EDUC 410 Principal Teacher - Hareleeshill Primary School - 401335

Employer Description

South Lanarkshire Council is the unitary authority serving the South Lanarkshire council area in Scotland. The council has its headquarters in Hamilton, has 16,000 employees, and a budget of almost £1bn. The large and varied geographical territory takes in rural and upland areas, market towns such as Lanark, Strathaven and Carluke, the urban burghs of Rutherglen, Cambuslang, and East Kilbride which was Scotland's first new town.

Our vision is for South Lanarkshire as set out in our Economic Strategy is to have one of the strongest and most dynamic economies in Scotland, where businesses, communities, and residents achieve their full potential and prosper.

We will achieve this through three key interrelated themes:

• People - skills, learning and employability
• Place - physical infrastructure and place
• Business - business development and growth

Job Description

Permanent Post.

Hours: 21 hours per week.

Work Pattern: Monday, Thursday and Friday.

Salary: Principal Teacher Scale 2 £34,457 annually.

View the Principal Teacher job profile.

About the school:

Hareleeshill Primary is situated in the Hareleeshill area of Larkhall. The school originally opened on 20th August 1973 with 434 pupils. The new school was built on the same site and opened in November 2007 and was officially opened in January 2009 by Jimmy Hood MP.

The current role is 207 pupils across our classes and nursery. There are 6 mainstream classes and 6 additional support needs classes. We have a staffing allocation in line with National and Council policy which consists of 1 Head Teacher, 2 Depute Head Teachers, 2 Principal Teachers and 12 class committed teachers. We have 3 additional teachers who provide support to classes. There are also 17 Support Assistants and 6 Early Years Workers.

Hareleeshill is a vibrant busy school we value our links with parents/carers and work hard to foster positive relationships between home and school. As an ECO school we are very aware of the need to reduce our paper and photocopying costs whilst ensuring that all stakeholders feel informed and involved in the life of the school.

We encourage a good work ethic and pride in the school. Our parents/carers support us by enhancing the life of the school through the Parent Forum, involvement as helpers during school time, assisting with trips and by raising additional funds through various events. We have a great pride in our school uniform and our parents/carers support us by ensuring all children arrive at school with the appropriate clothing.

Subject to the policies and practice of the School and the Council, the duties of principal teachers are, in addition to any duties of a teacher that may apply, to: 

(a) lead, manage and support the work of colleagues providing strategic direction and guidance as necessary; 

(b) lead curriculum development and quality assurance; 

(c) contribute to the development of school policy in relation to the behaviour management of pupils; 

(d) review and support professional needs, and performance of colleagues through career-long professional learning;

e) where required, lead, implement and manage whole school policies including, where appropriate, guidance, pastoral care and behaviour support.

Principal Teachers must be given a reduction in weekly class contact to enable them to carry out those duties which are in addition to their duties as classroom teacher. Its extent may vary according to the nature and scope of those duties. The additional duties of principal teachers must be capable of being undertaken within the 35-hour working week and, where a principal teacher retains a classroom teacher role, within the arrangements agreed at establishment level through the working time agreement.

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and/or adults.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

Please refer to http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.

Foreign Police Check

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.