Education and Children's Services
Teacher of Music – permanent position
Wester Hailes High School
Salary: £33,594 – £50,589
Hours: 35 per week
At Wester Hailes High School we place learning at the centre of all we do, believing that in the right environment everyone can learn and grow.
We nurture and promote partnerships between staff, pupils, parents and the community to encourage all learners to be the best they can be.
We are inclusive, embrace diversity and respect everyone as equal.
We are committed to being a centre of excellence in our community. Our culture is ambitious, and we promote and support high attendance, achievement and attainment. We are very proud of the positive relationship between and among staff and pupils.
We are looking for a full‑time Music Teacher. The successful applicant will be committed to warm and mutually respectful relationships with young people, families and colleagues, and will have the ability to engage all young people in effective learning, manage and encourage positive behaviour. We expect effective communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills, and capacity for both leadership and teamwork.
The successful applicant for this post will be a skilled, effective teacher, committed to experiential learning, able to engage all young people in effective learning, and to manage and encourage positive behaviour. We require a commitment to warm and mutually respectful relationships with young people, families and colleagues, and we look for effective communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills, and capacity for both leadership and teamwork.
Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.
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 of the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check, and an unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both pre‑employment checks being deemed satisfactory.
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 ensure that we bring the best people into our roles, focusing not only on skills and experience but also on their approach to work.
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