Ministry of Defence

Army - Defence Children Services (DCS) Maternity Cover Teacher of Spanish, Queen Victoria School, Dunblane

Reference number - 376636

Salary - £32,217 - £48,516

Contract type – Temporary, Fixed term

Length of employment - 1 year FTA

Working pattern - Full-time

Location - Queen Victoria School, Dunblane, Scotland

About the job

Job summary

Queen Victoria School (QVS) is an independent fully-boarding school within Scottish Education system.

We are seeking a Spanish Teacher (Maternity cover), from February 2025 until February 2026.

The Teacher of Spanish (Maternity) will be the sole teacher of the subject and will be responsible for teaching Spanish in P7-S3 and then at National 4/5 Level in S4, Higher in S5/6.

Applicants should be experienced in delivering National 5 and Higher Spanish within Scottish Education and must be registered with the GTCS (this is a statutory requirement).

This position is advertised at 35 hours per week.

The job also comes with a supervisory role within a boarding house, which involves 4 hours per week (one evening per week) and eight weekend day shifts across the year (14:00 – 22:00). A boarding allowance is paid for this additional role.

Job description

The duties of all teachers include the following:

·       Teaching assigned classes and having good classroom management.

·       Assisting in the development of the Spanish curriculum.

·       Assessing, tracking/monitoring and reporting.

·       Presentation of pupils for National Qualifications as required.

·       Supporting young people, as part of a team, on Safeguarding and well-being matters.

·       Willingness to contribute to boarding life.

All full-time/permanent QVS Teachers are also Boarding Tutors. Part-Time and Temporary Teachers may apply to be Boarding Tutors if there is an available position. This requires one duty evening per week of 4 hours and 8 weekend days per academic year (8 hours per day). Boarding Tutors are paid an additional Boarding School Allowance.

This is a Fixed-term Appointment as a Teacher of Spanish in DCS Queen Victoria School, Dunblane. Your responsibilities will be as described in this job advert. The reason why you are appointed for a fixed period is due a need for maternity cover. This post will therefore begin on your appointment and end 12 months after that date OR will end on 28/02/2026. You should be aware that when your Fixed-term Appointment at MOD comes to an end, arrangements will be made in line with the FTA policy.

If you are a permanent MoD civil servant and are found successful for an advertised Fixed-term Appointment (FTA) you should move into the post under a Temporary Transfer (for up to a maximum of 3 years). At the end of the posting, you will return to your previous MoD Business area. If this posting is at a higher grade, your promotion will be temporary, and you will return to your substantive grade at the end of the Temporary Transfer. If a Temporary Transfer cannot be agreed between all parties, then a transfer on an FTA contract is possible, read the FTA and Change of Work Location in the UK policy for further information. 

If you are transferring to MoD from another government department (OGD) you should join the MoD on an inward loan. At the end of the loan, you will return to your home (OGD) department. If a loan cannot be agreed between all parties, then a transfer on an FTA contract is possible, read the FTA policy for further information.

If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please indicate that your vacancy is being handled by Resourcing Team 1. If you experience any technical difficulties with the CS Jobs system, please contact the Support Team at candidate@support.oleeo.com

Person specification

Essential Criteria:

·       Leading Learning

·       Knowledge of and experience in applying Curriculum for Excellence principles and purposes.

·       Ability to plan effectively across the Curriculum.

·       Ability to motivate and engage children through stimulating and active learning approaches.

·       Demonstrates sound organisational skills and effective classroom management to support learning.

·       Raising Attainment and Achievement

·       Demonstrates commitment to raising expectations for children in their attainment.

·       Has current knowledge of national curriculum developments.

·       Demonstrates critical reflection and evaluation of their own practice.

·       Supporting Learners

·       Demonstrates knowledge and commitment to effective practices to include children and keep them safe.  

·       Can demonstrate a range of effective strategies to promote positive behaviour.

Desirable Criteria:

·       Leading Learning

·       Has experience of moderation.

·       Experience of leading a departmental initiative.

·       Raising Attainment and Achievement

·       Actively involved in promoting school priorities and developing the full potential of children, staff and parents.

·       Able to evidence commitment to continuous change.

·       Supporting Learners

·       Demonstrates experience of supporting children/young people with additional support needs.

Qualifications

·       GTCS Standard for Full Registration (or eligible to become so).

·       A teaching qualification (PGCE, PGDE or BEd) in Spanish. Qualified to teach Spanish from S1-S6.

Memberships

Candidates must be registered as a professional teacher with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS)

Languages

Spanish

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

·       Leadership

·       Working Together

·       Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

·       Leading Learning

·       Raising Attainment and Achievement

·       Supporting Learners

·       Taught Lesson/ Classroom Observation

We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:

·       Leading Learning

·       Raising Attainment and Achievement

·       Supporting Learners

Benefits

·       As a QVS employee you will become a Ministry of Defence (MOD) Civil Servant. You will also be a member of the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS). As such, you will be part of a forward-looking organisation with inclusive workplace policies and prides itself on being a supportive employer.

·       Other benefits for QVS/MOD Civil Servants and members of the GTCS include:

·       Highly competitive salary (SNCT scale), SPPA pension scheme and other wider MOD benefits.

·       Personal and professional development opportunities.

·       Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a free service that assists you with achieving a productive, healthy environment that is conducive to a healthy lifestyle.

·       On campus car parking.

·       Access to excellent sports facilities, including a multi-gym.

·       Very favourable teacher/pupil ratio.

Discover My Benefits:

Please follow the link to visit the Discover My Benefits site which showcases the benefits and discounts offered when working as a civilian for the MOD. https://discovermybenefits.mod.gov.uk/civilian/ 

This post does not offer any assistance with Relocation Allowances. 

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

At application you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles:

Behaviours: Leadership, Working Together.

Experience: A 1000 word personal statement on the personal specification outlined in the advert. Additionally requested elements of your CV.

Technical Skills: Leading Learning, Raising Attainment and Achievement, Supporting Learners.

At interview you will be assessed against the above along with the following:

Conduct a Taught Lesson/Classroom Observation.

At the interview you will be assessed on technical skills and experience outlined in the job advert. You will also be expected to show evidence of outstanding teaching and complete a subject/ classroom-based task.

When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – we may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

·       UK nationals

·       nationals of the Republic of Ireland

·       nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK

·       nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)

·       nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)

·       individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020

·       Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).