Head Teacher - Holy Trinity Primary - EAD09890

East Dunbartonshire Council; Kirkintilloch; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

East Dunbartonshire Council is seeking a highly organised, values-driven school leader to take the school forward within one of Scotland's highest performing local authorities. You will be ambitious for the success of all young people, with a proven track record in school leadership and the ability to deliver excellence in the next phase of the school's improvement journey.

RC Church Approval is required for this position.

Qualifications

• Highly organised, values-driven leader with a proven track record in school leadership.
• Ambitious for the success of all young people and able to drive improvement.
• Able to operate in a high-paced, challenging environment with innovation and inclusive practices.

Job description

Job Requirement

Applicants for the above post should be able to demonstrate the necessary skills and experience to take the school forward within the context of one of Scotland's highest performing local authorities.

You will be a highly organised, values-driven leader who is motivated, and ambitious for the success of all young people. You will have a proven track record of delivering success in school leadership demonstrating the necessary skills to provide excellence in leadership for the next phase of the school's improvement journey.

The successful candidate will have the necessary characteristics to work in a high-paced, challenging environment where innovation, commitment and inclusive practices are expected.

RC Church Approval is required for this position. Please see link for guidance and application forms - https://sces.org.uk/church-approval/

Charter of Commitment

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.
• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.
• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.
• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.
• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.
• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)
• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.
• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

PVG / Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria.

Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate's first salary payment. Successful candidates who withdraw their application after the check process has started will be invoiced for the cost of the check.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee's wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by the HR &OD Manager.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee's final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

Websites

www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk

www.holytrinity.e-dunbarton.sch.uk