Principal Teacher of Guidance, Perth High School - PKC13148
| Posting date: | 01 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £62,022.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 October 2025 |
| Location: | Perth, PH1 1HB |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Perth and Kinross Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | PKC13148 |
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 Guidance - PKC13148
£62,022
Perth High School
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Perth High School as a Principal Teacher of Guidance (PTG). The role will see the successful candidate lead Elcho House, one of six houses at our school.
This is an exciting time to join our team! Perth High School is a large, friendly and welcoming comprehensive, drawing pupils from a mix of Perth City and rural Perthshire. We are an ambitious school, for all of our people and are undergoing a significant period of change both in our development as a school community as we have just completed an incredibly exciting move to our state of the art Passivhaus standard building.
http://perthhigh.net/new-school-build/
Skills & Experience Required
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated leader who can work within our wellbeing team and across our Extended Leadership Team (ELT).
You should have experience of planning and delivering engaging and stimulating learning experiences which meet the needs of all learners.
You should have a keen motivation for developing, quality assuring and self-evaluating the curriculum around health, wellbeing, safeguarding, fairness and equity.
The successful candidate will be an excellent teacher, with a track record of forming and developing strong relationships and collaborative working practices.
You will have excellent communication skills and have experience of professionally and positively engaging learners, families, colleagues and school partners.
You will be committed to promoting our school values of ambition, respect and equity and support an ethos build upon our expectations that all of our people are ready, respectful and safe.
Along with upholding the values and ethos of the school, the successful candidate will become part of our integrated team for support. Part of this role will be to show a commitment to meeting the needs of every child, by upholding the principles of GIRFEC.
You must demonstrate the ability to motivate, engage and support young people on a day-to-day basis, aiming to support the best possible outcome for each young person.
This role is also an opportunity to become part of the extended leadership team at Perth High School, where you will contribute to our vision and whole school improvement.
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 with Kerry Telford, Depute Head Teacher on 01738 628271 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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