Teacher of Sport - Fixed Term - 0.6875 FTE
Are you passionate about making a positive impact on young people's lives? Are you eager to support their educational journey and help them achieve their full potential?
We are currently seeking an enthusiastic, highly motivated teacher with the expertise to teach Sport to join our Sport and Protective Services Team within our highly successful and inclusive Sixth Form College on a Fixed Term basis. You will be joining a team that is passionate about supporting students to achieve their very best potential.
About you
You will have the skills and abilities to provide an outstanding student experience through teaching, learning and assessment, enabling students to maximise their potential. We are looking for an innovative and inspirational classroom practitioner who would work collaboratively with the team and who can motivate students engage with the subject and to participate actively in lessons. As a committed and dedicated teacher, you will contribute to all aspects of the curriculum, ensuring students benefit from a high-quality learning experience.
To be successful in this role your teaching will be of high quality and this will be reflected in your results. You will have the passion to be part of a successful teaching environment to deliver inspirational teaching and putting the learners at the centre of all that they do to enable them to make outstanding progress and achieve their aspirational goals. You will promote and nurture a culture focused on growth, purpose, and a sense of belonging to help students achieve, find their best fit for the future and to be their best selves.
Experience in teaching either sport or protective/public services is essential. The successful candidate will be open to teaching both areas including teaching Level 2 Public and Level 3 Protective Services.
About the role
You will be joining an excellent team, strongly committed to reflecting on its teaching techniques and sharing excellent resources. The team promotes a friendly and professional atmosphere and places a strong emphasis on encouraging positive rapport between staff and students in the pursuit of academic success. There is a wealth of experience and professional knowledge with encouragement to undertake CPD.
As a Teacher at St. Brendan's, you will be expected to:
- Contribute to the development and delivery of all our Protective Services & Sports courses;
- Contribute to high-quality learning experiences using a variety of teaching and learning methods based on current best available practice;
- Create an outstanding student experience which leads to progression or employment;
- Providing academic and pastoral support to students in accordance with agreed procedures;
- Support the extra curricular elements of the course.
About us
We believe exceptional teachers create exceptional results - they transform lives. They support every student to thrive and flourish to achieve their full potential and become a confident, resilient and compassionate individual. We believe that exceptional teachers like you should be supported too, with all the opportunities you need to develop and achieve your goals which is why we offer a comprehensive CPD programme.
Our vision is to be a welcoming and transformative sixth form college where every member of our community flourishes and achieves their full potential. All of our teachers play a key role in fulfilling that vision by contributing to a culture of high achievement, intellectual rigour and exceptional teaching and learning.
Interviews will be held as soon as possible after the closing date.
Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, we may shortlist, interview or close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We strive to be representative of the community we serve and know that diverse talent builds a better College and provides an enhanced experience for our students. We’re committed to building an organisation where everyone is welcome, supported and able to thrive.
Equality and diversity are fundamental to our core beliefs and values. That’s why we welcome people from all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, socio-economic classes, religions, disabilities and ages in everything we do.
Keeping children safe in education
We are values-driven and our vision is to provide an inclusive, aspirational and academic education for all our students, so that all of them will learn, thrive and lead successful lives.
The safeguarding of all students is paramount and this approach is embedded into everything we do. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
In line with Keeping Children Safe In Education guidelines and having regard to all relevant guidance, any offer of employment will be subject to a comprehensive checking process including satisfactory references from current and previous employers, DBS Enhanced Disclosure and online searches will also be conducted for successful candidates.