EDUC 356 - Class Teacher of Severe and Profound Difficulties and Autism - Rutherglen High School

Employer Description

South Lanarkshire Council is the unitary authority serving the South Lanarkshire council area in Scotland. The council has its headquarters in Hamilton, has 16,000 employees, and a budget of almost £1bn. The large and varied geographical territory takes in rural and upland areas, market towns such as Lanark, Strathaven and Carluke, the urban burghs of Rutherglen, Cambuslang, and East Kilbride which was Scotland's first new town.

Our vision is for South Lanarkshire as set out in our Economic Strategy is to have one of the strongest and most dynamic economies in Scotland, where businesses, communities, and residents achieve their full potential and prosper.

We will achieve this through three key interrelated themes:

• People - skills, learning and employability
• Place - physical infrastructure and place
• Business - business development and growth

Job Description

Two permanent posts available

Location: Rutherglen High School

Hours: 35 hour per week

Salary: Main Grade Teacher Scale £40,305 - £50,589

About the School:

Rutherglen High School is an Additional Support Needs School. It was opened in August 1999 and is a non-denominational and co-educational school. It was originally located in Reid Street in Rutherglen and moved to a shared campus with Cathkin High School and Cathkin Community Nursery in October 2008. Rutherglen High School is a one storey building and current accommodation consists of 8 classrooms and 7 specialist rooms including ICT suite, Drama room, Music room, Art room, Technical Education room, Home Economics room and Science room. There are also two gym facilities (PE hall and Multi-gym), sensory room, medical room, staffroom, management accommodation, assembly area and a hygiene room.

Within the school we have a House System and three House Groups. Rutherglen High School is a Rights Respecting School, a Health Promoting School and an Eco School. Fund raising for charity and the promotion of Fairtrade are an integral part of the school ethos. To date we have achieved level 1 of Rights Respecting School Award, Gold Award in Health Promoting Schools Award and have been awarded our 5th Green Flag.

Our Pupils

The school provides an appropriate secondary education to young people aged 11-18 with a wide range of additional support needs including Global Learning Needs, Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Severe and Profound Needs. Pupils are taught in smaller class settings ( maximum 10) with allocated support staff. The current roll is 95

Our Aims

The aim of our school is to provide opportunity for all pupils to achieve their potential academically, emotionally and socially. This is achieved by providing a wide range of subjects, courses and experiences, by providing an environment in which effective learning and teaching can take place, by promoting the development of co-operative and responsible attitudes and to promote partnership with pupils, parents, staff and wide community.

Our Parents

We aim to work in partnership with parents and the wide community. The Parent Council was established in 2007 and take an active role in the life of the school.

School Website: Rutherglen High School

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GTC Registration

It is a legal requirement for any teacher teaching in a Scottish state school to be registered with GTC Scotland, General Teaching Council (Scotland) Registration.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and/or adults.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

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Foreign Police Check

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.