The posting
The closing date for completed applications for this post is 9am on Friday 16 October 2026 and it is anticipated interviews will take place on Wednesday 04 November 2026.
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: Pt1 - Pt5 (£43,106 - £54,103)
JOB DECRIPTION:
To work as part of the school team to provide an inclusive curriculum for pupils within Rossie. In adherence with Rossie’s policies and those of the education department, the duties of teachers are to perform such tasks as the Head of Education, Skills and Life Long learning will direct having reasonable regard to overall teacher workload related to the main accountabilities listed below. As required, contribute to the continuous improvement development and delivery of all services provided by the school. Contribute to the development and delivery of new cross service initiatives.
- Deliver a high quality education which aligns with our academic aims, vision and values. Responsibility for the delivery, administration and development of agreed subject courses, units and learning programmes within the context of Curriculum for Excellence and wider, nationally recognised qualifications
- Teach class groups and plan and deliver purposeful, engaging lessons; ensuring that appropriate progression routes, personalisation, choice and inclusion opportunities exist for young people with complex and challenging learning and behavioural need.
- Engage young people in their learning to raise both attainment and achievement
- Work collaboratively with all colleagues to enable positive change for young people
- Undertake all necessary administration, planning and management of curricular areas. This will include regular evaluation and moderation activities to assess student attainment and achievement and include the use of formative and summative assessment. Young people will be involved in the planning of next steps through the creation and sharing of learning intentions and success criteria
- Regularly engage in focussed and planned Career Long Professional Learning to improve teaching practice and maintain high standards of competency and professionalism
- Ensure critical adherence to Health, Safety and Security in all aspects of the role
- Contribute to the delivery of the Education Departments School Improvement Plan and the wider organisational Business Plan objectives
- Carry out other tasks from time to time, as may be required by the Head of Education Skills and Life Long Learning to promote the best interests of the organisation
Deliver a high quality education which aligns with our academic aims, vision and values. Responsibility for the delivery, administration and development of agreed subject courses, units and learning programmes within the context of Curriculum for Excellence and wider, nationally recognised qualifications:
- Establish, monitor, evaluate and continually improve standards of subject courses, educational interventions and their delivery to assigned classes
- Plan, develop and evaluate Literacy, Numeracy and Health and Wellbeing outcomes within subjects and across the curriculum
- Assess, record and report on learner progress and attainment
- Maintain and contribute to subject planning, assessment and policy
- Rigorously undertake assessment activities appropriate to age, stage and ability of our young people
Teach class groups and plan and deliver purposeful, engaging lessons; ensuring that appropriate progression routes, personalisation, choice and inclusion opportunities exist for young people with complex and challenging learning and behavioural needs:
- Promote positive, solution focused approaches towards overcoming barriers to learning and positive growth
- Develop and deliver individual educational programmes, in line with national advice and guidance, appropriate to the age and ability of the young person, taking into account access to a Broad General Education and Senior Phase qualifications
- Develop and deliver a range of experiences aimed at promoting social and life skills and therefore the confidence and independence of the young person
- Liaise closely with education colleagues and other professionals concerned with the welfare of the young person – Team Around the Child / Looked After Children’s Reviews / Children’s Hearings / Planning Meetings
- Develop close ways of working between care and education staff to promote cohesive approaches to meeting learner needs
- Attend educational reviews and provide individual pupil reports
- Develop assessment and record keeping practices
- Set and monitor appropriate targets for individual pupils
- To present pupils for internal and external assessments and examinations
- Actively contribute to the health and wellbeing of all young people
Engage young people in their learning to raise both attainment and achievement:
- Using both internal and external moderation activities, ensure consistency of standard and approach in the progression of young people through nationally recognised qualifications
- Provide additional one to one support for young people as necessary to ensure access to curricular opportunities
- Deliver stimulating and engaging lessons which provide access and coverage to a Broad General Education. Lessons will be appropriate and differentiated in order to motivate learners within a Social, Emotional and Behavioural context
Work collaboratively with all colleagues to enable positive change for young people:
