Home School Practitioner - Dalkeith High School - MID07699

Job Vacancy

The successful candidate will be part of a large Integrated Pupil Support Team, including:

Four Pupil Support Leaders, One Principal Teacher of Support for Learning and Inclusion, One Principal Teacher of Inclusion, two Pupil Care and Welfare Officers and a team of Learning Support Assistants.

The successful candidate will be working closely with the team above and our families. They will work to develop a working relationship with pupils to support them to attend school, engage in learning and build relationships in the building.

The successful candidate will have a clear improvement priority to improve attendance and engagement with the young people on the caseload.

KNOWLEDGE

Essential :

• Educated to HNC social care and SVQ Level 3 (children and young people) or equivalent with a relevant discipline.
• Experience of working with the national and local practice, policy, procedure and legislation relevant to the post. This includes an awareness of the SSSC Code of Practice, Human Rights legislation, United Nation Convention of the Rights of Child and getting it right for every child .
• Have experience of working with children and families including child development, and trauma based interventions,
• Knowledge and understanding of a range of systemic interventions and methodologies, such as attachment promoting, trauma based therapy, child development and parenting capacity.
• Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of key agencies.

Desirable :

• Experience of delivering parenting programmes or other group work.
• Specialist experience of working with children and families in crisis or at risk.
• Behavioural Interview skills.

CLOSING DATE - Thursday 17th September 2026

INTERVIEW DATE - Wednesday 23rd September 2026

Job Advert

Position Title: Home School Practitioner

Directorate: Children, Young People and Partnerships

Location: Dalkeith High School

Contract Status: Permanent

Hours of Work: 30 hours per week

Working Pattern: M/T/W/T 08:15 – 15:40 F 08:15 – 12:30

Weeks per year: 39

Please note that it is Midlothian Councils policy that successful applicants will be appointed to the first point on the salary scale.

Based on 30 hours over 39 weeks per year, the minimum actual salary for this position is £25,446.04 per annum. 

Requirements

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Successful candidates will require PVG Scheme membership for Regulated Work with Children. You will be required to join the Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to commencing employment with Midlothian Council, the cost of which will be met by you. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit

Please note that Disclosure Scotland has changed the way PVG certificates are issued. You will be notified by email from Disclosure Scotland that your certificate is available to view. Once you have viewed your certificate you will be allowed to share this with your employer and it is only available for 14 days from the first day you have viewed the certificate. If you do not grant access to Midlothian Council to view before access is removed, a further application will need to be generated, and this will incur an additional cost.

PLEASE NOTE:

If you have spent more than 3 months working or living out with the UK in the last 5 years then you will also be required to present a copy of an overseas criminal record check. Details of how to apply and contact details can be found on the GOV.UK website.

Additional Information

If you have difficulty applying for this post or accessing attached documents, or if you have a disability and reasonable adjustment is required, please email the Recruitment Team at View email address on s1jobs.com stating the post reference number.

Midlothian Council is currently undergoing a period of transformation, changing and improving the way it delivers services in Midlothian. As a consequence, there are a number of existing employees for whom we are committed to seeking suitable alternative employment within the Council in accordance with our legal obligations. Candidates are advised that, for some vacancies, internal candidates in this situation will be interviewed before the wider selection pool and a slightly longer delay may be experienced before application outcomes can be advised to you. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

If you are a trainee of a Midlothian Council Training Programme, have a disability or you are a care experienced young person who has previously been a looked after child you are eligible for a guaranteed interview if you meet the essential criteria for the post.