Principal Teacher of Guidance, St. John's RC Academy 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:

Principal Teacher of Guidance - PKC
13854
£61,818
St. John's RC Academy, Perth

St John’s RC Academy is looking to recruit an additional PT of Guidance (Secondary) within our all-through school.

The successful candidate will work within an extended team to deliver universal and targeted support for our young people and their families, enabling them to excel within school, achieve their best and transition to positive destinations.

About the School

Set at the top of Perth’s North Inch and overlooking the River Tay, St John's Roman Catholic (RC) Academy is at the heart of the North Inch Community Campus. Our 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.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who can work within a large team.

You should have experience of planning and delivering engaging and stimulating learning experiences which meet the needs of all learners.

The successful candidate will be an excellent teacher, with a track record of forming and developing strong relationships and collaborative working practices.

You will have excellent communication skills and have experience of positively engaging learners, families, colleagues and school partners.

You will be committed to promoting our school values of fairness, achievement, respect and love through being an outstanding role model for others.

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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As this is a promoted teaching post, the possession of a Catholic Teaching Certificate (CTC) is an expectation.

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…