Teacher of Social Subjects

2 weeks ago


Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom City of Edinburgh Council Full time
Job Description

CF Children, Education and Justice Services

Teacher of Social Subjects - Geography, History and/or Modern Studies
James Gillespie's High School

Salary: £33,594 - £50,589
Hours: 35 per week

James Gillespie's High School is seeking to recruit a highly-skilled and enthusiastic Teacher of Social Subjects to join our growing Gàidhlig faculty.

The successful candidate will be joining a dynamic and motivated learning community, who place young people at the heart of everything we do. As the only provider of secondary Gaelic Medium Education (GME) in Scotland's capital city, we are committed to the expansion of high-quality Gaelic learning and value the significant responsibility we have to nurture and help cultivate the Gaelic language as an integral part of our shared heritage and identity.

This position is suitable for both experienced and newly qualified teachers who are about to undertake their probation year and wish to pursue the Flexible Route. Successful NQT candidates will be provided with requisite support to complete their probation year, including peer mentoring and relevant CLPL opportunities.

Fluency in the Gaelic language is essential.

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. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of 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 brings to us as an organisation.

Happy to talk flexible working.

To apply for this position, please visit our website at www.jamesgillespies.co.uk.

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