Support for Learning Assistant

Stirling Council • Part-time • Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom • 1d ago

Closing Date: 22/05/2026
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £18,744 - £19,569
Hours: 27 hours 30 minutes per week

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team at our secondary specialist provision in Bannockburn High School, which opened in August 2023. Our specialist provision currently meets the needs of autistic young people and those young people with more complex additional support needs. We are seeking to appoint 5 permanent Support for Learning Assistants (SLAs) who will work for 27.5 hours per week during term-time as phase II of our new build is due to be completed after the summer break.

The start date for these posts is Monday 10 August 2026.

The successful candidates will have experience in supporting children and young people. Knowledge of autism and appropriate support strategies is desirable. The successful candidates will be kind, flexible, supportive, understanding and able to listen and respond appropriately to young people. They will be a valued part of a team, working collaboratively with teachers and other professionals to provide an appropriate environment, learning and support to meet the holistic needs of our young people.

Should you require any additional information in relation to the post duties, please contact Rachael McIlwraith Principal Teacher Bluebell House using mcilwraithr02s@glow.sch.uk

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

Additional Salary Information

Stirling Information

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

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