Principal Teacher of Health and Wellbeing, The Community School of Auchterarder - PKC13131
| Posting date: | 26 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £59,727.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 October 2025 |
| Location: | Auchterarder, PH3 1BL |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Perth and Kinross Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | PKC13131 |
Summary
Main Purpose of the Role
Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job, it's about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of all we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch.
We currently have the following opportunity:
Principal Teacher of Health and Wellbeing - PKC13131
£59,727
The Community School of Auchterarder
An opportunity has arisen for an excellent, experienced and ambitious leader to join our Extended Leadership Team as a Principal Teacher of Health and Wellbeing.
This is a full-time, permanent post.
The Principal Teacher of Health and Wellbeing will lead and manage our Health and Wellbeing faculty, which currently comprises Home Economics and Physical Education.
This is a key leadership role focused on driving the strategic development of opportunities that support the positive health and wellbeing of children and young people.
Applications are welcomed from suitably qualified professionals in either subject area.
A central aspect of the role is to cultivate a positive and inspiring learning environment that promotes effective teaching and motivates young people to engage fully in their learning.
The successful candidate will be responsible for developing an exciting and engaging curriculum, while also supporting the ongoing professional development of staff within the faculty.
This promoted post carries significant leadership responsibilities. The successful candidate will provide strategic direction, lead the faculty team, and monitor the quality of learning and teaching to ensure continuous improvement across all aspects of the faculty’s work.
As Principal Teacher of Health and Wellbeing, you will be responsible for leading the development and delivery of high-quality learning experiences across your faculty.
You will ensure that all learning is thoughtfully planned to meet the diverse needs of young people, while overseeing a broad and engaging range of courses. In addition to your faculty responsibilities, you will play a key role in planning and driving aspects of whole-school improvement.
It is anticipated that interviews will be held at the school on Tuesday 4 November 2025.
About the School
The Community School of Auchterarder is an all-through school, comprising Nursery, Primary and Secondary departments serving the community of Auchterarder and surrounding district.
We have a roll of approximately 1,100 children and young people across all three sectors.
The school is situated in a rural location, approximately 14 miles south of Perth with good road networks to the rest of Perthshire, Glasgow, Edinburgh and the central belt. Our Associated Primary Schools are Aberuthven, Blackford and Dunning.
Our school motto is ‘Strive to Excel’ and, working together, we encourage all children and young people to aspire to be the best they can be.
Our aim is to build a community of learners who are:
Happy
Engaged
Ambitious
Respectful
Trustworthy.
The Community School of Auchterarder, at the HEART of our community.
Skills & Experience Required
You will bring experience in leading self-evaluation and possess a clear, strategic vision for your faculty. Building and maintaining positive relationships across the school community will be essential, and you will be genuinely committed to working in partnership with parents and carers.
Alongside being an excellent classroom practitioner, the successful candidate will be highly motivated, with a strong desire to enhance learning and teaching across the school. You will hold strategic responsibility for whole-school Health and Wellbeing and will inspire and lead innovative and impactful learning within your faculty. A commitment to achieving the highest standards will be evident in your practice.
You will demonstrate sound judgement, effective decision-making, and the ability to prioritise and delegate tasks appropriately. Passionate about your work and committed to lifelong learning, you will actively pursue your own professional development.
GTCS registration in a relevant subject is essential for this role.
Working at Perth & Kinross Council
We have a vision of a confident and ambitious Perth and Kinross, to which everyone can contribute and all can share.
Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours. Find out more about Perth & Kinross Council and you could soon be joining our team!
Here's what we can offer you:
- A nationally agreed annual leave entitlement
- Eligibility to join the Scottish Teacher's Pension Scheme
- Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working, Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave, and our Wellbeing Framework
- Access to a range of benefits
We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. You are encouraged to discuss potential options with the recruiting manager, if this is of interest to you. A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.
Next Steps
We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to get in touch withNatasha Conway, Business Manager on 01764 662182 or by email at TCSOAContact@pkc.gov.uk to find out more.
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External candidates are required to provide contact details for 2 referees, including email addresses. One should be your current or most recent employer. If you are already employed as a teacher with Perth & Kinross Council, you are only required to provide 1 reference, which must be from your current Head Teacher.
We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Please contact the hiring manager above or the Recruitment Team on (01738) 475555 or recruitment@pkc.gov.uk to discuss any reasonable adjustments. Appointments are based on evidence supplied during the selection process.
Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. That includes welcoming applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.
Working with children and/or protected adults is regarded as a regulated role and under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 you will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check.
If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 10 years, whilst over the age of 18, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check.
GTCS registration is required.
A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of the above mentioned mandatory pre-employment checks (including references) and will also include eligibility to work in the UK, qualifications and fitness to undertake the post.
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