Who are we?
Hall provides 52-week residential care and education placements for children and young people with complex Additional Support Needs. They may present with neurodevelopmental challenges associated with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or learning disabilities and may have experienced significant adversity and trauma, leading to attachment difficulties. We have an extensive, multi-disciplinary staff group across our services.
Our school can accommodate young people of both primary and secondary ages. They can be placed during any stage in their education, from 8 years until the latter stages of the Senior Phase.
Our school and main residential provision and accommodation is situated near Burntisland, Fife in grounds which allow young people to experience the outdoors and participate in the life of neighbouring villages.
We have a further three residential houses in the local community which provide placements for young people attending our education provision, mainstream education or are in the process of moving to college or employment and as they move into adulthood. This service is known as Starley Care Services.
We have an extensive, multi-disciplinary staff group that is experienced in working with vulnerable young people with complex Additional Support Needs, who may have attachment issues, have experienced complex trauma, or have other diagnoses including ADHD, ASD, and mild to moderate learning difficulties.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking to recruit an experienced, committed and creative STEM teacher, with the capacity to offer sciences and maths within the Senior Phase, up to National 4/5. Ideally, this candidate will have previous experience of working with young people with complex ASN, either within a mainstream or a specialist provision.
Candidates need to have a sound, working knowledge of Curriculum for Excellence and knowledge and understanding of the SQA qualification framework, as well as routes for ‘wider achievement’.
This teacher may also have key responsibility for a small number of young people. Our education team comprises a Head of Education, a Depute Head of Education, a Principal Teacher, 6.3 FTE Teachers (primary and secondary specialists), 5 Teaching Assistants and a Relaxation Therapist, supported by our care colleagues and therapeutic team consisting of a Clinical Psychologist and a Consultant Music Therapist”.
Candidates should be fully registered with the GTC (Scotland).
All appointments are subject to a PVG scheme check and references, and a six-month probationary period
Salaries are paid in accordance with the SNCT main grade scale. Starley Hall offers a company pension scheme.
Prior to applying, or if you would like further information, you are welcome to have an informal discussion, or to arrange a visit, by emailing, or calling on .
Closing date: 14 June
Interviews: 24 June