Teacher of Personal Development & Social Sciences
Walderslade School, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LEThis job expired on 9 October 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
1st January 2025
Closing date
9 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
27 September 2024
Job details
Job role
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Subject
- Social Sciences
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,000.00 - £46,525.00 Annually (FTE) Main/Upper Pay Scale
Teacher of Personal Development & Social Sciences job summary
We are seeking to appoint an inspirational and motived Teacher of social sciences to join our happy and thriving faculty. The Social Sciences are delivered at GCSE and A Level, and therefore the successful applicant will have a Social Science based degree. They should be able to teach Sociology and Criminology to A Level standard and also have a willingness to teach BTEC Health and Social Care and Child Development at Key Stage 4.
Walderslade and Greenacre Schools Partnership is aspiring to be a vibrant and high performing partnership with a strong community spirit and an ethos of inclusion, supporting learners of all abilities. You will work alongside a strong and motivated team, who are committed to ensuring that our pupils make outstanding progress.
Key responsibilities include:
- Plan and deliver high-quality lessons that engage and inspire students
- Use a range of teaching strategies and resources to support student learning
- Monitor and assess student progress, providing regular feedback to students and parents/carers
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the department curriculum.
Requirements:
- Qualified teacher status or equivalent
- A degree or professional qualification in a related subject
- Experience of teaching at secondary level
- The ability to motivate and engage students of all abilities
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
If you are ready to join a school that values innovation, inclusivity, and high aspirations, and want to be part of a department that will shine as a flagship for our school, we would love to hear from you!
Apply now to be part of this incredible journey and make a lasting impact in the lives of our young performers
In return, we will offer you:
- an incredibly supportive group of colleagues and leaders
- comprehensive induction programme with a commitment to CPD
- Care First employee assistance programme
- non-contributory membership of Benenden private health care cover
- membership of the Teachers’/Local Government Pension Scheme
- two-week half term in October (Term-time/teachers only)
- cycle to work scheme
For further details on this role and to apply please complete an application form which can be found on the school’s careers page Our Vacancies | The Walderslade & Greenacre Schools Partnership
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. For further information and to arrange a school visit, please contact Louise Campbell on 01634 861593 or via email campl313@wgsp.org.uk
We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date where interest and applications received are high, therefore we encourage early applications
Safeguarding commitment
Beyond Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in a regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory "Disclosing and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check".
Equality & Inclusivity Statement
At Beyond Schools Trust we strive to be a diverse and inclusive workplace where we can ALL be ourselves. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented communities, including but not limited to those who identify as Black, Asian or from a minority ethnic background.
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 Walderslade School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- Up to 949 pupils
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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