Principal Teacher of English, Languages and Communication, St. John's RC Academy, Perth - PKC13847 in Brechin

St John’s RC Academy is looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Faculty Head of English, Languages and Communication (Secondary) within our all-through school.

As part of the school’s leadership team, the successful candidate will lead and manage a team of teaching staff across designated curricular areas. You will work collaboratively within an extended team to deliver both universal and targeted support for young people and their families, enabling them to succeed within school, achieve their best and move on to positive destinations.

About the School

Set at the top of Perth’s North Inch and overlooking the River Tay, St John's RC Academy is at the heart of the North Inch Community Campus. Our 2-18 all-through school provides education for over one thousand children and young people from nursery to S6. The campus is a hub of opportunities for the local community, utilising state of the art sports and cultural facilities, offering a wide range of services for all ages.

St John’s RC Academy’s success is built on respectful relationships, strong partnership working, a culture of self-evaluation for improvement and effective leadership at all levels. The school offers a wide range of excellent learning experiences for children and young people and achievement is significantly improving across the school year-on-year. As a Catholic school, the school’s vision and values are rooted in the Gospel. St John’s RC Academy is also a Fairtrade School, an Eco-School and the first all-through school in the UK to achieve UNICEF’s Rights Respecting Schools Gold Award.

• Demonstrate a high standard of learning and teaching.
• Have experience of planning and delivering engaging learning experiences which meet the needs of all learners.
• Have a proven track record of building strong relationships and collaborative working practices.
• Possess excellent communication skills and the ability to engage effectively with learners, families, colleagues and partners.
• Be committed to promoting the school values of fairness, achievement, respect and love through positive role modelling.

As this is a promoted teaching post, the possession of a Catholic Teaching Certificate (CTC) is an expectation.

A nationally agreed annual leave entitlement.

Eligibility to join the Scottish Teacher's Pension Scheme.

Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working, Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave, and our Wellbeing Framework.

We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

Further details are available in the FAQs at “How to apply for a job or apprenticeship with us”. We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to get in touch with Marie Claire Futamata, Head Teacher and Campus Leader on 01738 454300 or at St-JohnsAcademy@pkc.gov.uk to find out more.

If you are already employed as a teacher with Perth & Kinross Council, you are only required to provide 1 reference, which must be from your current Head Teacher.

We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

Working with children and/or protected adults is regarded as a regulated role and under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 you will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 10 years, whilst over the age of 18, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required.