Teacher of Science

St Helena School, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3LE

Deadline is tomorrow

Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
19 May 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 May 2024

Job details

Job role: Teacher
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Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject: Science
Working pattern: Full time, part time
Contract type: Permanent
Pay scale: Teachers Main/Upper Pay Scale £30,000 - £46,525 (M1 - U3)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Role

St Helena School is a place where everyone wants the very best for pupils. The school’s values of aspire, believe and achieve underpin the successes our pupils have.

We are seeking to appoint a passionate teacher of Science to join our thriving and successful Science faculty. This position will suit both an experienced or early career teacher.

The faculty boasts recently modernised teaching rooms and offers a vast range of extra-curricular activities; including STEM and VEX which continually look to inspire students to follow a path of Science. There has never been a more exciting time to join the team. We are proud to say that our recent Ofsted inspection (Jan 24) graded our school as Good with Outstanding Leadership & Management.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

Be fully qualified to teach through the secondary range for Key Stages 3 & 4
Demonstrate an enthusiasm for the subject which will inspire student progress
Support the delivery of extracurricular activities fostering a joy of Science.
Demonstrate a capacity to design materials that are adapted and will engage students in the learning process
Experience of IT and a willingness to use it to plan and teach lessons

(The full details can be found in the attached Job Outline and Person Specification).

We're looking for you if you have:

Qualified Teacher Status also suitable for ECTs
An ability to teach lessons that challenge all students
A passion for teaching and making a real difference to young people
A commitment to safeguarding and child protection.

If you are a passionate teacher with experience or an early career teacher who would like to work in a supportive and collaborative environment and you feel that you have the enthusiasm and commitment required to join our school, please apply.

What the school offers its staff

Why work for The Sigma Trust, St Helena School?

We can offer you:

A Competitive Salary
Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish
Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships
Employee Benefits: Employee Assistance Programme, Pension Scheme, Perkbox, Cycle to Work Scheme and Discounted Gym Membership at selected local gyms

Please note that an integration period applies to all new staff joining the Trust, to support introduction into the organisation.

Further details about the role

ST HELENA SCHOOL

TEACHER OF SCIENCE

Pay Range: Teachers Main/Upper Pay Scale

Actual Salary from: £30,000 - £46,525 (M1 – U3)

Start Date: September 2024

Full time and part time applications will be considered

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.