Teacher - Supporting Learners na HSCP OP Older People East

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 13 October 2025 

Closing Date: Sunday 05 October 2025 

Salary: £40,305 to £50,589 Pro-Rata

Contract Type: Permanent 

Work Pattern: 19.32 Hours per week 

Location: Woodmill High School 

Purpose and Values of Education Directorate 

The Education Directorate is committed to Improving Life Chances for All through a wide range of direct services which support our children, young people, families and the wider Fife community.  Our approach to improvement is rooted in our core values:  Compassion, Ambition, Respect and Equity which reflect the ethos, culture and practice principles of all staff across the directorate.  We strive to ensure that our attitudes and behaviour reflect these core values in all our dealings with children, young people, their families, and the wider community in partnership with those who support them 

Supporting Statement   

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site.  Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV.  More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement 

Please consider and demonstrate the following when completing your Supporting Statement: 

Ways in which you have modelled and promoted the GTCS Professional Values (social justice, trust, respect and integrity) and Professional Commitment in your current and previous roles. 

(Consider the following:  how you have ensured equity of opportunity for all; how you have developed relationships built on trust and; how your moral, ethical principles and professional learning underpin your practice as a teacher to ensure that all learners are included.) 

How have you demonstrated your knowledge, skills and understanding when meeting pupil needs? 

(Consider the following:  how you have developed an informed and critical stance which focusses on improvements in curriculum and pedagogy so that learners can demonstrate their potential; how you use assessment to identify need and inform future learning, how you have promoted and participated in collaborative practice; how you have contributed to the staff development and leadership of learning.) 

Ways in which you have supported and sustained colleagues in creating a positive environment for all learners? 

(Consider the following:  how have you created a safe, caring and purposeful learning environment which is welcoming and inclusive, well managed and well organised; how have you encouraged and facilitated learner participation in planning and deciding about their own learning.) 

Ways in which you have built and developed positive partnerships. 

(School, local, regional and national levels, if appropriate.) 

Ways in which you have used self-evaluation to inform decisions and improvements in your learning community? 

(Consider the following:  how have you shared professional learning, how have you evaluated the impact of learning priorities/professional learning and how have you made best use of resources to support the development of the curriculum, pedagogy, people and teams.) 

Job Details 

We are looking for a highly skilled teacher who is passionate about improving life chances for all to ensure positives outcomes for children and young people.  As a Learning Support Teacher in Fife, you will work with school-based staff, the school leadership team and a wide range of stakeholders to ensure that pupils are fully included in their school community. As a Learning Support Teacher, you will:  

Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements