Classroom Support Assistant (One Year Fixed Term)
Cargilfield School
Edinburgh, City of
- Expiring soon
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 26/8/2025
- Apply by:
- 15 May 2025
Job overview
A Classroom Support Assistant is required to provide one-to-one assistance for a child needing additional support in the early years of primary education in a mainstream independent school. Hours are 8.15am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday during term time. Commitment to a one year contract is preferred.
We are looking for a professional, enthusiastic, flexible and self-motivated individual with a passion for working with children. The candidate will be required to support the child to develop their social and behavioural skills, enabling them to participate and engage fully so they are able to achieve their academic potential. On a daily basis you will be expected to review their academic and behavioural targets and support them to achieve these. In addition, there are a variety of activities out of the classroom which will require support and encouragement. A willingness to join in with wider school activities as they arise is critical.
Direction will be taken from the Class Teacher and the child’s wider support team. The individual will be very much part of a home/school team and therefore the ability to build and maintain professional relationships is vital.
Ongoing training will be provided and you will have the opportunity to gain first hand professional experience whilst making a significant difference to the child’s learning and development.
The key to success will be:
· High and consistent levels of self-motivation and enthusiasm; enabling you to foster these qualities in the supported child and maximise their engagement, focus and concentration.
· The ability to gauge the right balance between supporting and empowering the child; helping them to develop independence, make progress and manage their own behaviour.
· A calm and consistent approach to behaviour management.
Location: Barnton, Edinburgh
Start date: August 26th 2025
Initial hours: 8.15am – 4pm Monday to Friday
Hourly rate: Dependent upon experience
Desirable but not essential experience: Working with children in an educational setting and or experience working with children with behavioural needs or physical disabilities.
Qualifications: Preferable but not essential – Relevant degree, NC, HNC, SVQ, PDA, PDGE
Other: Job offer will be subject to interview, PVG clearance and references
About Cargilfield School
Cargilfield is the oldest independent boarding and day prep school in Scotland, for more than 300 boys and girls, aged 3-13 years. Each child has an extensive range of opportunities to learn, explore and discover before they leave Cargilfield to join leading senior schools across the UK. Children leave with confident, lively minds, secure values and a sense of identity and community spirit that serves them well for their future lives. We achieve this by delivering a broad and challenging education in a supportive and caring family-led environment.
Cargilfield, founded in 1873, was the first prep school to be established in Scotland. It moved from Trinity in Edinburgh to its current location in Barnton in 1898. A Pre-prep and Nursery Department were added to the prep school campus during the early 1980’s in response to the changing nature of the parental body and the introduction of girls. The school was founded in 1873 by the Reverend Charles Darnell. Darnell’s aim was “to provide a liberal education and teach the merits of hard work and honesty under conditions of happiness and well-being”. This remains at the core of our ethos today.
We pride ourselves on high standards of teaching and a coherent programme of learning from Nursery through to Form 8. This is perhaps best measured by the outcomes for our pupils. We prepare boys and girls for senior schools all over the United Kingdom, offering parents choice in Edinburgh, across Scotland and the UK. In the past five years we have sent pupils to Ampleforth, Cheltenham Ladies’ College, Edinburgh Academy, Eton, Fettes, Glenalmond, Gordonstoun, Harrow, King’s Canterbury, Loretto, Marlborough, Merchiston, Oundle, Rugby, Sedbergh, Shrewsbury, Uppingham, Winchester and Wycombe Abbey.
Boys and girls are prepared for the Common Entrance or Academic Scholarship exams for their senior schools. We are proud of a 100% success rate at Common Entrance and our pupils winning an impressive number of scholarships to schools all over the UK in recent years. Although we admit to a broad range of abilities, we believe that a combination of high expectations with good teaching in small classes (an average class size of between 14 – 16 with a maximum of 18) explains our excellent results. We believe that a wide range of activity is essential for the development of children at Cargilfield. We play sport every day and creative activities such as music, drama, art and design are an important part of our curriculum. We also offer over 50 clubs that take place during the term, either during the day, the evening or boarding weekends.
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