Teacher of PSHE & Careers
The Promise School, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1GH8 days remaining to apply
Closing date
13 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
30 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- PSHEE
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650.00 Annually (FTE) Main Pay Scale + SEN Allowance
Teacher of PSHE & Careers job summary
There are 19 schools within The Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust, 3 secondary and 15 Primary schools and 1 SEMH school.
Your main place of work will be The Promise School, but you may be required to work across all the schools within The Dartmoor Multi-Academy Trust at any time as directed by the Executive Team.
This job description is not a comprehensive definition of the post. Discussions will take place on a regular basis to clarify individual responsibilities within the general framework and character of the post as identified below.
Job Purpose
The role of Teacher of PSHE & Careers is to plan and implement a strategy for developing a careers The conditions of employment of teachers in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions of Service Document apply to this post, whose holder is expected to carry out the professional duties of a teacher as circumstances may require, under the reasonable direction of the Principal.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintain a thorough and up-to-date knowledge of the teaching of your subject(s) and take account of wider curriculum developments which are relevant to your work.
- Plan tutorials, lessons and sequences of lessons to meet pupils’ individual learning needs.
- Use a range of appropriate strategies and follow College policies for tutoring, behaviour management and classroom management.
- Use information about prior attainment to set well-grounded expectations for students in your teaching and tutorial groups.
- Assess, monitor and record the progress of students in your teaching and tutorial groups; give them constructive feedback, targets and advice; and, report their progress to, and discuss their progress with, their parents.
- Ensure that, as a result of your training and teaching, your students achieve well relative to their pupils’ prior attainment, making progress as good or better than similar pupils nationally. You will be expected to achieve agreed appraisal objectives.
- Within the framework of the College’s appraisal and CPD policies, take responsibility for your own professional development and use the outcomes to improve your tutoring and teaching and your students learning
- Make an active contribution to the policies, aspirations and plans of your House, of your curriculum team and of the College – a community comprehensive school, with Technology specialist status.
- Advising senior leadership on policy, strategy and resources for CEIAG
- Reporting on CEIAG to senior leaders and governors
- Reviewing and evaluating CEIAG
- Preparing and implementing a CEIAG development plan
- Identifying sources of funding for CEIAG and writing bids.
- Planning schemes of work for careers education
- Briefing and supporting teachers of careers education
- Monitoring teaching and learning in careers education
- Supporting tutors providing initial information and advice
- Managing, in partnership, the work of the careers adviser
- Monitoring access to, and take up of, careers guidance
- Managing the Y10 work experience week
- Managing the provision of careers information
- Liaising with the PSHE leader, and other subject leaders, to plan careers education
- Liaising with tutors and SENCO, to identify students needing guidance
- Referring students to careers advisers.
- Establishing and developing links with employers
- Establishing and developing links with FE colleges, apprenticeship providers and universities
- Negotiating a service level agreement with the local authority for support for vulnerable young people
- Commissioning careers guidance services
- Managing links with the LEP and other external organisations.
Person Specification:
| Attribute | Essential | Desirable |
| Qualification | Good degree or relevant vocational qualification pertaining to the subject to be taught. Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). | Further professional level qualifications (e.g. master’s qualifications) |
| Experience | Familiarity with current educational initiatives &developments & their impact at local level. Experience of pastoral care and tutoring. Able to plan innovative and inspiring lessons to engage pupils in their study, Providing appropriate feedback in lessons and on written assessments. Able to keep up to date with developments in PSHE.Able to teach PSHE across Key Stages. | |
Practical Skills & Personal Qualities | Able to communicate fluently and effectively (Oral & Written). Able to motivate, inspire & support students. Able to contribute to college initiatives and be part of a well-motivated team. Awareness of the importance of effective strategies to manage behaviour & support high levels of attainment throughout the College. Able to follow faculty objectives and contribute to faculty and whole school development. Able to develop and maintain positive relationships with colleagues, governors, parents, pupils, the Local Authority & community. Able to work under pressure. Able to prioritise work. Able to handle difficult & sensitive issues. Able to participate in relevant extra-curricular activities. |
Data Protection / General Data Protection Regulations Compliance
Privacy Notice sets our general principles in relation to Data Protection and the General Data Protection Regulations. You should also abide by all Trust policies relating to the use of data including but not limited to:
- Acceptable Use Policy
- Records Retention Policy
- Personal Data Breach Procedure
- Employee Code of Conduct
- Social Media Policy
- Use of Personal Devices Policy
- E Safety Policy
You should note that a duty of confidentiality applies to all personal data they see prior to their first day of employment (for example, pupil lists for the purposes of lesson planning or other activities to support teaching and learning). This reflects the custom and practice of teachers’ contracts of employment starting on the first day of term while recognising the need to be aware of and planning to support pupil’s needs.
Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds to apply.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
All schools in The Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS).
‘This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.’
Your application form will be processed by My New Term who act for DMAT as a data processor- please see our Privacy Notice for more information about how we process job applicant personal data.
The successful candidate will be required to come to DMAT HQ to complete mandatory training.
Training Details:
Location: Central Head Office (Wardhayes) 8 Simmons Way, Okehampton, EX20 1PY
Purpose: To provide comprehensive training on company policies, procedures, and systems necessary for successful integration into the role.
Training Schedule: Daily sessions from 9am to 4pm, with breaks provided.
Benefits of Training Week:
To gain valuable insights into our company culture and values.
Interact with key stakeholders and team members.
Acquire essential knowledge and skills to excel in your role.
Establish a strong foundation for your career growth within Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust.
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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About The Promise School
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 16
- School size
- 46 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Promise School website (opens in new tab)
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