Teacher of Art and Design

Job Description

Job Reference: schooltalent/TP/33365/2590

Number of Positions: 1

Contract Type: Part Time Permanent

FTE: 0.24 of full time teacher

Remuneration: £8,532 to £12,358 (depends on skills and experience)

Working Hours: Equivalent to 0.24FTE of a full time teacher

Location: Edinburgh

Closing Date: 18/05/2026

Department: Art & Design

Region / Division: ESMS

Job Role: Teaching

The Role

Erskine Stewart’s Melville are currently recruiting for a Teacher of Art and Design to join the Art and Design Department at the ESM Senior School on a permanent basis from 17 August 2026 (subject to satisfactory pre employment checks). This is a permanent, part time role, working equivalent to 0.24FTE of a full time teacher.

The purpose of the role is to teach Art and Design to all year group levels and contribute to the School’s extra curricular programme. This is a varied role, delivering a broad curriculum using a wide range of media, techniques and processes including but not limited to drawing, painting, printmaking, 3D work, photography and/or digital art.

Qualifications:

• GTCS registered, or eligible for registration, with a relevant subject specific teaching degree.
• Passionate about Art and Design and able to support the department to collaborate, create and build a successful subject offering for all students of the Senior School, as well as contribute to extra curricular Art and Design activities, exhibitions and enrichment programmes.

Nationality and Work Visa:

• International applicants cannot be sponsored by ESMS. They must have alternative right to work in the UK.

Values:

• Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity, and Curiosity.
• Behaviour modelling in line with our school pillars of Ambition, Innovation, and Community.

Safeguarding:

• All staff have direct access to young people; all posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
• Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.

Closing and Interview Dates:

• Closing date for applications: 10am Monday 18 May 2026.
• Anticipated interviews: Tuesday 26 May 2026.

Benefits:

• Fee remission from Nursery to S6.
• Free school lunches.
• Paid moving house day.
• Free Sports’ Club membership, including access to pool and fitness suites.
• Auto enrolment in the Scottish Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave.
• Membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme.
• Employee Assistance Service.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Car leasing salary sacrifice scheme.
• Annual professional review process.
• Regular salary reviews.
• Funding towards professional qualifications.