Job Description
The Post
This is an opportunity to work within an outstanding Department at Ivybridge Community College. We are looking for a teacher across all Key Stages, with a secure subject specialism to deliver outstanding lessons to Key Stage 5. The right candidate will be prepared to make a commitment to the Department and the
College in terms of hard work and enthusiasm. We welcome applications from NQTs or more experienced teachers.
The Department
The successful candidate will join a lively, committed and hard-working Department with very successful classroom practitioners, who work well as a team but offer individual and varied teaching styles.
The Human Sciences Faculty offers the following subjects:
- Religious Studies (KS3-5)
- Sociology (KS4-5)
- BTEC Health and Social Care (KS4-5)
- Psychology (KS5)
- Applied Diploma Criminology (KS5)
- BTEC Applied Psychology (KS5)
The department has a large number of students opting to take subjects at Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5.
We have multiple classes per Year Group for the majority of subjects.
It is essential that the successful applicant can deliver A Level lessons in either Psychology, Sociology and/ or Criminology. The ability to teach a range of subjects across the faculty is highly desirable. Although the post is advertised for a full-time contract, there is a possibility of a part-time position for the right candidate.
All colleagues take on responsibilities within the Department, supporting curriculum development such as reviewing and updating Schemes of Work, supporting Initial Teacher Training or providing targeted support for students. There are ample opportunities for getting involved in extra curricular activities; indeed, we would welcome such participation. There is also a positive approach to Professional
Development opportunities within the Human Sciences Department.
Examination results within the department are excellent and students enjoy the wide range of subjects the department can offer. Every member of staff is committed to helping students to achieve the very best that they can and this is reflected in our results.
Staffing
The post holder will work within the Human Sciences Department and will be responsible to and supported by the Head of (relevant) Subject in the first instance and Head of Human Sciences overall.
Facilities
The College has first-class resources with all classrooms having Interactive Whiteboards .
JOB DESCRIPTION
All of our teachers play an important role in the life and development of the College. This job description outlines the purpose and key tasks required. It is not a comprehensive or exclusive list and duties/specific tasks may be varied from time to time which do not change the general character of the job or the level of responsibility entailed. This will allow flexibility for the College to respond to changing priorities and also support and enhance individual professional development.
Terms and conditions for staff employed on teaching contracts are detailed in the current School
Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document.
Purpose
To carry out the duties of a teacher as set out in the most recent School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions
Document. Your aim is to be an effective Teacher and Tutor who challenges and supports all your students to do their best and achieve their potential by:
- Inspiring trust and confidence in your students and colleagues;
- Building team commitment amongst your students and colleagues;
- Engaging and motivating students;
- Analytical thinking;
- Taking positive action to improve the quality of your students’ learning.
Key Task
The delivery of teaching to promote learning and achievement across Key Stages.
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 students’ individual learning needs.
- Use a range of appropriate strategies and follow College policies for Tutoring, teaching and behaviour management.
- 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/carers.
- Do all you can to ensure that, as a result of your Tutoring and teaching, your students achieve well, relative to their prior attainment, making progress as good as or better than similar students nationally.
- Within the framework of the College’s Appraisal and CPL 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 Year, your curriculum/ student performance team and the College.
Professional Aspiration
All teachers through professional growth, sustained and substantial performance and contribution to the
College can aspire to a salary level of UPS3.
All teachers who have met threshold standards and who are paid on the upper pay spine play a critical role in the life of the College. They provide a role model for teaching and learning, making a distinctive contribution to the raising of student standards and contribute effectively to the work of the wider team.
They take advantage of appropriate opportunities for professional development and use outcomes effectively to improve students’ learning. These teachers should make a sustained and substantial contribution once progression has happened. The teacher must show that she/he has ‘grown professionally post threshold’ by developing their teaching expertise.
This job description should be seen as enabling rather than restrictive and is intended to provide a general guide to the duties and responsibilities of the post and aims to set this in context of the framework within which the post holder will operate. The job description and person specification are subject to regular review in light of the needs of Ivybridge Community College.
How to Apply
All applications for employment should be made by completing the application form which can be downloaded from Ivybridge Community College’s website at www.ivybridge.devon.sch.uk
In your application you are invited to write a supporting statement of no more than three sides of A4 (font Century Gothic 10.5) which outline how your knowledge, skills and experience meet the job description criteria.
Completed applications to be submitted to [email protected]
Applications for this vacancy must be received by 4pm on Monday, 22 May 2023.
Interviews are planned for Thursday, 25 May 2023.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Salary: £28,000.00-£43,685.00 per year
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Ivybridge, PL21 0JA: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 22/05/2023