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Job title: Head of Physical Education
Closing date: Friday 9 June 2023
Reference Number: HPE0623

Due to the internal promotion of the current Head of Physical Education, this position will become available from August 2023.  This is a fantastic opportunity for a dedicated and enthusiastic individual looking to take the next steps in leadership to work with a highly committed team, driving forward excellent teaching and learning in a innovative department that provides a sector-leading educational experience which promotes pride and value within our community.

The successful individual should aim to create an environment which delivers opportunities to participate and serve, allowing all involved to build characteristics such as leadership, curiosity, self organisation, awareness and resilience when facing the challenges in PE and Sporting activities. Resulting in an appreciation of transferable life skills and an investment in a healthy lifestyle. The Head of PE has full responsibility for the delivery of the Physical Education and curricular Sport from 3-18 throughout the core school day (8.30am - 3.30pm). This is a full time, permanent post.

The PE Department has 14 members of Physical Education staff including the Head of Department and two Assistant Heads of Department (one Junior School and one Senior School). In addition there are 3 full-time Sport coaches, 5 swimming instructors and multiple ad-hoc coaches who all contribute to the delivery of the curriculum for which the Head of PE is responsible. A PE & Sports administrator supports the department.

The Head of PE will work very closely with the Director of Sport and all members of the PE department are required to participate in the delivery of co curricular sport, including a minimum of two after school training sessions and Saturday fixtures. PE and Sport is a major part of life at RGC. As well as our PE, Swimming, and S&C facilities at our Schoolhill campus in the city centre, we have a 39-acre PE and Sport ground at Countesswells to the west end of the city. We are ambitious to invest in our PE and Sport facilities at both Schoolhill and Countesswells in the next few years and the Head of PE will play a role in this.

PE is taught from 3-18 on both sites and has a strong core curriculum in place. The department is currently growing its certification provision and this is proving very popular with our pupils. We currently offer National 5 in S3 and S4. Higher is currently offered in S6 but will also be available in S5 from the start of session 2024/25. The successful Head of PE would also have the opportunity to introduce Advanced Higher PE in the future. Although responsible to the Head of College, the Head of Department’s direct link with the Senior
Leadership Team is via the Head of Senior School and the Head of Junior School. The College and Department are committed to providing excellent professional development opportunities for staff.

This post is subject to the safe recruitment process required by the regulatory bodies associated with the services operated at Robert Gordon’s College, including a PVG check. Candidates must be registered or eligible for registration with the GTCS.

To apply for this post, please fill in and complete the 'apply online' tab, along with an application form and attach a cover letter, CV and details of two referees.

Closing date for applications is Friday 9 June 2023.  

Salary will be based on SNCT Principal Teacher Scale point 5, together with the Robert Gordon’s
Allowance above SNCT scale. Candidates will be expected to be willing to assist with co curricular
sport, including leading a team, and to play a full part in the wider life of the school.

Robert Gordon’s College provides a broad range of benefits in addition to the salary remuneration
you will receive. These benefits are non-contractual and may be changed by the College.

Currently, the benefits provided to employees include:
● Access to a free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme
● Access to free, confidential and independent Financial Advice;
● Generous staff fee discount (after one year’s service)
● Financial contribution toward the cost of buying prescription eyewear required for work
● A Bike to Work Scheme
● A grant towards the cost of buying a computer
● Life Insurance and Group Personal Accident Insurance
● A funded flu jab programme
● Preferential/corporate rates at local wellbeing practitioners
● Preferential parking rates at the Bon Accord Centre car parks
● Access to a third party cashback and discount site via RGC email addresses
● Family Friendly leave above statutory requirements. This includes maternity, paternity &
adoption leave, and Time off for Dependents.

At Robert Gordon’s College we believe that diversity drives innovation and a strong community. We welcome applications from all candidates with the required professional qualifications and experience.

Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience drives us forward every day as we strive to ensure our staff and pupils all feel equally valued and important.

The College provides excellent professional development opportunities and supports staff who want to pursue ongoing training or qualifications. 
 

Job title: Playground Supervisor
Closing date: Friday 9 June 2023
Reference Number: PGS0523

Ensuring the social time our pupils have during morning and lunch breaks is safely overseen and supported is highly important to us at Robert Gordon’s College and we are currently looking for a keen and hard-working individual to join our enthusiastic and experienced staff team in the school playground.

As a Playground Supervisor, you will support children in the playground, helping to provide a safe and stimulating environment, whilst providing a reassuring point of contact for our Junior School pupils. During the time between morning and lunch breaks, you will form part of the Junior School administration team, undertaking general school duties.

