Job Description
Class Teacher - PKC12129
£33,594 - £50,589
St. John's RC Academy Primary, Perth
St John’s RC Academy is looking to recruit a full-time, permanent Primary teacher.
Set at the top of Perth’s North Inch and overlooking the River Tay, St John's RC Academy is at the heart of the North Inch Community Campus. The 2-18 all-through school provides education for over one thousand children and young people from nursery to S6. The campus is a hub of opportunities for the local community, utilising state of the art sports and cultural facilities, offering a wide range of services for all ages.
St John’s RC Academy’s success is built on respectful relationships, strong partnership working, a culture of self-evaluation for improvement and effective leadership at all levels. The school offers a wide range of excellent learning experiences for children and young people and achievement is significantly improving across the school year-on-year.
As a Catholic school, the school’s vision and values are rooted in the Gospel. St John’s RC Academy is also a Fairtrade School, an Eco-School and the first all-through school in the UK to achieve UNICEF’s Rights Respecting Schools Gold Award.
Requirements
Please note the successful applicant will be required to attain the necessary paperwork from https://sces.org.uk to obtain RC approval from the Catholic Church Authorities.
https://www.pkc.gov.uk/media/45243/Teaching-is-believing/pdf/Teaching_Is_Believing.pdf?m=637105446474670000
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The Individual
You will be a teacher who can demonstrate a proven track record in achieving excellent outcomes for a range of learners.
You must be able to demonstrate the ability to motivate, engage and earn the trust of young people as you support their individual and collective needs.
As the successful candidate, you must demonstrate the ability to motivate and engage with young people and show that they fully understand the values and principles of a Curriculum for Excellence.
The successful post-holder will be a creative and resourceful individual with the ability to engage, challenge and support learners as we seek to develop every child as a whole person in partnership with their families.
Committed to an inclusive ethos, you will be able to enhance the learning experience of pupils through the development of engaging activities which enthuse those in your classroom.
If you would like any more information regarding this vacancy, please contact the Head Teacher on 01738 474300.
When completing your application for this post, please ensure that you provide contact details for two referees, including email addresses. One should be your current or most recent employer. If you are already employed as a teacher with Perth & Kinross Council, you are only required to provide 1 reference, which must be from your current Head Teacher.
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A healthy work life balance is important to Perth & Kinross Council and we provide supportive management and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve a healthy work life balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.
Some jobs may have been traditionally carried out predominately by one gender, but we would encourage you to apply if you meet the requirements, irrespective of your gender.
Perth & Kinross Council welcomes applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.
At PKC our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of the Perth and Kinross Offer. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours. Find out more about PKC and you could soon be joining our team!
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