Acting Head Teacher, St Andrew's Primary School & ECC, Kilmarnock - EAY10577

Job Description

Manage and lead the educational establishment/s to the benefit of the children and wider community in compliance with relevant legislation and policy and guidance issued by the Scottish Government and East Ayrshire Council in order to assist with the promotion, delivery and integration of the Council’s key objectives; specifically in relation to the Community Plan, Shared Commitments, Single Outcome Agreement, Children and Young Person’s Service Plan and Best Value.

Requirements

The duties of the post involve Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Successful applicants for such posts will be required to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member in respect of Regulated Work with either or both of these groups as appropriate, or if they are already a Scheme member, be subject to a PVG Scheme Record Update, before any formal offer of employment can be made by East Ayrshire Council.

Please note:- PVG members' records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises. Any information that is disclosed on a PVG Scheme Record or Scheme Record Update, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant prior to any formal offer of employment being made.

Responsibilities

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.

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The Individual

This is a temporary full time post to cover a period of Maternity Leave based within St Andrew's Primary and Early Childhood Centre, Grassyards Road Kilmarnock.  The hours of work are 35 hours per week to be worked Monday - Friday at the direction of the line manager.

The successful candidate should hold a Catholic Teaching Certificate and will require to seek RC approval.

The full time salary of this post is £81,579 per annum.

This is a temporary post up until 9 March 2026.

If you require further information please contact Joseph Kane at joseph.kane@eastayrshire.org.uk