Class Teacher

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications

1. Qualified teacher status or recognised equivalent. (ECTs considered)

Experience

2. Teaching experience with the age range and/or subject(s) applying for.

Knowledge and skills

1. The ability to effectively:

2. Create a stimulating and safe learning environment.

3. Establish and maintain a purposeful working atmosphere.

4. Plan, prepare and deliver the curriculum as relevant to the age and ability group/subject that you teach, other relevant initiatives and the school’s own policies.

5. Assess and record the progress of pupils’ learning to inform next steps and monitor progress.

6. Demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities and use a variety of strategies and practices to promote the diverse cultural and equality issues in the classroom.

7. Teach using a wide variety of strategies to maximise achievement for all children including those with special educational needs and high achievers and to meet differing learning styles.

8. Encourage children in developing self-esteem and respect for others.

9. Deploy a wide range of effective behaviour management strategies, successfully.

10. Communicate to a range of audiences (verbal, written, using ICT as appropriate).

11. Use ICT to advance pupils’ learning, and use common ICT tools for their own and pupils’ benefit.

Commitment

Demonstrate a commitment to:

a) equalities

b) promoting the school’s vision and ethos

c) high quality, stimulating learning environments

d) relating positively to and showing respect for all members of the school and wider community

e) on-going relevant professional self-development

safeguarding and child protection

What the school offers its staff

Saint Joseph’s is a caring, friendly, family focused school. We believe that with everyone working together as a team, we can ensure that each individual child reaches their full potential in a secure and loving environment. By living out our Mission Statement ‘We Follow Christ’s Footsteps in Love’ on a daily basis, we aim to help each child to develop their relationship with God and each other.

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.