CLASS TEACHER (NURSERY) in Edinburgh

Class Teacher (Nursery)
Number Of Positions: 1
Contract Type: Fixed Term, Full Time, Term Time
Salary: £34,853 – £50,477
Location: Edinburgh (Ravelston)
Closing Date: 20 January 2026
Department: Early Years/Nursery
Region / Division: ESMS
Job Role: Teaching
The Role
Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools are recruiting a Classroom Teacher (Nursery) to join the Junior School on a temporary basis from 23 February 2026 to 26 June 2026 (subject to satisfactory pre‑employment checks). The role is full time, term time, with a salary of £34,853 to £50,477, based at Ravelston.
The purpose of the role is to provide a high standard of teaching and pastoral care for the pupils in the class.
The successful candidate must have experience working as a class teacher and registration with GTCS for Primary teaching.
Eligibility
ESMS is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. The successful candidate will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Benefits
Free school lunches
Paid moving house day
Free Sports’ Club membership, including access to pool and fitness suites
Auto‑enrolment in the Scottish Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Death in service benefit
Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave
Membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations
Employee Assistance Service
Cycle to work scheme
Car leasing salary sacrifice scheme
Annual professional review process
Regular salary reviews
Funding towards professional qualifications
Values
We are looking for individuals who can embody and promote ESMS values of Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity, and Curiosity while role‑modeling behaviours in line with our school pillars of Ambition, Innovation, and Community.
ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.
All staff working at ESMS have direct access to young people; therefore all posts within the school are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
About ESMS
Welcome to the ESMS, a vibrant family of independent schools, set in beautiful grounds in the heart of Edinburgh. We offer a co‑educational nursery and junior school, single‑sex but closely twinned secondary education, and a co‑educational sixth form.
We are a consistently award‑winning school, with an educational legacy that stretches back more than 300 years. Our schools have always been pioneers of rounded education. Children’s education is underpinned by our values: kindness, confidence, resilience, integrity and curiosity. From virtual reality headsets in the classroom to developing one of the first outdoor learning programmes in Scotland, we are always searching for new ways to develop the whole child.
The people that work for us are passionate, pioneering and strive for excellence in everything they do. We value the incredible contributions they make to school life, we invest in their careers and we support their ambitions so that they flourish professionally and personally.
Application Process
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