Acting Principal Teacher - St Helen's Primary

East Dunbartonshire Council; Bishopbriggs; On-site; GBP 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A temporary full-time position is available at St Helens Primary School in Bishopbriggs. The role is open only to current employees and agency workers, with a salary of £55,155 per year, pro-rated for part-time hours. Applicants must adhere to specific application procedures, including PVG checks.

Job description

Location: St Helens Primary School, 27 Wester Cleddens Road, Bishopbriggs, G64 1EH

Salary: £55,155 per year (pro rata)

Contract Type: Temporary

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 14 hours per week

Job Requirements

This temporary post is available only to current permanent and temporary employees and agency workers assigned within St Helens Primary School.

Salary will be pro-rated for part-time hours.

We recommend submitting your application no later than 21:00 hours on the closing date.

Please note: You will be asked to provide the names of two referees when applying; however, these are not required at this stage.

You should print the role profile and Head Teacher's report and give them to your Head Teacher for completion.

To ensure your application is accepted, it is essential that the Head Teacher's report is signed by and emailed from the Head Teacher who completed it, to the email address provided below.

Include the (EAD) reference number of the post on the report form.

The completed report should be submitted by the Head Teacher to:

[Insert email address]

Failure to do so may result in your application being excluded from shortlisting.

PVG/Disclosure Checks

For roles within East Dunbartonshire Council requiring PVG/Disclosure checks:

Candidates for regulated roles under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 will need to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check before employment is confirmed.

Successful candidates will bear the cost of the check, deducted from their first salary payment, which may be paid in installments following employment commencement. If employment ends before deduction, the full amount will be recovered from the final salary.

This applies to both new applicants and existing employees applying for roles requiring a PVG/Disclosure check.

Charter of Commitment

East Dunbartonshire Council's commitments to job applicants include:

• Polite, friendly, and welcoming treatment.
• Conducting equalities monitoring to ensure fairness, with anonymized screening of sensitive information.
• Confidential handling of application information, accessible only to relevant HR and service teams.
• Encouragement of applications from individuals under the disability symbol, with interviews offered if criteria are met.
• Provision of reasonable adjustments for accessibility at interviews.
• Timely communication regarding interview outcomes, typically within 3-4 weeks.
• Notification of application success or failure as soon as possible.