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, 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:
1. People - skills, learning and employability
2. Place - physical infrastructure and place
3. Business - business development and growth
Job Description
We are recruiting for the class subjects below on a permanent basis:
Technical Teacher post
Chemistry Teacher post
Computing Teacher post
Business Education Teacher post
Two English Teachers posts
Can you please specify which subject from above you are applying for in your application.
Hours: 35 hours per week.
Salary: Main Grade Teacher Scale £40, - £50, annually.
View the Unpromoted Teacher job profile.
About the school:
Our learning community is an inclusive one where we place great emphasis on opportunities for all.
We recognise and celebrate the diversity of our young people and set great store on providing the tailored, individual support and challenge that helps them to be all they can be.
We work hard to deliver experiences which prepare our young people for learning, life and work by promoting a culture of ambition and by celebrating attainment and achievement in the widest sense.
Our students benefit from a comprehensive range of support and enrichment activities as we encourage them to fulfil their potential with us as learners and citizens. We recognise that parents and carers have a vital role to play in the life of the school and our aim is to involve you as widely as possible in the progress of your child through the school.
We actively encourage parents and carers to become involved in the life of the school through membership of the Parent Forum and Parent Council.
South Lanarkshire Council schools have undergone an £m+ modernisation programme. The aim of this programme is simple - to create high quality additional support needs and primary and secondary provision in South Lanarkshire - fit for the twenty first century. During this time we have built and modernised numerous Secondary Schools.
It is our mission to make positive meaningful changes in the lives of young people. We aim to provide an exceptional learning and working environment for pupils and staff and work in partnership with parents, support staff and other professionals.
We are committed to the education, care and welfare of young people in a childcare environment.
You will assist in the delivery of the curriculum and contribute to whole school initiatives, as appropriate.
You will carry out the range of duties outlined in Annexe B of "A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century"
Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.
GTC Registration
It is a legal requirement for any teacher teaching in a Scottish state school to be registered with GTC Scotland, General Teaching Council (Scotland) Registration.
Legislative Information
This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order .
This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act,. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and/or adults.