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Ref no: ARB16007
Published: 25/04/2025
Closes: 09/05/2025
Location: St Columbas Primary School, Soroba Road, Oban, Argyll, PA34 4SB
Salary: £40,305 - £50,589 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 35 hours per week
Service: Education
Closing Date: Friday 9th May 2025
Class Teacher. St Columba's Primary School
Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, work, and do business. We are committed to making the council a place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.
All potential candidates must seek Catholic teaching approval prior to applying for this post.
This post will start in August 2025.
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 about 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 what we all care about.
Argyll and Bute Council recognises the 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 their working arrangements. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the services we deliver is not compromised, we will carefully consider each request to achieve a positive outcome wherever possible.
This post is on a temporary basis until 30 June 2026.
Applicants should note that:-
* Willing to discuss flexible working arrangements
* This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership for working with children.
* The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.
* This post requires Roman Catholic Church approval.
* This is a temporary post which may be filled on a secondment basis by an employee seeking experience/career development, at the discretion of the employee’s director.
* Pay arrangements for those starting after the first day of the school session: Teachers who commence employment after the first day of the school session will have their salary recalculated to reflect leave and pay accruals for the school year (August 1 to July 31). A calculation will be carried out upon commencement, and leave and pay will be adjusted. A guidance sheet link will be provided if applicable.
To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.
If you need clarification on any information within the vacancy advert or job description, please contact the recruiting manager:
* Telephone: 01631 568091
* Reference: ARB16007
Please note that applications must be submitted via the Apply Now button. CVs will not be accepted.
We encourage applications from all backgrounds and aim for a workforce that reflects the wider society. We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing, creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. For more information, visit our Equality & Diversity Policy.
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