Class Teacher - Muckhart Primary

Job Description

TEMPORARY UNTIL 10/08/2025

 

Muckhart Primary School is a rural school in Clackmannanshire with a roll of 41. We currently have 2 classes. We are recruiting an experienced teacher to cover a maternity leave in the P1-3 class. Our school was built in 1845 and is situated half a mile from the centre of the village on the road to Muckhart Golf Club.  Our values of Kindness, Honesty and Determination - and our vision is “A Thriving Resilient Happy community of learners” – are the basis of our ethos and all that we do at Muckhart Primary School.

 

We are an outdoor-loving school. We have amazing grounds ideal for outdoor learning and play. We love to build dens and get muddy. We are a small core staff team of 6 and therefore we all have to muck in. We work together for the benefit of all as one Muckhart family.  We have excellent support from our families and the wider community. We have an active and supportive Parent Council.

 

Our School Improvement Focus is on raising attainment in literacy and numeracy. This session we are developing family learning opportunities and the Spring term we will be focusing on our biennial whole school show. We work closely with our cluster colleagues – this session to develop our moderation of planning, learning, teaching and assessment of writing.

 

Clackmannanshire is a lovely area to live and work in. We are lucky to be such a small county that it’s easy to get to know colleagues across all of the schools.

 

The successful applicant should be flexible and keen to take on leadership roles across the curriculum. One of the benefits of working in a small school is the variety of opportunity offered to teaching staff.

Requirements

You can view the application pack below including our recruitment privacy notice. The application pack contains the job profile outlining the skills, experience and knowledge required for this job.

 

Clackmannanshire Council is currently promoting for the (Get into Care for Adult Care) further documents can be viewed below (These do not relate to the job advertised).

 

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce. We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce.

 

Clackmannanshire Council operates a flexible hybrid approach for those roles that allow this type of working. Attendance at the office will be required to meet the needs of the business and for example to build team and stakeholder relationships. The exact pattern of working will be agreed with you as part of the recruitment process.

 

Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.

 

Applications are invited from suitably qualified GTCS registered teachers. Further information can be found here https://www.gtcs.org.uk/

 

This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. You will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Clackmannanshire Council. Further guidance will follow in your conditional offer of employment on how to apply. Please note you will be required to pay for the cost of this application, if your salary is over £30,000 per annum, which will be deducted from your first salary. Further information can be found here https://www.mygov.scot/apply-for-pvg

 

Should you have difficulty applying for a job online please call 01259 452244 (24 hrs) and leave your details along with the reference number of the post.

 

Please note that if you are selected for interview you will be notified by e-mail.

 

Please click this link to view a short video on what is expected when completing application forms for Clackmannanshire Council - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXaasgoGqmw