Depute Head Teacher - Primary, St John's RC Academy, Perth - PKC14299

Perth & Kinross Co.; Perth; Sur place; AUD 99 000 - 137 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

St John's RC Academy in Perth is seeking a Depute Head Teacher for the Primary department within the all‑through school. You will join the Senior Leadership Team to deliver universal and targeted support for pupils and families, enabling them to excel and transition to positive destinations, with responsibility for overseeing P5–7.

The role emphasises building respectful relationships, data‑driven improvement, and living Gospel values as a model for others.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and developing school staff and CCF/SLT collaboration.
• Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate learning experiences meeting diverse learner needs.
• Strong communication with pupils, parents and staff, and external partners.

Responsabilités

• Lead the Primary department as Depute Head Teacher within the all-through St John's RC Academy.
• Work as part of Senior Leadership Team to deliver universal and targeted pupil/family support.
• Oversee P5-7 and contribute to school improvement through data informed decision making.

Connaissances

Leadership

Communication

Collaborative working

Description du poste

Depute Head Teacher - Primary, St John's RC Academy, Perth - PKC14299

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:

Depute Head Teacher - Primary (PKC14299)

St John's RC Academy, Perth

St John's RC Academy, North Inch Community Campus, Perth, 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.

Our 2-18 all-through school provides education for over twelve hundred 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 is looking to recruit a Depute Head Teacher within the primary department of our all-through school. The successful candidate will work as part of Senior Leadership Team with the aim 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. This role will have responsibility for overseeing P5-7.

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. As Depute Head Teacher, the successful candidate will be committed to promoting this vision and these values through their work.

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

Skills & Experience Required

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Depute Head Teacher who can work collaboratively within a large team and be an inspiring leader for others. You should have experience of planning, delivering, engaging, and stimulating learning experiences which meet the needs of all learners.

The successful candidate will be an excellent leader, with a track record of forming and developing excellent relationships and collaborative working practices with pupils, parents, and staff. You will have excellent communication skills and have experience of positively engaging learners, families, colleagues, and partners.

The successful candidate will be data literate; will be able to gather and analyse complex data and communicate how this can make improvements across the school.

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

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

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
• Access to a range of

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.

All new employees have a four-month probationary period. Further details are available in the FAQs at “

How to apply for a job or apprenticeship with us”.

Next Step

Should you be invited to attend interview, you will be asked to provide 2 references, one of which must be your current or most recent employer. Therefore, when completing your application for this post, please ensure you provide contact details for two referees. If you are already employed as a teacher with Perth & Kinross Council, you are only required to provide 1 reference, which must be from your current Line Manager.

As Perth & Kinross Council operates an open reference policy, the onus will be on you to provide us with your references.

We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Please contact the hiring manager above or the Recruitment Team on [phone] or

[e-mail] to discuss any reasonable adjustments. Appointments are based on evidence supplied during the selection process.

Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. That includes welcoming applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

Working with children and/or protected adults is regarded as a regulated role and under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 you will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check and maintain your membership.

If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 10 years, whilst over the age of 18, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check.

GTCS registration is required.

Where your application is successful, you will be required to attain the necessary paperwork from

https://sces.org.uk to obtain RC approval from the Catholic Church Authorities.

https://www.pkc.gov.uk/media/45243/Teaching-is-believing/pdf/Teaching_Is_Believing.pdf?m=637105446474670000

https://www.teachingisbelieving.org/

A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of the above mentioned mandatory pre-employment checks (including references) and will also include eligibility to work in the UK, qualifications and fitness to undertake the post.