Gaelic Class Teacher - ARB17693

Location: Bunessan Primary School, Bunessan, Isle of Mull, Argyll, PA67 6DL

Salary: £42,018 - £52,740 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 35 hours per week

Service: Education

Closing Date: Friday 10th April 2026

We are seeking an enthusiastic teacher who is committed to helping Gaelic thrive. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning and delivering high-quality lessons using a range of effective methodologies and resources, carrying out assessments, analysing data, and reporting on pupils’ progress. This role offers an excellent opportunity to join a warm, inclusive island school with a strong Gaelic ethos, committed to creating confident learners in a caring and creative community.

Gaelic Medium Education was established at Bunessan Primary School in 2019 and has grown rapidly, now five times the size of its original class. With continued projected growth, the school will now have two GME classes and the successful applicant will be responsible for one of these.

Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.

We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.

Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

Applicants should note that:

• This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with children.
• The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.

To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page. If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description you will require to speak with the recruiting manager, who is Richard Gawthrope, Head Teacher. Telephone: 01681 700283. Email: richard.gawthrope@argyll-bute.gov.uk. Reference: ARB17693 / 038415.

Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page. Please also note that we do not accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging.