Teacher of Art & 3D Design
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School, Rochester, Kent, ME1 2FA12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
30 March 2026 at 9am
Date listed
18 March 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: Monday to Friday - timetable dependent on part time/full time working
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
TEACHER OF ART & 3D DESIGN
Full time or Part time, MPS or UPS
The Governing Board is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and well-qualified teacher of Art & 3D Design to join the Creative and Physical Arts (CAPA) Faculty from September 2026
The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic and suitably qualified teacher of Art & 3D Design who is keen to play a proactive, collaborative role in developing the faculty further in the school. This role is primarily for teaching Art at Key Stages 3, 4 and 5, including Fine Art and 3D Design at GCSE level.
The successful candidate will model at least good teaching practice and will be able to engage and inspire students of all abilities both in and out of lessons. They will also be keen to contribute to the school’s extra-curricular life to enhance the opportunities available to our students. A bespoke CPD programme will be tailored to meeting their needs, including NPQs as relevant.
St. John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School is a non-selective coeducational secondary school for students age 11-18. A single site school with free parking, we moved to world-class buildings in the spring of 2023. Our mission statement is that ‘St. John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School inspires students, spiritually and educationally forming them through Faith so that they can achieve their aspirations and contribute to their community’. As a Catholic school, we are passionate about the formation of the whole student, making sure that we develop students into good people as well as ensure they get good results. We are also passionate about work-life balance: teachers have the right to work offsite for their PPA and we offer flexible working arrangements where possible, including for this role.
The school is in Rochester, Medway, a 30-minute distance from London by road or high-speed rail link. Medway benefits from a multimillion-pound regeneration programme bringing new housing developments and facilities for its inhabitants; it also has the lowest council tax rates in Kent. No agencies please. We are happy to offer visits and informal discussions of the role: please contact o.akif@stjohnfisher.school for further information.
Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 30th March.
Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found. Interviews will take place shortly after the closing date.
Shortlisted candidates only will be contacted for interview which will take place shortly after the deadline. St. John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School is an Equal Opportunities Employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students. Any offer of appointment will be subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check will be required for all successful applicants.
What the school offers its staff
The subjects taught in the Creative and Physical Arts at St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School provide us with a golden opportunity to positively influence the life chances of our students in so many ways: our subjects are a vehicle for developing an infinite number of skills that will allow our students to access an incredible number of employment opportunities while significantly enhancing their well-being and shaping their character and personal development. We strive to equip our students with the skills to make a positive contribution to their local community and beyond. Our wonderful students come to us from across Medway and further afield, and a significant number do not have access to opportunities that build their cultural capital and life experiences. Our vision is to maximise these openings for each and every student. This is the core purpose of the Creative and Physical Arts Faculty.
The Creative and Physical Arts Faculty at St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School comprises of Drama, Music, Art and Design, and Physical Education. Our brand new, state of the art building has provided us with the best facilities in the area to deliver these subjects. We are passionate about not only delivering a curricular and extra-curricular offer that is befitting of those facilities, but that also result in the students and parents of the local area choosing St John Fisher as their number one choice as a result of the CAPA offer. The Creative and Physical Arts team are driven to ensure that we have the best departments in the school and the highest possible profile in the local community. As a teacher in the CAPA faculty, you will play a huge role in the collaborative effort of its staff to contribute to this vision, through excellent teaching and a relentless provision of high quality extra-curricular opportunities. You will make a significant contribution to the preparation of students for the challenges of adulthood and the demands of the practically based vocations that so many of our students have a natural aptitude for. You will play a key role in readying students with the ability to be self-sufficient as home-owners and provide them with the required experiences to allow them to discover their hobbies and passions for life, and the ability to self-regulate and positively influence their own well-being.
As a teacher in the Creative and Physical Arts Faculty, you will be part of an incredibly supportive and collaborative team. As a whole, our aim is to continually increase the quality of our work and come together as departments to lead on teaching and learning, trips and visits, whole school events and community outreach projects. Examples include a CAPA Exhibition evening, Sports Day, visits to local organisations in sport and the arts, trips to sporting events and fixtures and the provision of activities for local and Deanery Primary Schools.
