Teacher of Health & Food Technology
Various Locations
Salary: £34,938 - £52,614
Hours: 35 per week
The City of Edinburgh Council is recruiting centrally for Teachers of Health & Food Technology in the following schools across the City of Edinburgh:
* Castlebrae HS -
* Craigmount HS -
* Craigroyston HS -
* Forrester HS -
* Holyrood RC HS -
* James Gillespie's HS -
On receipt of your application, candidates will be sent a link to a form to complete so you can highlight your preferences for location.
Interviews are planned to be held week commencing 26th January 2026.
These posts will commence in August 2026. Candidates would be expected to be fully registered with the GTCS by the 10th August 2026.
Please ensure you complete all the questions in the application form and ensure the application form also includes all the relevant detail you would like us to consider in support of your application.
This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.
Teachers are responsible for seeking approval of the Bishop of a Diocese for appointment to any post in a Catholic School in that area. For details on how to seek approval please go to
Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.
We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.
As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.
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