Vocational Education Lead

St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 6HN

2 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  27 August 2024

• Closing date

  8 May 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  26 April 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other teaching support
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,598 - £4,1333

What skills and experience we're looking for

St Paul’s is seeking a dynamic and forward-thinkingVocational Education Lead from 27th August 2024, to teach and assess those students in Years 9-11 undertaking vocational programmes of study and to help prepare them for post 16 work and study. The successful candidate will enjoy the support and collaboration of a very supportive well established team.

This post open to those with and without QTS but with a background in delivering vocational qualifications.

St Paul’s is a popular and successful 11-18 Catholic School. There are 1140 students on roll from a variety of backgrounds and faiths. The 2023 inspection report says "there is a strong family atmosphere in this inclusive school" and that pupils feel happy and safe. Staff are committed and ambitious for all students and have high expectations. Staff and students are motivated and inspired by the school motto to "let your light shine before others" as well the school prayer.

We will offer the successful applicants a happy, welcoming and supportive team where everyone is committed to staff development and raising standards for all in an enjoyable and purposeful environment.

What the school offers its staff

Why work for the St Thomas Aquinas Multi Academy Trust?

• Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 23 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.
• Professional assistance - you will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme and Medicash, which provides confidential, independent and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. If clinically advisable, it also offers face-to-face counselling sessions.
• Pension - automatic enrolment into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme with 23.68% employer contributions, or to the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.
• Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff.
• Electric Car Scheme – access to our new electric dreams car scheme, in partnership with Octopus Energy
• Childcare – If you have children that attend before/after school at one of the 23 schools in our Trust, that provide their own provision, as an employee you will be able to access this resource for free.

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

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About St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1130 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: office@st-pauls.leicester.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01162414057
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-paul-s-catholic-school-a-voluntary-academy (opens in new tab)

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