Teacher - Queensferry Learning Community

The City of Edinburgh Council; Easter Howgate; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking a dedicated Primary Teacher for Queensferry Learning Community, delivering inclusive learning for children and young people with Additional Support Needs.

Salary: £36,159 - £54,453; Hours: 23.1 per week. You will work with school leaders, class teachers and Support for Learning staff to strengthen capacity for inclusion, focusing on learning, teaching, assessment, wellbeing and transitions to ensure the best possible outcomes for every learner.

Qualifications

• Experience of teaching in primary with an inclusive approach.
• Knowledge of Additional Support Needs and inclusive pedagogy.
• Understanding of GIRFEC and wellbeing guidance.
• Ability to collaborate with leaders, teachers and support staff.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality primary education to learners aged 3–18 with ASN.
• Work with school leaders and staff to strengthen universal provision and targeted support.
• Promote inclusion, wellbeing and positive transitions for learners.

Job description

Primary Teacher
Queensferry Learning Community

Salary: £36,159 - £54,453
Hours: 23.1 per week

The Queensferry Learning Community is fully committed to the inclusion of children and young people with Additional Support Needs. Around 46% of learners across the Learning Community have 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.

We are looking for an ASL teacher who is committed to inclusion and improving outcomes for learners with Additional Support Needs and who has:

• 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.

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 out with 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 are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Happy to talk flexible working.

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