Principal Teacher- Pilrig Park School

• Contract Type: Permanent
• PVG Level: PVG Children
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Annual Working Duration: 52 Weeks
• Annual Salary (Min - Max): £59,367 - £59,367

Principal Teacher Pilrig Park School
Salary: £59,367 (MTE3 SCP 1)
Hours: 35 per week, 39 weeks (Term time incl in service), permanent

Pilrig Park School is looking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic Principal Teacher. The successful candidate, either or secondary or primary qualified, will have a passion, desire and commitment to working with young people with complex additional support needs. In addition to a class teaching commitment, the Principal Teacher will have a whole-school leadership responsibility for developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating key areas of the curriculum across the school as well as being an active member of the school leadership team. There will be a need to keep up-to-date with current theories and practice relating to effective and inclusive learning and teaching, and to ensure that appropriate implementation occurs throughout the school. The successful candidate will also participate in and deliver courses and awards as part of our Wider Achievement programme, as well as take a key role in interdisciplinary work.

Responsibilities include:

• Monitoring and evaluating a whole-school LifeWise curriculum which will enhance skills for learning, skills for life and skills for work for learners with complex additional support needs
• Monitoring and evaluating the whole-school Personal, Social and Health Education programme for learners with complex additional support needs
• Monitoring and evaluating across the school the Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood (RSHP) resource for learners with complex additional support needs
• Year Head for S2 and S4 including relevant duties such as attendance overview and child protection co-ordinator
• Leading all Young Person Planning Meetings for S2 and S4 and contributing to others where appropriate
• Equalities coordinator 
• ASDAN coordinator
• Working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure best practice in the classroom
• Contributing to whole-school self-evaluation and improvement planning processes
• Leading and/or facilitating CPD for school staff in the area of additional support for learning / curriculum
• Attendance at ELT meetings on a Tuesday after school, and as appropriate.

About Us

THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL

About Us:

Are you keen to shape the future of Scotland’s capital city? The City of Edinburgh Council is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic individuals to work with us and deliver key services across our capital city. We’re the second largest local authority in Scotland with a workforce of over 19,000 who all play a crucial role in maintaining and supporting vital services to over 500,000 residents. We offer an incredible variety of career opportunities across a broad range of sectors. Join us and you’ll find a role where you can make a difference and grow your career.

Our Culture:

Our Behaviours, respect, integrity, and flexibility guide everything that we do, and we strive to make sure all colleagues feel valued and have a sense of belonging in the workplace. We want to make sure that we bring people into our roles who demonstrate Our Behaviours and are dedicated and committed to our purpose of serving our community. We are focused on delivering excellent customer service to meet citizens needs and make the city a better place.

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

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

We recognise the benefits that diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds bring to our organisation, and we’re committed to employing a workforce that represents the population of the city we serve. We particularly encourage applicants from under-represented groups including women, LGBT+ people, racially minoritised groups, people with disabilities and people who are neurodivergent.

As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we're delighted to announce that we have extended our guaranteed interview scheme to include all applicants who are or have been care experienced, and who meet the essential criteria for the post. This extends our current arrangements of being a Disability Confident Employer, that guarantee an interview to applicants who meet the criteria for the post and who declare a disability.

Happy to talk flexible working.

Colleague Support and Wellbeing

As outlined in our People Strategy 2024-27, we aim to nurture a healthy workforce where we can all thrive. We offer regular events, initiatives and learning opportunities covering a range of different health and wellbeing topics.

We’re committed to supporting employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. There are several policies in place to support this ranging from flexible work options to career breaks. Our full suite of employment policies can be found here.

We have a range of support options available including access to counselling, a mental health support service, an occupational health service, speak up supporters and a colleague listening service.

Reasonable Adjustments:

We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience at work for all our colleagues and we’ll work hard to ensure that we meet the changing needs of colleagues throughout their time with us. We’re also geared up to support all candidates who may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Candidates invited for interview, should let the hiring manager know what they need, and they will do everything they can to accommodate your request.