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Teacher of Physical Education, Kilmarnock Academy - EAY11332

Job details
Posting date: 04 June 2025
Salary: £40,305.00 to £50,589.00 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 11 June 2025
Location: Kilmarnock, KA3 7DF
Company: East Ayrshire Council
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: EAY11332

Summary

Job Description

Contribute to the effective leadership, good management and strategic direction of teaching and other related activities with a focus on the development and delivery of the curriculum, school policies and pupil assessments whilst providing advice, support and guidance to colleagues and pupils in order to assist with the promotion, delivery and integration of the key objectives in relation to those identified within the Education Plan and the Community Plan.

Requirements

The duties of the post involve Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Successful applicants for such posts will be required to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member in respect of Regulated Work with either or both of these groups as appropriate, or if they are already a Scheme member, be subject to a PVG Scheme Record Update, before any formal offer of employment can be made by East Ayrshire Council.

Please note:- PVG members' records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises. Any information that is disclosed on a PVG Scheme Record or Scheme Record Update, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant prior to any formal offer of employment being made.

Responsibilities

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.

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The Individual

This is a temporary full time post based at Kilmarnock Academy within the William McIlvanney Campus.

The post is temporary until 27 June 2026.

The hours of work are 35 hours per week to be worked Monday - Friday at the direction of the line manager.

The full time salary of the post is between £40,305 - £50,589 per annum

If you require further information please contact Angela Brownlie at
angela.brownlie@eastayrshire.org.uk

East Ayrshire Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups including Black and Minority Ethnic people, disabled people and LGBT people. We are also keen to decrease occupational segregation and so encourage women to apply for managerial posts and/or roles in which they are underrepresented. East Ayrshire Council is a Disability Confident employer and a Recruit with Conviction Ambassador.

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Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.