Head Teacher (re-advert) - Hythehill Primary School - MOR11170

Moray Council; Lossiemouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local education authority in Lossiemouth is seeking a Head Teacher for Hythehill Primary School. This leadership role involves guiding staff and students, fostering community, and ensuring student safety. Ideal candidates will have leadership experience in education, be skilled in resource management, and must undergo a PVG check. A relocation package of £5400 may be available for the successful applicant.

Benefits

Relocation package

Qualifications

• Experience in school leadership and management.
• Ability to lead change and improvement.
• Effective resource management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage learning and teaching.
• Develop staff, children, and young people.
• Build community relationships.

Job description

Job Description

Are you an experienced senior leader looking for a challenging and rewarding role, as Head Teacher of one of our largest Primary Schools located in Lossiemouth; ‘the jewel of the Moray Firth’?

An exciting leadership opportunity has arisen at Hythehill Primary School, who are looking for a Head Teacher to lead their school community, raising aspirations for all and ensuring each pupil ‘shines their light brightly’.

A non-denominational Primary School situated in the coastal town of Lossiemouth, the school serves the areas to the South and West of the town. Serving a mixed catchment area, approximately half of pupils attending Hythehill Primary School are from local families with almost half of pupils from Armed Forces family backgrounds. Hythehill Primary School forms part of the Lossiemouth Associated School Group – this includes St Gerardine Primary School, Hopeman Primary School, Burghead Primary School and Lossiemouth High School.

Requirements

To provide professional leadership and management of the school ensuring the safety of all pupils and conducting the affairs of the school to the benefit of the pupils and the community it serves through pursuing objectives and implementing policies set by the education authority under the overall direction of the Head of Education (Chief Education Officer).

The duties of the Head Teacher are:

• To lead and manage learning and teaching
• To lead and develop staff, children and young people
• To lead change and improvement
• Use resources effectively
• Building community

The Individual

This post is considered to be a ‘Regulated Role’ under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. Under the Act it is a legal requirement for an individual undertaking a regulated role with children or protected adults to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme. Therefore the successful candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to any formal offer of employment being made by Moray Council.

A relocation package of £5400 (exclusive of VAT) may be available for this post