Teacher of Support for Learning - Balerno High - EDN28843

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

Teacher of Support for Learning (2 posts available)
Balerno Community High School

Salary: £32,217 - £48,516
Hours: 35 per week

Balerno High School is a fully comprehensive, non-denominational high school situated in the southwest of Edinburgh. We are proud to be school community built on strong relationships and a commitment to success. Our school values promote excellence and resilience; and we provide a learning and teaching environment built on respect, honesty and inclusion, which reflects our Gold Rights Respecting Schools accreditation.

We are seeking two motivated, skilled and enthusiastic teachers to join our Support Team. The ideal candidates will be passionate about supporting young people who face barriers to their learning to access the curriculum. The successful candidates will work with young people in the Broad General Education, the Senior Phase and also with young people accessing Enhanced Support Provision.

You should be committed to further raising the attainment and achievement of all our pupils and be able to demonstrate an active interest in Support for Learning. The successful candidates will be willing to further develop their knowledge of the Responsibilities of all; Literacy, Numeracy & Health and Wellbeing. Experience of a variety of Curriculum for Excellence levels would be desirable. Primary and secondary teachers are encouraged to apply.

Further information about the school can be found at our website www.balernochs.edin.sch.uk or if you require specific information please contact the school by email at admin@balernochs.edin.sch.uk or telephone on

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.

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.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

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 with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

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

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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