Casual Teacher - Secondary

Aberdeen City Council; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Aberdeen City Council invites applications for a casual teaching position aimed at delivering quality education to students. Successful candidates will hold appropriate teaching qualifications and be tasked with managing classes, developing curricula, and ensuring pupils' progress is assessed. The role offers flexible working arrangements, reflecting the Council's commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Disability Confident Employer

Guaranteed interview schemes for eligible applicants

Qualifications

• Fully qualified teacher eligible for GTC (Scotland) registration.
• Experience in managing and organizing classes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality education to assigned pupils and develop the curriculum.
• Assess, record, and report on pupils’ progress.

Skills

Teaching

Curriculum Development

Class Management

Education

Appropriate teaching qualification

Full GTC (Scotland) registration

Job description

Before applying for this job, it is important that you read the Applicant Guidance by clicking on this link and the Job Profile attached. These explain the job role and the type of person we're looking for.

Location: Aberdeen City Wide
Duration: Casual/Relief

Roles that require PVG Membership

Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 11 and above, currently £30,727 per annum / £15.97 per hour)

The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from the employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.

Job Purpose:

To deliver quality education to assigned pupils and contribute to the professional, corporate life of the school in relation to pupils, staff, and external bodies within the agreements of the SNC T.

Requirements

The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:

• Appropriate teaching qualification
• Full GTC (Scotland) registration in the appropriate subject/sector, or be eligible for such registration

Responsibilities

The post holder is expected to demonstrate:

• Ability to teach the full curriculum in the relevant subject or sector, and to develop the curriculum
• Ability to manage and organise classes through planning and preparing for teaching and learning
• Ability to assess, record, and report on the work of pupils’ progress to inform a range of teaching and learning approaches
• Ability to prepare pupils for examinations and qualifications and, where required, assist with their administration
• Ability to contribute towards good order and the wider needs of the school
• Ability to contribute to the school and council planning and improvement processes
• Ability to maintain and develop knowledge and skills and contribute to the professional development of colleagues including probationary and student teachers

The Individual

Please see Job Profile for further details.

Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Flexible Working

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation, meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact [e-mail].

We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant, and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners/spouses/families: [e-mail]. We can answer questions about jobs, our application/selection process, and our employee support provisions.

We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our roles and who:

• have a disability
• are care-experienced and aged 16-29
• are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
• have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for relevant apprenticeships
• are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships