Teacher - Wester Cleddens Primary - EAD10067

East Dunbartonshire Council; Bishopbriggs; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

East Dunbartonshire Council is seeking a temporary teacher for Wester Cleddens Primary to cover maternity leave for six months.

The role is part-time, 21 hours per week, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, based in Bishopbriggs, Scotland. Interviews will be held on Friday, 20th November 2026.

The salary will be pro-rated for part-time hours in line with council pay scales.

Job description

Teacher - Wester Cleddens Primary - EAD10067

Please note this post is temporary to cover maternity leave for six months or until current post holder returns.

Interviews will be held on Friday, 20th November 2026.

Salary will be pro-rated for part-time hours. Work pattern is 21 hours per week on a Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Charter of Commitment

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

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.