Class Teacher, St. John's RC Academy Primary Department PKC

Main Purpose of the Role

Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job, it's about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of all we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch.

We currently have the following opportunity:

Class Teacher - PKC
13873
£36,159 - £54,453
St John's RC Academy - Primary Department, Perth

St John’s RC Academy is looking to recruit a full-time, permanent Primary teacher.

Set at the top of Perth’s North Inch and overlooking the River Tay, St John's RC Academy is at the heart of the North Inch Community Campus. The 2-18 all-through school provides education for over one thousand children and young people from nursery to S6. The campus is a hub of opportunities for the local community, utilising state of the art sports and cultural facilities, offering a wide range of services for all ages.

St John’s RC Academy’s success is built on respectful relationships, strong partnership working, a culture of self-evaluation for improvement and effective leadership at all levels. The school offers a wide range of excellent learning experiences for children and young people and achievement is significantly improving across the school year-on-year.

As a Catholic school, the school’s vision and values are rooted in the Gospel. St John’s RC Academy is also a Fairtrade School, an Eco-School and the first all-through school in the UK to achieve UNICEF’s Rights Respecting Schools Gold Award.

Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this post.

You will be a teacher who can demonstrate a proven track record in achieving excellent outcomes for a range of learners.

You must be able to demonstrate the ability to motivate, engage and earn the trust of young people as you support their individual and collective needs.

As the successful candidate, you must demonstrate the ability to motivate and engage with young people and show that they fully understand the values and principles of a Curriculum for Excellence.

The successful post-holder will be a creative and resourceful individual with the ability to engage, challenge and support learners as we seek to develop every child as a whole person in partnership with their families.

Committed to an inclusive ethos, you will be able to enhance the learning experience of pupils through the development of engaging activities which enthuse those in your classroom.

Where your application is successful, you will be required to attain the necessary paperwork from  to obtain RC approval from the Catholic Church Authorities.

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We have a vision of a confident and ambitious Perth and Kinross, to which everyone can contribute and all can share.

Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours. Find out more about Perth & Kinross Council and you could soon be joining our team!

Here's what we can offer you:

• A nationally agreed annual leave entitlement
• Eligibility to join the Scottish Teacher's Pension Scheme
• Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working, Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave, and our Wellbeing Framework
• Access to a range of benefits

We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. You are encouraged to discuss potential options with the recruiting manager, if this is of interest to you. A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance.

You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

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