Closing Date: 11/09/2026
Contract Type: Temporary until 25/06/2027
Salary: £6,816 - £7,116
Hours: 10 per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Support for Learning Assistant to become a valued member of our school team within Ochil House, Wallace High School.
You will be fully involved in the life and work of this happy and busy additional support needs school setting, providing an invaluable contribution towards high quality care and education of children with severe and complex additional support needs.
Applications are welcomed from enthusiastic and committed individuals with experience of working with secondary aged young people with a range of abilities, ideally including those with additional support needs. You will work within an enthusiastic and hard-working team to support children with learning opportunities that are part of a high quality, child-centred secondary education together with looking after the care and welfare needs of our young learners.
You will be a reliable, patient and innovative individual, who will be an effective team member. In addition, you will have good communication and organisational skills, a positive and solution focused attitude, and show a commitment to ongoing professional development. Enhanced training will be provided, including first aid and manual handling, to ensure that the successful candidate can effectively, and confidently, support the severe and complex additional support needs of our young people, this will include training on key medical interventions from NHS colleagues.
If you wish to join our dedicated, hard-working team, we would be very interested in hearing from you. You are welcome to contact the school in advance of your application to discuss the role further.
The successful candidate will be required to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) for Children. If your application is progressed after the interview, you will be asked to complete the form and have your details verified.
If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.
Job Description
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The Benefits
- 30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service) Pro-rated for part time roles.
- Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home arrangements where the role allows. We have a good balance across our teams, retaining the benefits to work/life balance of working from home part of the week, with the collaborative and social benefits of working from the office 2-3 days per week
- Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit https://www.scotlgpsmember.org/about-the-lgps/
- Up to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
- Carers Leave
- Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
- Access to Health & Wellbeing support
- Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Lift share Scheme
- Car Lease Scheme
- Technology Benefit Scheme
Skills Required
- Experience working with secondary-aged young people with a range of abilities, ideally including children with additional support needs
- Good communication skills
- Good organizational skills
- Reliable, patient, and innovative approach
- Effective teamwork and positive, solution-focused attitude
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Membership in the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme for Children
What We Do
Stirling Council is the local government authority for Stirling and surrounding communities in central Scotland. It provides public information and services to approximately 94,330 residents, as well as supporting local businesses and visitors. The council manages civic responsibilities across a scenic, historic area and provides public services for its communities.
