Teacher - Westfield Secondary School

Broad General Education Teacher
Westfield Secondary School

Salary: £36,159 - £54,453 (pro rata for part-time)
Hours: 28 per week. 52 weeks

Westfield Secondary School is looking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic Broad General Education teacher. The successful candidate will have responsibility for teaching a class of up to eight learners. They will require the ability to plan flexible programmes of learning which meet the specific needs of all learners, across a range of curricular areas (including English & literacy, mathematics, health & wellbeing and ICT).

Westfield Secondary School is a non-denominational, additional support needs school for secondary age learners with a wide range of social, emotional and behavioural needs. The school provides a nurturing environment in which attainment and achievement are supported through the development of positive relationships and high levels of personalisation.

We invite applications from teachers who have experience of working with young people with social, emotional and behavioural needs. This position is suitable for a primary or secondary teacher, experience of the following is desirable:

• Trauma Informed Practice

• Building Flexible Timetables

• Engaging disengaged learners

• Improving Literacy and Numeracy from Early Level

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

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