KS2 Teacher
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0DGThis job expired on 13 June 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
13 June 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
4 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,000.00 - £41,333.00 Annually (FTE) Temporary for 1 year with the possibility of becoming permanent
KS2 Teacher job summary
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare
of children and young people and requires all staff to share this commitment.
Post Title: Teacher (Primary, MPS)
Purpose:
To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students and to support a designated curriculum area as appropriate.
To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher/Form Tutor.
To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.
To contribute to raising standards of student attainment.
To share and support the school’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.
Reporting to: Head of School & Executive Head
Responsible for: The provision of a full learning experience and support for students.
Liaising with: Senior Management Team, teaching/support staff, LA, MAT and Diocesan representatives, external agencies and parents.
Salary/Grade: MPS
Disclosure level Enhanced
As a Main Pay Range teacher you are required to be competent in all elements of the Teacher Standards, to discharge the Teachers Responsibilities as set out in Part 6 Contractual Framework for Teachers of the School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document 2013, and as may be amended by subsequent Documents, and to act in accordance with the school’s ethos, policies and practices, under the direction of the Headteacher:
1. Teaching
1.1 Plan and teach lessons and sequences of lessons to the class(es) you are assigned to teach within the context of the school’s plans, curriculum and schemes of work in order to achieve target levels of pupil attainment, progress. and outcomes;
1.2 Assess, monitor, record and report on the learning needs, progress and achievements of assigned pupils.
1.3 Set and mark work to be carried out by the pupil in school and elsewhere;
1.4 Participate in arrangements for preparing pupils for external examinations.
2.Whole school organisation, strategy and development
2.1 Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the school’s policies, practices and procedures in such a way as to support the school’s values and vision.
2.2 Work with others on curriculum and/or pupil development to secure co-ordinated outcomes.
2.3 Supervise and so far as practicable teach any pupils where the person timetabled to take the class is not available to do so. (You will only rarely be required to provide such cover in circumstances that are not foreseeable).
3.Health, safety and discipline
3.1 Promote the safety and well-being of pupils in accordance with the school’s Child Protection and other relevant policies.
3.2 Maintain good order and discipline among pupils in accordance with the school behaviour policy.
4.Management of staff and resources
4.1 Direct and supervise support staff assigned to you and, where appropriate, other teachers.
4.2 Contribute to the recruitment, selection, appointment and professional development of other teachers and support staff.
4.3 Deploy resources delegated to you in accordance with school policies.
5.Professional development
5.1 Participate in arrangements for the appraisal and review of your own performance and, where appropriate, that of other teachers and support staff.
5.2 Participate in arrangements for your own further training and professional development and, where appropriate, that of other teachers and support staff including induction.
6. Communication
6.1 Communicate with pupils, parents and carers in accordance with the school ethos, policies and practice.
7.Working with colleagues and other relevant professionals
7.1 Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school.
7.2 Participating in administrative and organisational tasks, including the direction or supervision of persons providing support for the teachers in the school, which require the exercise of your professional skills and judgment.
8. Fulfil wider professional responsibilities
8.1 Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school;
9. Other Specific Duties:
- To play a full part in the life of the school community to support its distinctive mission and ethos and to encourage staff and students to follow this example.
- To support the school in meeting its legal requirements for worship.
- To promote actively the school’s corporate policies.
- To continue personal development as agreed.
- To comply with the school’s Health and Safety policy and undertake risk assessment as appropriate.
- To undertake any other duty as specified by STPCB not mentioned in the above.
Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.
Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.
Employees are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers.
The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.
This job description is current at the date shown, but following consultation with you, may be changed by Management to reflect or anticipate changes in the job which are commensurate with the salary and job title.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Experience
Experience of teaching at Key Stage 1 and / or Key Stage 2
Experience of teaching EYFS / Nursery
Pastoral experience
Desirable
Desirable
Desirable
Qualifications and Training
PGCE / Teaching Qualification
Relevant Degree
QTS
Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Knowledge and Skills
Personal Qualities
- Good organisational skills and high teaching standards
- A desire to improve themselves in terms of skills, knowledge and experience
- Patience, a sense of humour and an ability to accept and act on constructive feedback
- An ability to work on their own initiative and also to be a good team player
- Excellent pro-active communication skills
- An eye for detail and a willingness to improve all aspects of the service we offer
- A positive attitude to all aspects of the job including enthusiasm, a professional and common sense approach and a dedication to the interests of the school
- A commitment to the Catholic ethos of the school
Candidates need to be able to demonstrate these skills either via application form or interview
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.
About St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 189 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
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