Pupil Support Leader - Castlebrae Community Campus

Pupil Support Leader
Castlebrae Community Campus

Salary: £64,659 - £64,659
Hours: 35 per week

The Pupil Support Leader will be part of a Leadership and Management team of teaching staff within Castlebrae Community Campus to ensure high quality pupil support with the ultimate aim of maximising attainment and support for all pupils. S/he will work as the Pupil Support Leader with a specific remit to take a joint lead role in managing the Pupil Support department with other Pupil Support Leaders.

As well as managing Pupil Support, s/he will be expected to be forward thinking and innovative in terms of leading, managing and delivering the most appropriate PSE/HWB courses to all levels of ability at all stages in the school.

The Pupil Support Leader will be an active member of the school leadership team who will be responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of effective pupil support policies and procedures within the school. There will be a need to keep up to date with current theories and practice relating to effective support and effective and inclusive classroom teaching to ensure that appropriate implementation occurs within these departments as they focus on school, Children and Families and National priorities.

The Pupil Support Leader will have significant relevant experience as a teacher and have achieved the highest level of professionalism in the classroom. A sound knowledge of current national Health & Wellbeing developments and teaching and learning theory and practice and willingness to keep abreast of such developments and theory will be required. Evidence of a clear ability to implement and evaluate such methodology will also be of critical importance.

The Pupil Support Leader must be able to demonstrate an ability to create, motivate and work effectively within a team and organise workload to meet deadlines. Good management liaison, communication and presentational skills and a commitment to maximising pupil progress are essential to this post.

The Pupil Support Leader should demonstrate:

• proven ability to form good relationships with pupils, parents, staff and the wider community

• enthusiasm, energy, commitment, initiative, optimism and flexibility

• empathy with pupils

• A commitment to personal development

We moved into the new Castlebrae Community Campus in April 2022. Our new building has transformed learning and teaching experiences and provided innovative and inspirational spaces for our rapidly expanding community.

Find out more about our school and the work we do at https://castlebraechs.wordpress.com/ or call 0131 661 1282.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We're interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council

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