The hours of work in this role are 10.15am – 1.30pm, Monday to Friday, term-time only. Full induction and in house training is provided, including Child Protection and First Aid. The ideal candidate will be a positive individual who is calm and caring and willing to learn new skills. If you have good people skills, plenty of enthusiasm, and energy and enjoy working in a friendly environment, we would be pleased to hear from you.

To apply for this post, please fill in and complete the 'apply online' tab, along with an application form and attach a cover letter, CV and details of two referees.

All applicants for this post must complete and submit a Robert Gordon's College application form. CV's alone will not be considered.

Closing date for applications is Friday 9 June 2023.  

Pay and Benefits

The benefits of working at Robert Gordon's College include a competitive hourly rate.  We also provide a broad range of benefits in addition to the salary remuneration you will receive.  These benefits are non contractual and may be changed by the College.  Currently, the benefits provided to employees include:

•  Access to a free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme; 
• Access to free, confidential and independent Financial Advice;
• Financial contribution toward the cost of buying prescription eyewear required fo work;
• A Bike to Work Scheme (following a successful probationary period);
• A grant towards the cost of buying a computer (following a successful probationary period);
• Life Insurance;
• Group Personal Accident Insurance;
• Company sickness absence pay;
• A funded flu jab programme;
• Preferential/corporate rates at local wellbeing practitioners;
• Preferential parking rates at the Bon Accord Centre car parks;
• Access to a third party cashback and discount site via RGC email addresses;
• Staff fee discount (after one year’s service);
• Family Friendly leave, above statutory requirements.  This includes maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and Time off for Dependents.

At Robert Gordon’s College we believe that diversity drives innovation and a strong community. We welcome applications from all candidates with the required professional qualifications and experience. Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience drives us forward every day as we strive to ensure our staff and pupils all feel equally valued and important. The College provides excellent professional development opportunities and supports staff who want to pursue ongoing training or qualifications.

Job title: Playworkers and Support Workers
Closing date: Friday 9 June 2023
Reference Number: Pwsw0623

Robert Gordon’s College is currently looking for bright, enthusiastic and hard-working individuals to join our dedicated Out of Hours Care team.  Working with the support of the Deputy Out of Hours Care manager, you will provide a variety of safe and stimulating activities and provide an inspiring wrap-around care facility for Junior School pupils.

We have Playworker and Support Worker opportunities, with an HNC or SVQ (or willingness to work towards a relevant vocational qualification) required for the Playworker role. Support Workers should have experience of working with children.

In these roles you will work Monday to Friday from 2:30-5:30 with additional hours available in the morning and during holidays.  We are also open to flexible working requests to work fewer than 5 days per week. All recruitment is subject to the safe recruitment process required by the regulatory bodies associated with the services operated at Robert Gordon’s College, including a PVG check.  It is also a requirement of all positions to register and maintain registration with the Scottish Social Services Council. 

There are a variety of part-time working patterns available within our Breakfast and After School Club. To find out more, please complete the 'request more information' tab. 

To apply for this post, please fill in and complete the 'apply online' tab, along with an application form and attach a cover letter, CV and details of two referees.

All applicants for this post must complete and submit a Robert Gordon's College application form. CV's alone will not be considered.

Closing date for applications is Friday 9 June 2023.  

At Robert Gordon’s College we believe that diversity drives innovation and a strong community. We welcome applications from all candidates with the required professional qualifications and experience. Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience drives us forward every day as we strive to ensure our staff and pupils all feel equally valued and important. The College provides excellent professional development opportunities and supports staff who want to pursue ongoing training or qualifications.

Job title: Teacher of Mathematics (full or part-time, would suit Probationer)
Closing date: Friday 16 June 2023
Reference Number: TMAT23

A qualified Teacher of Mathematics is required by the College on a full or part-time basis  from August 2023 to join its successful and well-regarded Mathematics department. The department has thirteen members of staff; it is exceptionally well resourced both in accommodation and ICT. 

Mathematics is taught to all pupils in S1 to S4. Classes are organised into ability sets throughout. In S1 and S2 the course is structured to ensure completion of Curriculum for Excellence levels 3 and 4. In S3 and S4 the syllabus is geared towards National 5. Most pupils take Mathematics but some follow the Applications of Mathematics course. 

The majority of fifth year pupils study Higher Mathematics and most are presented in S5, whilst some study Higher Applications of Mathematics. Three different options are offered for both Advanced Higher Mathematics. 

The College and Department are committed to providing professional development opportunities for all staff and a full programme of support is available.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the development of Mathematics at the College through an ability to undertake successfully the following tasks: 

• To teach, if required, the full range of pupils from S1-S6
• To create an effective teaching and learning environment which offers support and encouragement to pupils
• To maintain appropriate records of pupil performance and assessment (involving the use ICT) 
• To assist with curricular developments 
• To share responsibility with all colleagues for the maintenance of good discipline, behaviour and conduct amongst pupils
• To show commitment and enthusiasm in working as part of the departmental team 

Salary will be based on the SNCT scales together with the Robert Gordon’s Allowance of 3%.  Candidates will be expected to assist with extra-curricular activities and/or games, and to play a full part in the wider  life of the school.

This post is subject to the safe recruitment process required by the regulatory bodies associated with the services operated at Robert Gordon’s College, including a PVG check. Candidates must be registered or eligible for registration with the GTCS.

To apply for this post, please download and complete an application form and upload this along with a cover letter, CV and details of two referees to the 'apply online' tab above.

Closing date for applications is Friday 16 June 2023.  

At Robert Gordon’s College we believe that diversity drives innovation and a strong community. We welcome applications from all candidates with the required professional qualifications and experience.

Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience drives us forward every day as we strive to ensure our staff and pupils all feel equally valued and important.

The College provides excellent professional development opportunities and supports staff who want to pursue ongoing training or qualifications. 
 

Job title: Sport Coaches (Ad Hoc)
Closing date: Friday 23 June 2023
Reference Number: Web/Sport/Jun23

Robert Gordon’s College is looking to appoint enthusiastic and inspiring Sport Coaches to contribute to its sector leading and exciting Sports Programme. We are searching for Coaches in the following Sports: Hockey, Rugby, Netball, Cricket and Strength & Conditioning (S&C). Candidates will be highly motivated and fully prepared to undertake the demands of working in a diverse and busy co-educational day school, contributing to the strongest Co-Curricular Programme in the North East of Scotland. 

The most suitable candidates may possess proven expertise within one or more of the sports listed, whether that be through playing to a high level or through formal qualifications. It is also desirable that the successful coaches are able to umpire or referee and have experience of working with children. Applicants for Netball, Hockey and Rugby positions should be willing to coach a designated team through their season of fixtures, including Saturdays. It would also be beneficial for applicants for these three sports to be able to coach one of our core summer sports (Cricket, Athletics or Tennis) if they wish to extend their working hours into the summer term. RGC also runs summer sport camps which may be of interest to  some candidates. 

The PE Department has 14 members of Physical Education staff including the Head of Physical Education, two Assistant Heads of Department (one Junior School and one Senior School) and a Director of Sport. In addition there are 3 full-time Sport coaches, 3 swimming instructors and multiple ad-hoc coaches who all contribute to the delivery of the core curriculum for which the Head of PE is responsible, and the Co-Curriculum for which the Director of Sport is responsible.  A PE & Sports administrator supports the department. Ad-hoc Sport Coaches are line managed by the Director of Sport, who will agree working hours, and which teams are to be coached on a weekly basis. We expect our ad-hoc coaches to run a minimum of one Co-curricular session per week, and contribute to the Saturday Sport Programme.

PE and Sport is a major part of life at RGC. As well as our PE, Swimming, and S&C facilities at our Schoolhill campus in the city centre, we have a 39-acre PE and Sport ground at Countesswells to the west end of the city. We are ambitious to invest in our PE and Sport facilities at both Schoolhill and Countesswells in the next few years. 

Rate of pay will be subject to relevant qualifications and experience. Robert Gordon’s College has a tiered pay structure for Ad-hoc Sport Coaches, and the number of hours available will be designated by the Director of Sport who oversees the Co-Curricular Sport programme.

This post is subject to the safe recruitment process required by the regulatory bodies associated with the services operated at Robert Gordon’s College, including a PVG check. Candidates must be registered or eligible for registration with the GTCS.

To apply for this post, please download and complete an application form and upload this, along with a cover letter, and details of two referees to the 'apply online' tab above.

Closing date for applications is Friday 23 June 2023. Interviews will take place the following week. We will accept applications after that date and throughout the summer break.

At Robert Gordon’s College we believe that diversity drives innovation and a strong community. We welcome applications from all candidates with the required professional qualifications and experience.

Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience drives us forward every day as we strive to ensure our staff and pupils all feel equally valued and important.

The College provides excellent professional development opportunities and supports staff who want to pursue ongoing training or qualifications.