Vocational Teacher specialising in Construction
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LTThis job expired on 22 May 2022 – see similar jobs
Job start date
30 August 2022
Closing date
22 May 2022 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 April 2022
Job details
Job role
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Subject
- Design and technology
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
Vocational Teacher specialising in Construction job summary
Are you an enthusiastic and motivated teacher of Vocational subjects or Design Technology, specialising in Construction or Resistant Materials? We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our Applied Learning Team who offer a wide range of vocational courses to our students.
This role is currently delivering theory and practical lessons in construction and the construction industry as a whole, teaching 14-18 year old full-time students. We currently deliver the WJEC Level 1/2 Award in Constructing the Built Environment. The courses consist of a number of practical and theory based units, covering the industry as a whole and specialising in the following practical units: woodwork, tiling and decorating. A change to the course offered may be considered going forward depending on the successful candidate’s area of specialism.
We are ideally looking for someone with experience in resistant materials. Having a main skill and certified trade qualification is desirable and the ability to deliver a range of skills will be essential to support the learners to complete 3 practical skills in different specialisms. Depending on the skills of the successful applicant part of the role will require you to deliver and support other practical areas.
A candidate with the ability to encourage young people in their learning is essential.
For any queries, please contact Lauren Scott-Smith, Human Resources 01580 764222 Ext 2351 or email vacancies@homewood.kent.sch.uk.
Applications will be reviewed as received, so you may hear from us before the closing date which is 8th May 2022.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all members of the community. Tenterden Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be asked to apply for an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
Commitment to safeguarding
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Through the training of our staff, we are fully committed to ensuring that effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, students and staff at school. We make every effort to ensure that students are provided with a safe and secure learning environment. We enforce a school safeguarding policy for permanent and temporary staff members, volunteers and all school visitors.
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About Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 2103 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- Email address
- vacancies@homewood.kent.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01580 764222
Homewood School & Sixth Form Centre is a mixed 11 – 18 wide ability school with Academy status with 2000 students including 350 in the Sixth Form. We are part of Tenterden Schools’ Trust working in collaboration with local primary schools serving the Wealden town of Tenterden and the surrounding villages. The school is situated on the edge of Tenterden and enjoys a large semi-rural site overlooking open countryside.
Homewood has excellent facilities for all its students and our specialisms in Performing Arts, Applied Learning and the Rural Dimension underpin our approaches to learning which are designed to raise achievement across the whole student body. We aim to maintain and develop the cultural aspirations of the school community in line with our priorities of “belonging” and “respect” and offer a broad range of curriculum opportunities in all subject areas. This also extends into the local community through partnerships across primary, secondary and higher education sectors as well as non-educational community partners.
Homewood provides a secure and caring learning environment in which all students can flourish and succeed. It is a school renowned for its support for students’ wellbeing. Heads of College provide academic and pastoral leadership for the students in their College, supported by dedicated form tutors, a Family Liaison Officer and Assistant Head of College. A range of other staff including counsellors and a qualified nurse help and support the students through their time at Homewood. Consideration and respect for each other is central to our work and we are justly proud of our students’ achievements.
I hope you will be inspired to submit an application to join us. If you are successful, you can be assured of a very warm welcome and a real opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the young people of this part of Kent.
Principal: Mr J K Single BA (Hons) PGCE NPQH PQSI
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