Working hours: 8am – 5pm
Annual leave: School Holidays
Contract type: 0.2 - Part Time - Fridays, Fixed Term to 13 February 2026
Salary: £7,210 per annum (FTE £36,051)
Start date: 03 November 2025
Job Description
Responsible to: Lower School and Upper School Heads of School
Purpose of the job and Main duties:
To teach a wide range of sports, games, activities and gymnastics to children from classes 3 to 12 (age 8 to 18) using the Steiner Waldorf movement curriculum.
• Planning lessons that are age and ability appropriate.
• Maintaining clear records and tracking, in accordance with statutory and school requirements.
• Maintaining good discipline.
• Liaising with colleagues and parents.
• Coaching lower and upper school sports teams,
• Organising Matches against other schools and umpiring matches.
• Take on various jobs in the running of the Gym and Games department.
• Maintenance of equipment, administrative tasks, planning and organisation in conjunction with the other members of the department.
• Taking responsibility for the health and safety of the classes in your care.
• Risk assessing activities and administering first aid where necessary.
• Setting up the teaching space including any equipment used.
• Ensuring Equipment is safe to use and in good working order.
• In gymnastics the appropriate stand-ins must be known and used safely.
• Writing reports.
Further duties and expectations
• Attend faculty meetings and any other meetings that are required.
• Participate in providing cover for break times and cover for absent colleagues.
• Supervising lunch and break activities in the Gym.
• Any other duties reasonably requested by the school.
• Familiarise yourself with and adhere to the school’s policies and procedures and to support their implementation including the Equal Opportunities, Child Protection and Health and Safety policies.
• Undertake appropriate preparation, study and training as necessary both for the effective delivery of the curriculum and to advance the school’s ethos, principles and objectives; to engage in the constant reflection and personal development of yourself; and to commit to deepening your understanding of Anthroposophy, Bothmer Gymnastics and Steiner Education.
Person Specification for Gym and Games Teacher
Essential
Qualifications At least one of the following:
• Hold a teaching qualification
• Have a degree in Physical Education or similar
Desirable (but not essential)
Have a First Aid at Work Certificate
Have completed a Bothmer Gym Training
Experience
Have relevant teaching experience in Gym and Games
Skills
Be a good classroom practitioner with evidence of setting appropriate expectations to advance learning and engage and motivate students
Personal Qualities
Be self-motivated and imaginative.
Have a flexible and positive attitude to work
Be able to communicate effectively with colleagues and parents
Be able to demonstrate commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in your care
Drumduan School is looking for a Kindergarten Assistant to support the Kindergarten teacher in providing a nurturing, stimulating, home-like and sensory Waldorf environment for children from ages three to six, ensuring all children thrive, are happy and fulfil their potential.
Main Responsibilities:
To support the Kindergarten Teacher in their work and to help maintain the Kindergarten environment.
To be alert to the safety and well-being of all children and report any concerns immediately.
To assist the Kindergarten Teacher to the school and running of the Kindergarten class and work as part of a team of teachers, assistants and manager.
To attend to the needs of the children and to maintain the rhythm of the Kindergarten.
To be alert and aware of situations needing attention and to respond appropriately.
To help with the daily preparation of the room, materials and activities and prepare the morning snack.
To work with the children on craft and domestic activities; support listening skills in story-time and be actively engaged in the context of ring time: learning the songs and gestures.
To develop the skills needed for story-telling, puppetry, finger rhymes, songs, and poems.
To assist the teacher in managing children’s behaviour by maintaining consistent boundaries.
To supervise the children in the garden or on walks.
To take care of children needing comfort and first aid.
To assist with writing observations and tracking children’s development.
Attend and complete all statutory training and other professional development courses as required.
Participate and support the mentoring in any mentoring scheme established at Drumduan.
Engage with appraisals and performance reviews.
Maintain good awareness of Staff Handbook and Code of Professional Conduct, closely following guidelines and all requirements.
Work well with the Kindergarten Manager and Coordinator Leads Team and stay well informed about development plans and strategies.
Report all maintenance issues promptly, following current procedures.
Actively support the upkeep of the Kindergarten room and garden.
Requirements:
Experience working in an Early Years setting (desirable).
