Teacher of Pupils with Complex Additional Support Needs, Kirkwall Grammar School - ORK09908

Orkney Islands Council; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in the United Kingdom is seeking a Teacher of Pupils with Complex Additional Support Needs at Kirkwall Grammar School. You will support young people with a range of social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties, helping them develop skills for life and achieve qualifications. The role involves collaboration with various partners, and applicants must be registered or in the process of registering with the General Teaching Council for Scotland. A generous relocation package is offered along with a competitive salary based on the Main Grade scale.

Benefits

Generous relocation package

Payment of interview and relocation expenses

Qualifications

• Ability to work collaboratively with multi-agency partners.
• Experience in developing individualised timetables for pupils.
• Skills in managing classrooms and supporting literacy and numeracy.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and promote support for young people with additional support needs.
• Develop relationships and strategies to engage students at risk of disengagement.
• Regularly evaluate the impact of support on pupils.

Skills

Experience in supporting young people

Emotional regulation strategies

Solution-oriented approaches

Education

Registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland

Job description

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EDUCATION, COMMUNITIES AND HOUSING

Kirkwall Grammar School

Teacher of Pupils with Complex Additional Support Needs

35 hours per week, Term Time

Permanent

We are looking for a teacher with experience in supporting young people to join our team in Pupil Support within KGS.

Your main duties will be to work collaboratively with school staff and a wide range of multi‑agency partners and community partners to coordinate and promote opportunities and appropriate support for young people in KGS with a wide range of social, emotional and behavioural difficulties which may give rise to significant Additional Support Needs. This will include targeted approaches and the development and preparation of individualised timetables. You will help pupils develop skills for life, and you will support the achievement of literacy and numeracy qualifications for pupils at risk of leaving school with no qualifications.

You will be expected to develop relationships with and strategies for young people who may be on the cusp of disengagement with school or classes, or at risk of exclusion, offering a flexible range of approaches according to their additional individual support needs. This will include the use of emotional regulation and self‑regulation strategies in, for example, anger management and stress, and using solution‑oriented approaches to develop restorative plans and activities within the Child’s Plan process. You will work within the local community with pupils to support personal development. This may be carried out in 1:1 work or within small group work.

You will work closely with Guidance and Pupil Support staff within the school to regularly evaluate the impact of your work on our young people, and you will be expected to carry out ongoing Professional Learning into current research on supporting young people to feel included and engaged in and beyond school.

Salary will be based on the Main Grade scale of the SNCT Salary Tables plus a Distant Islands Allowance. We offer a generous relocation package.

You must be registered, or in the process of registering, with the General Teaching Council for Scotland.

This post is subject to Level 2 Disclosure Check with PVG for working in a regulated role with children.

Prospective applicants are invited to discuss the post by contacting Marie Phillips, Principal Teacher Curriculum Support tel: [phone] or email [e-mail].

Closing Date: 23:59 on Sunday 14 December 2025

Please note that interview and relocation expenses will be paid for this post, in line with Council policy.