Principal Teacher – St Mungo’s RC Primary School (Internal Only)

Job Description

Please note, it is essential that you have a Catholic Teaching Certificate and approval from the Catholic Church.

The Principal Teacher will be a member of the school’s leadership team and will have delegated operational leadership and management responsibility within the whole school, Nursery – P7. The Principal teacher will have 0.9fte responsibility for a class and 0.1fte management and leadership allocation.

Planning and delivering high quality learning and teaching which takes full consideration of both Equity and Excellence Providing high quality coaching and mentoring for stage/level colleagues. Managing and leading the development of the literacy curriculum as identified within the school improvement plan Contributing to school self-evaluation Lead whole school approach to moderation Contributing to the development and implementation of all whole school policies Working in partnership with parents, specialist agencies and staff as appropriate To act as a source of contact and communication in the case of the temporary absence of the Headteacher and Depute Headteacher

Additional Information

You can view the application pack below which contains the job profile outlining the skills, experience and knowledge required for this job.  You can also find our recruitment privacy notice and a general information pack about Clackmannanshire Council.

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 Children and / or Protected Adults 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 £38,000 per annum, which will be deducted from your first pay.  Further information can be found here https://www.mygov.scot/pvg-scheme

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

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