Excellent communication and time management skills.
Willingness to work flexible hours at times.
Adherence to the policies and procedures of Drumduan School and compliance with the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act, Health and Safety legislation and upholding the standards set by the Care Inspectorate and Moray Council.
To be familiar with and able to work with the Steiner/Waldorf principles and framework for Early Years, The Curriculum for Excellence, The Child at the Centre, Building the Ambition and GIRFEC documents.
Must be eligible to work in the UK.
If Qualified to SCQF level 7 in (HNC/SVQ 3) Childhood Practice/Early Years and Young People, you could be currently working towards this. If Unqualified, willingness to work towards qualification.
Full, clean PVG membership.
Understanding and commitment to all Child Protection and Safeguarding policies and procedures.
To always act in a professional and confidential manner.
Able to communicate closely with the Kindergarten Manager and faculty in general.
Willingness and the ability to adapt are essential.
First Aid Certificate, Food Hygiene Certificate desirable.
Personal Qualities
Reliable.
Caring and nurturing.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Positive, ‘can-do’ approach.
Flexible and adaptable.
Positive team member approach.
CONTEXT
Drumduan is a modern and progressive Steiner School located in the beautiful North-East of Scotland overlooking Findhorn Bay and the Moray Firth, with an emphasis on experiential education, nature connection, and the creativity that flows from children being given the space to develop in a low technology school environment. The school currently has students from Kindergarten to Class 12 in the Upper School with teaching and non-teaching staff.
Our school operates with a collective decision-making structure, the college of staff, at its centre. The Coordinator Leads Team aims to coordinate the running of the school to best support its pedagogical purpose.
In addition, there are School Development Groups (SDG) that are formed to hold fundraising initiatives together with the Parents, Teachers and Friends Association (PTFA). The Operations Team works closely with the SDG.
Drumduan School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to understand and share this commitment. We have a shared commitment to develop a culture of respect, where discrimination is not tolerated. We welcome all applications, including those from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Site Team Operative
Thank you for your interest in the above vacancy.
The details of this role are as follows:
Working hours: Full time 37.5 hours – over 5 days, on a rolling shift pattern, Monday-Sunday of either early, mid or late shift. Every fourth week you will have days off between Monday and Friday as you will have to work Saturday and Sunday (shift timings as required)
Approximate shift timings:
Early 7am-3pm, Mid 9am-5pm, Late 2.30pm-10.30pm
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £24,703
Start date: 05 January 2026
Site Team Operative
GENERAL GENERAL
• To ensure that the school buildings and estate grounds are safe, secure and cared for
• That all buildings remain compliant to H&S legislation
• That all buildings & F&F within are in good working order and ready for educational or letting use
• To work alongside other estate team operatives & external contractors to make sure the site as a whole is safe, secure, clean and heated well for pupils, parents, staff and visitors & to ensure the educational demands of the school & the estate are met within its current setting.
• To work with the school on all estate improvement projects as and when required
Reporting to: Team Supervisor & Estate Manager
GENERAL
• Compliance & compliance recording - Daily safeguarding, Legionella, fire equipment, Playground equipment, Cleaning, Health & Safety
• Support school festivals (Midsummer, Advent Fair, Saturday Markets, Open Days, Theatre Performances, Olympics, etc)
• Support for Lettings - mostly furniture moving & cleaning, preparing Mansion for events, but also direct event support & emergency response.
• Site cleaning: bins, sweeping, benches, drains, window cleaning, fleet vehicles, classrooms, gym, theatre etc.
• Heavy lifting of equipment in and out of storage to work/teaching spaces, interior & exterior decorating, blackboard painting
• Support for Site Development projects
• Small repair work on school properties
• Working with outside contractors at request of Estate Manager
GROUNDS – Supporting the Groundskeeper
• Grass mowing, strimming, blowing, spiking, harrowing, rolling, weeding, gutter cleaning general duties within the School as directed
• Hedge cutting around the school, including some school residential properties.
• Clearing leaves
• Clearing, reclaiming and maintaining the boundary fences.
• Tree maintenance in the grounds (pruning, minor tree surgery).
• Pest control (squirrels, rabbits, deer, wasps, etc)
Please see pack attached for the full job description.
Michael Hall School values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.