About the job

Job summary

Founded in 1908, Queen Victoria School is set in 45 acres of beautiful Perthshire countryside. We exist to provide stability and continuity of education, within the Scottish system, in a caring but stretching learning environment, valued by the military families whom we serve. With priority given to Scottish Service personnel, and those who have served in Scotland or as part of a Scottish regiment, the schooltakes around 270 pupils from ages 10/11 to 18. We have a long tradition of ceremonial excellence; we take pride in this and allthat our school has to offer. Working at Queen Victoria School is a truly unique experience.

We are currently looking to appoint a 0.6 FTE Teacher of Business Management who shares our core values which are set out clearly in the attached Job Pack. The role will include teaching and coordinating the delivery of Business Management across all secondary year groups. You will support the Principal Teacher of Computing & Business to enhance provision and will have the opportunity to be involved with exciting project work throughout the year. We are looking for an outstanding, committed and motivated, qualified teacher to contribute to the development of teaching and learning in the curriculum. This is an ideal opportunity for a classroom teacher who can display a real passion for developing and inspiring the pupils in their care. 

This position is advertised at 21 hours per week.

Job description

The duties of all teachers include the following:

1. Teaching assigned classes including the supervision of classes for absence cover.
2. Preparation of lessons and contribution to the development of courses as specified by the Principal Teacher or Line Manager as appropriate.
3. Assisting in the development of the school curriculum and all national initiatives.
4. Assessing, tracking/monitoring and reporting as well as attending parent/teacher meetings as required by the School.
5. Presentation of pupils for National Qualifications as required.
6. Undertaking appropriate CLPL, including school in-service days as required.
7. Contributing to the professional development of colleagues, including probationary and student teachers.
8. Appropriate classroom management skills, with due regard to students’ Health and Wellbeing.
9. Advising and guiding pupils on Health and Wellbeing matters when appropriate.
10. Regular attendance at school’s morning assembly is desirable.

Responsibilities also include:
1. Providing support for pupils at events such as sports days, concerts, stage productions, displays etc.
2. Part-time teachers can apply to be Boarding Tutors. Boarding Tutors are paid and additional Boarding School Allowance. Boarding Tutors are required to do one duty evening per week of 4 hours and 8 weekend days per academic year (8 hours per day). In addition, Boarding Tutors assist in the Hobbies programme by offering a minimum of 1 hobby per week for 1 hour between October and March.
3. All teaching staff work closely with the pupil support department to address barriers to learning and develop appropriate intervention strategies for our pupils.
4. Teachers must take reasonable care of their own safety and that of their colleagues and any persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work. They are required to co-operate with their employer, as necessary, to enable any duty or requirement imposed on their employer by, or under, any of the relevant statutory
provisions to be performed or complied with
5. Teachers are personally responsible for equal opportunities awareness and ensuring that they are aware of, and carry out, the provisions contained in the MOD equal opportunities policy.
6. To be responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and/or vulnerable adults. 

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working.  This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments.  Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements. 

If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please indicate that your vacancy is being handled by Resourcing Team 1. 

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Person specification

Leading Learning , Raising attainment & Achievement, Supporting Learners, Working Together - see Job Pack for details.

Benefits

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts. 

The post does NOT offer relocation expenses (move of home, excess fares or temporary transfer). Non-Standard move applicants will be eligible for the full package.  

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Experience and Technical skills.

At sift, you will be assessed on a personal statement, CV and the 4 Technical skills, for the interview you will be assessed on the 4 Technical skills and a class room observation.

The sift will take place w/c TBC. Interview dates are likely to be w/c TBC. 

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.  

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.  

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.