Care Experienced Support Teacher (Temporary) REQ05909

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Care Experienced Support Teacher (Secondary) (Temporary)

An exciting one-year opportunity has arisen within Education and Families for a dedicated and motivated Care Experienced Support Teacher (Secondary) to join North Lanarkshire’s Virtual School Team.

About the Virtual School

North Lanarkshire is committed to The Promise and ensuring that all children and young people achieve their full potential. The Virtual School is a small, multi‑disciplinary team established to provide intensive and responsive support for care experienced children and young people.

Our key priorities are:

1. Ensuring effective support is in place for care experienced learners, with a particular focus on improving attainment and achievement.
2. Working collaboratively with families, especially those of learners who are looked after at home or in kinship care, to support young people to thrive within their family environment.
3. Providing support and challenge across Education and Families to improve outcomes for care experienced children and their families.

Although not a physical school, the Virtual School works closely with all North Lanarkshire schools to ensure robust planning, monitoring and tracking of achievements, enabling targeted support for care experienced learners who require intensive level assistance.

About the Role

The Care Experienced Support Teacher (Secondary) will work collaboratively with young people, their families, and a range of Education and Families colleagues, including teachers, social workers, support staff and educational psychologists. The role also involves partnership working with health professionals, training providers, employers, Who Cares? Scotland, and other key partners as part of a multi‑agency approach to supporting young people and their families.

This is an excellent opportunity for a suitably qualified secondary teacher—ideally with experience supporting care experienced children and young people—to join a dynamic and dedicated team committed to improving outcomes at both local and national levels.

Who We Are Looking For

You will bring:

• A proven track record of successful and innovative teaching and learning
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• A genuine commitment to collaborative working
• A passion for improving outcomes for care experienced young people

Further Information

If you would like more information or wish to discuss this post, please contact:

Mary Jane Hunter, North Lanarkshire Virtual School Lead

huntermar@northlan.gov.uk

This is a temporary position until 25/06/2027

You will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member prior to commencing in this role.

Any offer of appointment to this post is subject to satisfactory reference(s) and any other appropriate conditions.

If appointed we will contact your referee(s) by email to complete your reference(s).

GUIDANCE NOTES

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teacher (SNCT).

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council also supports a guaranteed interview for young people involved with The Promise who meet the essential criteria for the role. The Promise is a programme which supports care experienced young people to achieve their full potential.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151.

The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process.

Easy Read – My NL

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***