Workshop Technician - Wester Hailes High School - 11816_1759844976

CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government council in Edinburgh is seeking a Workshop Technician for a fixed-term role at Wester Hailes High School. This position requires effective communication and interpersonal skills, along with a commitment to fostering positive relationships. Duties include supporting educational experiences and working in compliance with regulations. The role offers a salary between £29,173 - £33,287 (pro-rata), and the council is supportive of flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Commitment to experiential learning and engaging young people.
• Ability to manage and encourage positive behaviour.
• Strong interpersonal relationships with young people, families, and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Support and promote educational experiences for young people.
• Develop partnerships with the community and education staff.
• Ensure compliance with the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Act.

Skills

Effective communication

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Negotiation skills

Education

Teaching qualifications

Job description

Overview

Education and Children's Services

Workshop Technician - fixed term to 29/06/2027
Wester Hailes High School

Salary: £29,173 - £33,287 (pro-rata for part time and sessional)
Hours: 12.5 per week, 39 weeks sessional

We place learning at the centre of all we do, believing that in the right environment everyone can learn and grow.

We nurture and promote partnerships between staff, pupils, parents and the community to encourage all learners to be the best they can be.

We are inclusive, embrace diversity and respect everyone as equal.

We are committed to be a centre of excellence in our Community. Our culture is one that is ambitious, and we promote and support high attendance, achievement and attainment. We are very proud of the positive relationship between and among staff and pupils.

The successful applicant for this post will be a skilled, effective teacher, committed to experiential learning, with an ability to engage all young people in effective learning and to manage and encourage positive behaviour. We require a commitment to warm and mutually respectful relationships with young people, families and colleagues. We are looking for effective communication, inter-personal and negotiation skills, and a capacity for both leadership and teamwork.

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.

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.

To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

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

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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