Teacher of PE - Wester Hailes High School

Teacher of PE

Wester Hailes High School

Salary: £35,022 - £52,740

Hours:

35 per week

At Wester Hailes High School we place learning at the centre of all we do, believing that in the right environment everyone can learn and grow.

We nurture and promote partnerships between staff, pupils, parents and the community to encourage all learners to be the best they can be.

We are inclusive, embrace diversity and respect everyone as equal.

We are committed to be a centre of excellence in our Community. Our culture is one that is ambitious, and we promote and support high attendance, achievement and attainment. We are very proud of the positive relationship between and among staff and pupils.

The successful applicant for this post will be a skilled, effective teacher, committed to experiential learning, with an ability to engage all young people in effective learning and to manage and encourage positive behaviour. We require a commitment to warm and mutually respectful relationships with young people, families and colleagues. We are looking for effective communication, inter‑personal and negotiation skills, and a capacity for both leadership and teamwork.

This post requires regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required.

You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre‑employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care‑experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience.

Disabled and care‑experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities.

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we’re recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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