Class Teacher - Intensive Support Provision, Riverside Primary School, Perth - PKC14359

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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:

Class Teacher, Intensive Support Provision - PKC14359

£36,159 - £54,453

Riverside Primary School, Perth

At Riverside Primary, we believe team working and a friendly, supportive atmosphere creates a happy school.

We currently have the following opportunity from November 2026:

An exciting new opportunity has arisen, and we are looking for an enthusiastic, nurturing individual, who has a positive and solution focused attitude to join our team as a Class Teacher within our Intensive Support Provision (ISP).

In this role, you will be responsible for planning and delivering a curriculum to support the needs of pupils with a range of severe and complex additional support needs. You will also provide essential support, ensuring the care, wellbeing, and health and safety of all pupils.

This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with a dedicated team within the ISP, as well as with a range of partner agencies involved in supporting each child or young person.

Our Intensive Support Provision has 3 classrooms - this role is within our newly established able pathway class.

We are looking for someone who has experience of working with children with a range of additional support needs, teaching and helping them to thrive and meet their full potential.

You will be responsible for planning and delivering a curriculum to support the needs of a small group of pupils. Experience of SCERTS and Equals would be an advantage.

You will provide essential support, ensuring the care, wellbeing, and health and safety of all pupils.

This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with a dedicated team within the ISP, as well as with a range of partner agencies.

Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this post.

Skills & Experience Required

We are looking to appoint a nurturing and committed class teacher to join our welcoming school team from November 2026.

Ideally the successful candidate will have experience of planning and delivering a curriculum to support pupils within the area of additional support needs, however, values, mindset and transferable skills are equally important. 

A genuine interest in the development of children, their communication, sensory needs and wellbeing is essential, and the important qualities are empathy, patience and an ability to engage with children and young people in a positive way.

In your role you will be leading and working with support staff and a range of multi-agency partners and parents/carers, so excellent communication skills are essential.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate flexibility and understanding of approaches to meet a range of complex learner needs. 

The individual appointed will be able to listen to and be responsive to learner needs.

You should be able to demonstrate a range of teaching skills, qualities and enthusiasm to further develop and build on the valuable learner experiences within our Intensive Support Provision.

The successful candidate will be committed to continually enhancing knowledge and skills through working collegiately and through CPD. 

The ability to work as part of the team is essential. The successful candidate will join a dedicated team at Riverside who are committed to providing an excellent education for all young people and promote an ethos of inclusion

We are looking for an enthusiastic, nurturing individual, who has a positive and solution focused attitude to join our team.

Previous experience of working within a provision or additional support needs setting would be an advantage.

We use a variety of Augmentative Communication to support learners, so knowledge and understanding of this area would help, although not essential for the right candidate.

If you are positive, resilient, have individual learners at the heart of what you do and are able to adapt to change, then we would love to hear from you.

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

• Paid PVG Scheme Membership

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.

All new employees have a four-month probationary period. Further details are available in the FAQs at “

How to apply for a job or apprenticeship with us”.

Next Steps

We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to get in touch with Annabelle Burns, Head Teacher or Mags McGregor Principal Teacher on 01738 474450 to find out more.  You can also get in touch via email at AnnabelleBurns@pkc.gov.uk or MargaretMcGregor@pkc.gov.uk and we will arrange to contact you.

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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.