early Years Support Assistant
Dundee City Council —Dundee
- £4,472 - £21,645 a year
- Temporary
- Word processing
- English
- Experience working with children
4d
Classroom Assistant - Cockenzie Primary School
East Lothian Council —Prestonpans
- £13.95 - £14.83 an hour
- Call to connect
- Experience working with children
- School
4d
Support for Learning Assistant
Falkirk Council —Bo'ness
- £27,761 - £29,246 a year
- Monday to Friday
- Experience working with children
- Communication skills
1d
Primary Support Worker
Perth & Kinross Council —Perth
- £8,995 - £9,476 a year
- Temporary
- Experience working with children
- Communication skills
- School
Primary Support Worker, Invergowrie Primary School
Perth and Kinross Council —Invergowrie
- £4,176 - £4,399 a month
- Temporary
- Microsoft Word
- Experience working with children
- First Aid Certification
- Annual leave
3d
Early Years Assistant - Craigentinny EYC
City of Edinburgh Council —Edinburgh
- £26,806 - £27,032 a year
- Experience working with children
14d
ASN Auxiliary - Ross High School
East Lothian Council —Tranent
- £15.16 - £16.30 an hour
- Call to connect
- School
4d
Support Worker (Early Years) - Haddington Primary School
East Lothian Council —Haddington
- £15.16 - £16.30 an hour
- Call to connect
- Experience working with children
- First Aid Certification
- School
4d
Enhanced Pupil Support Assistant
Perth & Kinross Council —Perth
- £18,162 - £19,759 a year
- Temporary
- Experience working with children
- Communication skills
- School
8d
Pupil Support Assistant - St Joseph's RC Primary School
City of Edinburgh Council —Edinburgh
- £26,806 - £27,032 a year
- Holidays
- Experience working with children
- Communication skills
- School
1d
Pupil Support Worker - Rowanfield School
City of Edinburgh Council —Edinburgh
- £27,257 - £29,850 a year
- Experience working with children
- School
Learning Assistant ASN - Newbattle High School
Midlothian Council —Dalkeith
- £19,249.21 - £30,187.00 a year
- Temporary
- Experience working with children
- School
4d
Graduate Learning Support Assistant (Maternity Cover, Oct 2026)
School Talent —Edinburgh
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- School
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Quick apply
Learning Assistant – Alva Academy
Clackmannanshire Council —Alva
- £26,791.02 - £29,327.77 a year
- Temporary
- Experience working with children
- School
Primary Support Worker, Ruthvenfield Primary School
Perth and Kinross Council —Perth
- £8,995 - £9,476 a year
- Temporary
- Experience working with children
- Communication skills
- School
- Annual leave

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Pupil Support Assistant Level 2

Fife Council -
Kirkcaldy

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Job details

Part-time
£26,786.83 - £29,170.80 a year
1 day ago

Benefits

Employee discount

Qualifications

Medication administration
SSSC
Computer literacy
Classroom support tutoring
Experience working with children
Education
Collaboration with schools and educational staff
Computer skills
Experience of working with children and young people
National 5

Full job description

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 31 August 2026

Closing Date: Sunday 23 August 2026

Contract Type: Temporary until 2 July 2027

Salary: FC4 £26,786.83 - £29,170.80 (Pro-Rata)

Working Pattern: 20 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Location: Balwearie High School, Kirkcaldy

Purpose and Values of Education Directorate

The Education Directorate is committed to Improving Life Chances for All through a wide range of direct services which support our children, young people, families and the wider Fife community. Our approach to improvement is rooted in our core values: Compassion, Ambition, Respect and Equity which reflect the ethos, culture and practice principles of all staff across the directorate. We strive to ensure that our attitudes and behaviour reflect these core values in all our dealings with children, young people, their families, and the wider community in partnership with those who support them.

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement .

Please consider and demonstrate the following when completing your Supporting Statement:

Ways in which you have demonstrated that you can work effectively as part of a team.

(Consider the following: how you have built positive relationships build on trust and respect; how you communicate with others; how you use your initiative to meet targets and achieve goals.)

Ways in which you have worked with others to meet all learners needs?

(Consider the following: how you have shared information, followed plans, supported learners, worked with others?)

Ways in which you have built and sustained positive relationships that have led to positive outcomes for learners.

(Consider the following: how have you have demonstrated care and commitment when actively engaging with learners about their wellbeing; how have you established positive and purposeful relationships within your school community; how have you worked collaboratively with others to improve outcomes for learners?)

Job Details

We are looking for a committed Pupil Support Assistant who is passionate about improving life chances for all, so that children and young people can achieve their full potential. As a Pupil Support Assistant, you will work under the direction and supervision of a Class Teacher or senior member of staff to assist by supporting children and young people who have been identified as requiring additional support.

You will be required to:

Support pupils/children individually or in class or in small groups in identified areas of learning and personal development.

Contribute information to update planning and review process for individual pupils/children.

Supervise pupil/child self-administration of medication. You will offer a high level of personal care which will enable the pupil/child to function to their full potential e.g. toileting, administrating medication in line with agreed training procedures and encouraging self-help and independence.

Carry out support programmes designed by visiting specialists e.g. speech and language programmes, physiotherapy and/or occupational therapy programmes.

Support pupil/child mobility (as defined by moving and handling training) on an emergency/short-term basis and for low level needs e.g. to support toileting or short term injury such as a broken leg.

The Person

You are required to have good levels of interpersonal skills and abilities which will enable you to work as a member of a team to ensure positive outcomes for all children and young people.

Experience of supporting young people with additional support needs.

You must apply to register with SSSC within 3 months of taking up employment in this role (Early Learning Centres/Primary and Special Schools only) and maintain your registration.

2 National 5s, 2 Standard Grades, 2 O Grades or equivalent.

For Early Learning Centres/Primary and Special Schools only - NC in Early Education and Childcare at SCQF Level 6 or SVQ Social Services (Children and Young People) at SCQF Level 6 or Professional Development Award in Education Support Assistance at SCQF Level 6 or equivalent or, a commitment to achieve in the first period of registration as required by the employer.

Good IT skills.

Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.

As this role requires SSSC registration, you will have three months to apply for registration.

If you need to achieve a qualification to maintain your SSSC membership, information will be provided if you are appointed. You must ensure you complete the qualification within the specified timeframe.

More details are included in the role profile.

Further Information

Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile

How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information.

Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.

Directorate Information - Council Department information

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For further information please contact: Lisa Forbes at [email protected]

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Pupil Support Assistant - Brunstane Primary School

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Primary Early Years Support Assistant

Classroom Assistant - Cockenzie Primary School

Support for Learning Assistant

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Primary Support Worker, Invergowrie Primary School

Early Years Assistant - Craigentinny EYC

ASN Auxiliary - Ross High School

Support Worker (Early Years) - Haddington Primary School

Enhanced Pupil Support Assistant

Pupil Support Assistant - St Joseph's RC Primary School

Pupil Support Worker - Rowanfield School

Learning Assistant ASN - Newbattle High School

Graduate Learning Support Assistant (Maternity Cover, Oct 2026)

Learning Assistant – Alva Academy

Primary Support Worker, Ruthvenfield Primary School

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