Principal Teacher - St John Vianney's Primary School - 15074_1781277108

Principal Teacher
St John Vianney's Primary School

Salary: £57,498 - £57,498
Hours: 35 per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Principal Teacher at St John Vianney RC Primary School. Our school is very multi-cultural, with over 30 languages/countries celebrated across our community. We currently have 9 classes from P1-P7, with a new Early Year's Centre within our school grounds taking over 100 young pupils.

We have an excellent, supportive and highly self-evaluative staff who play an active role in the direction the school takes. While we are a Catholic school, we accept people of all faiths, celebrating the diversity and culture these bring to us, a significant influence in our school culture and ethos.

The school is led by a management team which you would be part of, alongside the Head Teacher / Depute Head Teacher / Business Manager. The leadership team is ably supported by a School Administrator, a team of Pupil Support Assistants and a Service Support Officer. We value leadership by all across the school community and provide time for this to occur.

Our Parent Council is incredibly supportive of staff and the learning and teaching throughout the school, providing various resources and finance which have a direct, positive impact.

We are looking for a quality professional who is creative within the classroom, enthusiastic and committed to providing high quality provision to all children. We value a team player.

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

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.

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We're interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council

Happy to talk flexible working.

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