- Undertake Key Teacher responsibilities for assigned pupils
- Seek opportunities to promote ‘inclusive’ approaches to managing challenging behaviour
- Provide guidance for all pupils in accordance with education and care policies
- Liaise with care staff, parents, social workers and or other professional agencies as required
Undertake all necessary administration, planning and management of curricular areas. This will include regular evaluation and moderation activities to assess student attainment and achievement and include the use of formative and summative assessment. Young people will be involved in the planning of next steps through the creation and sharing of learning intentions and success criteria:
- Understand and apply the principles of assessment, recording and reporting
- Use the results of assessment to evaluate and improve own teaching, and the learning and attainment of the children
- Contribute to educational improvement planning and development
Regularly engage in focussed and planned Career Long Professional Learning to improve teaching practice and maintain high standards of competency and professionalism:
- Identify personal/professional development needs and undertake appropriate training as identified through PU process
- Engage in the process of Curriculum Development
- Contribute to the professional development of colleagues through collegiate and team working arrangements
- Seek moderation, research and development opportunities to share best practice
Ensure critical adherence to Health, Safety and Security in all aspects of the role:
- Ensure the physical and emotional safety of all young people
- Promote positive behaviours and implement effective behaviour management strategies to maintain high standards among young people within education setting
Contribute to the delivery of the Education Departments School Improvement Plan and the wider organisational Business Plan objectives:
- Promote a positive ethos
- Celebrate successes
- Implement and promote adherence to whole organisation policies
- Liaise and work co-operatively with other educational establishments and outside agencies
- Seek to understand the Care task in line with National Health & Social Care Standards
- Promote learning opportunities within the 24 hour curriculum
- Contribute to whole school curricular improvement initiatives
- Understand organisational expectations and actively contribute towards meeting organisational aims
- Actively contribute to the delivery of the School Improvement plan and wider organisational Business Plan objectives
- Carry out other tasks from time to time, as may be required by the Head of Education Skills and Life Long Learning to promote the best interests of the organisation.
Please note this job description is to provide a clear and concise statement of the main tasks and activities of the post, and it is not intended as an exhaustive list of every aspect of the post holder's duties. All the above duties will be carried out in line with Rossie policies and procedures.
PERSON SPECIFICATION:
Knowledge Base (Essential):
- High professional standards and competency
- Experience in developing curriculum, teaching and assessment materials and techniques within the context of A Curriculum for Excellence
Knowledge Base (Desirable):
- Knowledge and understanding of challenging behaviour and related issues
- Knowledge and understanding of the residential care task
- knowledge and understanding of personal, social & health education
- Knowledge and understanding of additional subject related competencies
Qualifications (Essential):
- Full, current GTCS registration
Qualifications (Desirable):
- Post Graduate Certificate/Diploma in Special Educational Needs/Support For Learning
- Qualified Secondary English Teacher
- Undergraduate English Degree
Experience (Essential):
- Minimum of one year teaching subject specialism’s
- Effective class/subject Teacher
Experience (Desirable):
- Lecturing or Teaching
- Working with groups of young people within residential settings
- Involvement in research and development appropriate to specialist setting
Skills (Essential):
- Excellence in all skills required to plan effectively to deliver lessons and interact positively with young people
- Ability to work as an individual, and as a team player within a multi-disciplinary organisation
- Ability to display consistency of personal and professional approach
- Ability to use humour effectively
Skills (Desirable):
- Specialist skills and areas of expertise relating to behavioural management and overcoming barriers to learning
- Awareness of social and emotional factors affecting learning
Qualities (Essential):
- Genuine affection for children and young people
- ‘Inclusive’ personal ideology
- Enthusiastic, motivated and can motivate others
- Displays tact, sensitivity and good judgement
- Confident and positive in outlook
- Can gain respect and are in turn respectful to others
- Ability to support and relate to colleagues and young people
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability to cope with challenging and demanding situations
- Are honest, flexible, reliable and resilient
- Consistent temperament and warm personality
- Empathic and understanding towards the needs of young people placed in Rossie
Full Clean Driving Licence (Essential)
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