Support for Learning Teacher - St. John Vianney Primary School

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

Teacher - Support for Learning - Fixed Term until 04/04/2025
St. John Vianney RC Primary School

Salary: £32,217 - £48,516
Hours: 35 per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a temporary Support for Learning Teacher at St John Vianney RC Primary School. This is maternity cover for the current SfL teacher. This is an opportunity for either an experienced SfL teacher OR a teacher who would like to gain experience in this role. Ideally, the successful candidate will have:

Previous experience in this role OR have a keen interest in developing their experience as a Support for Learning Teacher.

Experience in teaching Fresh Start and Read Write Inc.

Up to date training in ASL practices and policies.

For the right candidate, ASL training will be provided. We have planned for the start date to overlap with the current SfL teacher for one week, allowing them to shadow and gain experience. The position is well supported by the Depute Head Teacher, working closely as our ‘ASL TEAM’. The position is advertised as 1.0 FTE, although there can be flexibility with this.

St John Vianney Primary School is organised into 9 classes from P1-P7 and a large Early Learning Centre. The school is led by a management team of a Head Teacher, Depute Head Teacher, a Principal Teacher and a Business Manager. The leadership team is ably supported by a School Administrator, a great team of Pupil Support Assistants and a Service Support Officer.

Our school is very multi-cultural, with over 30 languages/countries celebrated across our community. It’s a big part of who we are! Place2Be is also part of our school.

If you would like to find out more about of the position, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the Head Teacher - Chris Kelly: christopher.kelly@st-johnvianney.edin.sch.uk

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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