Support for Learning Teacher - Drummond Community High School

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

Support For Learning Teacher - fixed term until 26/06/2025
Drummond Community High School

Salary: £32,217 - £48,516 (pro-rata for part time)
Hours: 12.25 per week

2 days per week - Thursday and Friday.

Drummond Community High School is a fully comprehensive, non-denominational secondary school based in Edinburgh city centre. We have a growing school roll that we expect to rise above 600 next session. We pride ourselves on Nurturing Big Ambitions and this school vision permeates every aspect of our diverse and inclusive school community. Our pathways of support are designed to ensure that every young person develops their academic potential, talents, interests and abilities and we offer a wide range of opportunities across the curriculum from S1 to S6 to prepare learners for their future positive destination. The senior leadership team comprises of the Head Teacher, two Depute Head Teachers, a Business Manager, a Senior Development Officer.

We are looking for a motivated and inspirational part time Support for Learning Teacher to join our Integrated Pupil Support Team working 2 days per week. The successful candidate will work with a team of 3 teaching staff and a Support for Learning Leader and work closely with families, partners and school staff to effectively support young people. Our school has a strong sense of community and has worked hard to achieve very productive links with our associated primary schools through close collaboration with our Transition Teacher.

For more information about the school, please visit the website https://drummondhigh.org or follow us on Twitter @Drummond_CHS.

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

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.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

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