Primary Class Teacher (Inclusion) - Trinity Academy Learning Community - 12763_1765295627

The City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization in Edinburgh is seeking a Primary Class Teacher to join the Inclusion Team. The role focuses on supporting children and young people with Additional Support Needs, ensuring educational equity and inclusion. Successful candidates will collaborate with various school staff to create inclusive learning environments and are expected to have experience in this field. The position offers a salary range of £34,938 - £52,614, with a commitment to flexible working.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people with Additional Support Needs.
• Knowledge of GIRFEC and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Work with learners aged 3-18 with additional support needs.
• Collaborate with teachers to enhance learning and assessment.
• Ensure wellbeing, equality, and inclusion.

Skills

Specialist knowledge of Additional Support Needs

Collaborative work with practitioners

Inclusive pedagogy

Understanding of legislation and guidance

Job description

Primary Class Teacher (Inclusion) – Trinity Academy Learning Community

Salary: £34,938 - £52,614

Hours: 7 hours per week

Interviews to be held at Wardie Primary School

The Trinity Academy High School Learning Community is fully committed to the inclusion of children and young people with Additional Support Needs.

As a valued member of the Learning Community Inclusion Team, you will work with school leaders, class and subject teachers, Support for Learning and Pupil Support staff to strengthen school capacity to meet the needs of children and young people with Additional Support Needs through strong universal provision and appropriate targeted support. Key areas for this work are learning, teaching and assessment; personalised support; transitions; partnerships (particularly with parents and carers); ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion.

This role will involve working with learners with a range of additional support needs from ages 3-18.

Key qualifications

• Appropriate specialist knowledge and experience of working with children and young people with Additional Support Needs using inclusive approaches and pedagogy.
• Knowledge and understanding of key legislation and guidance in relation to inclusion, GIRFEC and wellbeing.
• Understanding of good practice and evidence base in the field of inclusion.
• The ability to work collaboratively with a range of practitioners to create high quality inclusive learning environments.

Primary Class Teacher requests to refer to the job description in this job advert.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more outside the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre‑employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/behaviours

Happy to talk flexible working.

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Teacher Job Pack: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/38457/teacher-inclusion-jd