Class Teacher - Science Lead (Maternity Cover)

We are looking for an outstanding Middle Leadership candidate to provide the highest quality teaching and learning opportunities for our children and to ensure they achieve success and progress in relation to their potential and school expectations.

This covers the main responsibilities of this particular role, which are in addition to other Teaching & Learning duties, roles and responsibilities. The role holder may be asked to carry out other activities commensurate with this from time to time.

Please note that applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early.

LIAISON WITH PARENTS:

Effective communication with parents/carers and associated departments is a vital part of this role.

To take reasonable steps to maintain cordial relations with members of the parent body, responding to requests for information and assistance.

Attend Parent Consultation evenings and other afterschool events to feedback, progress, targets and planned curriculum coverage/topics with pupils’ parents

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

To take up the opportunity for continuous professional development through self-directed reading, courses and in-service training and maintain a good level of the latest teaching practices and use of technology.

To take part in the school arrangements for staff performance review, to complete the required documentation and seek to fulfil individual targets agreed as part of the appraisal and performance management system.

MIDDLE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES:

To take responsibility for planning, implementing and assessing an appropriate programme of study for Science, ensuring there are plenty of opportunities for children to complete practical tasks to experience ‘hands-on’ learning, rather than completing worksheets. Science should be inquisitive with children inspired to find out and test their understanding and ideas wherever possible. 

Exploring different ways of delivering a thorough and comprehensive Science curriculum, linking with STEM workshops, British Science week and other elements of the subject that can be used to engage pupils and enhance their learning.

Complete subject audits and update development plans for your subject area to ensure the delivery of Science is a reflective and progressive process.

Lead by example in your planning and delivery of Science and challenge and support staff where necessary to ensure their knowledge, understanding of Science-based topics and success criteria is at the highest possible standard.

Establish and maintain professional working relationships with all staff. This includes senior school (Worksop College) staff, teachers from other schools, non-teaching staff and different professional bodies.

Work alongside other departments to co-ordinate opportunities for Science links in other lessons, trips, visits and themes. Opportunities should be exploited and included within planning across the entire curriculum. This includes the wider curriculum, such as Chapel services, assemblies and school events.

Review and update relevant subject policies with associated staff.

Prepare and support the delivery of contentious/sensitive topics, such as; sex and relationship education, drugs and alcohol use, ensuring these are in line with the school policy, well communicated and delivered to the children in an appropriate and consistent manner, giving them the best possible environment to learn facts and base their own opinions on such information.

Lead training and inset sessions to develop staff awareness and strategies to implement new initiatives/legislation on your subject area.

Promote all aspects of Science (and STEM) among the school and wider community, using school publications, approved social media sites and the school’s marketing department. Raise the profile of Ranby House, by organising experiences for pupils in our wider community and liaising with other groups to encourage the use of Ranby’s facilities.

Essential Criteria

• The desire to be an ambassador for the school in everything they achieve.

• A confident and effective communicator who will support the team and embrace change.

• A good understanding of child development, learning processes and factors that affect how pupils learn.

• Be a highly competent teacher, able to motivate and inspire pupils and others.

• Ability to resolve problems effectively by being ‘solution focused’

• Ability to resolve problems effectively by being ‘solution focused’

• Excellent levels of organisation and time management.

• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these.

• The ability to relate well with children, their parents and colleagues and to build positive working relationships.

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:

• Shows initiative alongside clear and balanced thinking and planning.

• Shows respect to all members of the school community.

• Is honest with a strong moral integrity.

• Demonstrates kindness and support to children, parents and staff.

• Always strives to do their best.

• Displays calmness and empathy, especially at times of pressure.

• Maintains and respects confidentiality.

• Is flexible in the role and enthusiastic about the role.

• Has a clear sense of humour.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Evidence of proven teaching and learning skills and strengths.

• Evidence of being able to motivate, inspire and lead children and staff.

• Can use a variety of teaching and learning styles to bring about positive achievement.

• Demonstrates experience of appropriate strategies for managing pupils’ progress with an ability to track pupil development to a high level of academic achievement.

• Knowledge and experience of delivering the UK National Curriculum to a mixed ability Co-educational class.

• An understanding of the accountability and parental expectations placed on staff working in the independent sector.

• A University Graduate with Qualified Teaching Status.

• Competent IT skills to support teaching and learning in a classroom and IT based admin tasks.

• Child Protection and Safeguarding Training (provided by the school).

• First Aid Training (provided by the school).

Statutory requirements & equal opportunities

Safeguarding & Child Protection

For this post applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including, but not limited to, reference checks with previous employers, online searches, prohibition checks and a criminal record check via the Applicants Disclosure and Barring Service (including Barred List Check). All offers of employment are conditional upon the satisfactory outcome of child protection screening checks.

Disclosures

We will appoint, train, develop and promote on the basis of merit and ability alone. It is a stipulation of the Governors and a statutory requirement that members of staff appointed to Worksop College should be shown not to have any criminal record, which might prevent them accepting a post at the College. Accordingly, the College requires permission from all members of staff to make an appropriate investigation. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory outcome of this enquiry.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitations of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

Equal Opportunities

Worksop College is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all our employees and job applicants equally. It is our policy to take all reasonable steps to employ and promote employees on the basis of their abilities and qualifications without regard to age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, marital or civil partnership status, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), sexual orientation, trade union membership, religion or belief.

Benefits

Working at Worksop and Ranby House is as much about a lifestyle choice as it is about pursuing a satisfying career path. We have high expectations of our staff and reward with an attractive benefits package, which includes:

• Fee concessions for your children

• Workplace pension scheme

• Access to gym, sports hall and swimming pool

• Free meals provided when on duty

• Free onsite parking