Flexible working opportunities
The School will endeavour to make reasonable adjustments to this job description and to the working environment in order to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants and/or to enable continued employment for an employee who develops a disabling condition.
At SJF, we are committed to excellence in a sustainable way. This means we value our staff, devise policies with workload in mind and believe that everyone working in education should have the opportunity to enjoy the highest possible standard of wellbeing and mental health. We recognise that working in a deprived area is never going to be easy, but we are committed to ensuring it’s not any harder than it needs to be. Our approach to staff wellbeing and workload is underpinned by research and best practice.
Ability to work offsite for PPA periods
Further information about the job
At SJF, we are committed to excellence in a sustainable way. This means we value our staff, devise policies with workload in mind and believe that everyone working in education should have the opportunity to enjoy the highest possible standard of wellbeing and mental health. We recognise that working in a deprived area is never going to be easy, but we are committed to ensuring it’s not any harder than it needs to be. Our approach to staff wellbeing and workload is underpinned by research and best practice.
Ensuring efficient working practices regarding data, marking and feedback, behaviour management and curriculum planning (as outlined in the DFE school workload reduction toolkit: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-workload-reduction-toolkit#wellbeing)
a. Clear behaviour policy and support including centralised interventions and rapid response on call
b. Marking policy devised by teachers on a full timetable whereby staff read 2-3 pieces of independently completed work per term and then teach a feedback lesson, rather than time consuming deep marking on all work
c. Strategic placement of inset days including one at the end of the year to finish early for summer
d. Wellbeing events held at the end of each half-term, not a work meeting
e. Break duties consolidated to two per week, taking place near the teacher’s room where possible
f. Lunchtime supervisors employed so teachers do not have to supervise at this time
g. Teaching timetables below the national upper limit of 90%.
Ensuring communication is streamlined and effective
a. One weekly briefing email to keep you informed of school-wide developments
b. No expectation to answer work related email at evenings and weekends
c. All deadlines are staggered, agreed with middle leadership annually, and published well in advance
Ensuring staff are supported throughout the day
a. Your own dedicated teaching room (for all full-time teaching staff except SLT)
b. Free parking at the front of the school site, less than a minute’s walk from Reception
c. Free breakfast for staff teaching exam classes during exam seasons
d. Staff room onsite for rest and relaxation
e. Workrooms in each departmental area with tea, coffee, water, fridges, and microwaves
f. Food during all day events
g. Fully staffed admin team, reprographics service and pastoral care leaders to support your work with students
h. Staff treats provided in the last week of term at Christmas, Easter and Summer
i. Ability to work offsite for PPA periods
Investing in staff development
a. At least fortnightly line management meetings with the first question focusing on wellbeing
b. Investment in development of staff through a programme of personalised CPD and learning walks
c. Opportunities to work across local Catholic schools to share good practice and strategy
d. Non-punitive appraisal process that focuses on supporting staff to do everything they can to meet their targets, rather than penalising them if they are not reached despite this
Bringing joy into the workplace and giving back
a. Investment in the staff room and staff reflection space
b. Staff clubs/socials (social secretary)
c. Staff Christmas and summer parties
d. Christmas and Birthday card for each staff member from the Headteacher
e. Gifts for staff on weddings and new births
f. Staff wellbeing coordinator
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.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1105 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School website
- Email address
- m.curran1@stjohnfisher.school
- Phone number
- 01634543123
St. John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School is a non-selective coeducational secondary school for students age 11-18. A single site school with free parking, we moved to world-class brand-new buildings in the spring of 2023. Our mission statement is that ‘St. John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School inspires students, spiritually and educationally forming them through Faith so that they can achieve their aspirations and contribute to their community’. As a Catholic school, we are passionate about the formation of the whole student, making sure that we develop students into good people as well as ensure they get good results.
Arranging a visit to St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email m.curran1@stjohnfisher.school.
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