2x Principal Teacher, Linlithgow Academy, 509.77 - INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY - WEL10885

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INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

2x 35 hours, 47 weeks per year, Permanent

We are keen to employ a diverse workforce that reflects the people of Scotland. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly from groups currently under-represented, including people with disabilities, those from minority ethnic communities or from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds

We are seeking to appoint a highly skilled professional to join our Wellbeing, Inclusion and Support Team. The postholder will be responsible for providing high quality personalised support to a caseload of pupils and to teach within our targeted provisions and the Wellbeing Curriculum. The successful applicant will work within the Wellbeing Collaborative to ensure that pupils benefit from a high-quality experience and will use a variety of universal and targeted interventions to ensure their needs and entitlements are being met. The post holder will be responsible for leadership, pastoral support and management activities within the school and across the cluster.

The post holder will be an active member of the school’s Extended Leadership Team with a remit in relation to the development, promotion and quality assurance of Wellbeing, Inclusion and Support within West Calder High School.

The successful applicant will also be able to teach their subject specialism as required and will be responsible for contributing to the development and delivery of the Wellbeing curriculum within West Calder High School.

Strategic Responsibilities

• The strategic and operational direction of colleagues
• Monitoring and tracking of attendance, behaviour, attainment and achievement
• Liaison with Leadership team colleagues regarding pupil attainment tracking
• Management and development of interventions to support young people with ASN
• Manage the identification, production and review of individual support plans
• Partnership working with parents/carers/external agencies to provide high quality, targeted support of caseload pupils
• Manage Primary/Secondary ASN transition arrangements for caseload
• Whole school leadership responsibilities as required

Pupil Caseload

•  High quality personalised support for a targeted caseload
•  Coordination of provision and planning meetings
•  Overview of pupil tracking and monitoring
•  Supporting unique learner pathways of caseload pupils

This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Successful candidates will be required to join the Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to commencing employment and the cost will be met by the candidate.

The fee for a Full PVG Scheme Membership is £59 or Existing Member is £18.