Teacher of Spanish (Maternity Cover)

Due to maternity leave we are looking for an outstanding teacher of Spanish to join our experienced and passionate team. The successful candidate will be able to offer Spanish to Key Stage 3, GCSE and A-Level: the ability to offer a second subject could be advantageous, but is not essential. Applicants should detail their specialisms in their application.

Our focus is firmly placed on academic excellence for all within a non-selective school. Worksop College is entering an exciting phase in its development, and we therefore wish to recruit dynamic and self-starting staff to work with us in fulfilling our aims and objectives.

The successful candidate will provide outstanding high-quality teaching and learning opportunities for our children, ensuring they achieve and make progress in relation to their potential and school expectations.

Where we are

Set in 400 acres of stunning North Nottinghamshire woodland, Worksop College and Ranby House has the benefit of a sprawling campus, with some of the best facilities in the county. The major cities of Sheffield, Doncaster and Nottingham are an easily commutable distance and give the school a secure and rural feel, whilst enjoying a comfortable proximity to city life.

In addition, Worksop’s location on the edge of Clumber Park and with ease of access to the A1, M1 and East Coast mainline make it an ideal place to live and work. Major university cities Leeds and York are easily accessed by road or rail, as are Newcastle, Edinburgh or London, allowing for academic visits or personal enjoyment in the generous holidays. The Peaks, the Dales, even the Borders are also within easy reach.

Teaching at Worksop College

• Autonomy for teachers and, significantly, for Heads of Departments

• Confident, forward-looking management and Governors

Pastoral care

In addition to the academic role, every teacher at Worksop is expected to contribute fully to the wider aspects of education. Worksop College is renowned for the quality of its pastoral care and all teachers are attached to one of the eight boarding or day houses.

Extra-curricular

All members of staff at Worksop are expected to play a full part in extra-curricular activities. These embrace a full range of sports, music, societies, expeditions, drama, many forms of art and technology, CCF, voluntary service, and a wide range of hobbies.

The Role

• Teach Spanish at Key Stage 3, GCSE & A-Level
• Promote resilience, adaptability, and independence through teaching.
• Contribute to the development of the super-curricular life and offer of the department.
• Teach engaging and motivating lessons informed by high expectations of students and designed to raise levels of attainment.
• Teach challenging, well-organised lessons and sequences of lessons across the age and ability range they teach.
• Have a secure knowledge and understanding of their specialism as an academic subject, including the contribution that their subjects can make to cross-curricular learning.
• Know how to use skills in literacy, numeracy and ICT to support their teaching and wider professional activities.
• Have high expectations of the pupils in your classes and motivate them to do well, providing extra support at clinics where necessary.
• Liaise with the Head of Department to maximise the progress of students.
• Offer support to the learning, pastoral and co-curricular needs of the individual students through the House system as a tutor, and the co-curricular programme.
• Adopt high standards of behaviour in their professional role.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the professional duties.
• Communicate effectively with students, colleagues and parents, giving timely and relevant information about attainment, progress and well-being.
• Have a commitment to collaboration and co-operative working where appropriate.
• Contribute towards the planning and running of trips and organising speakers to come into school.
• Plan, set and assess prep, other out-of-class assignments and coursework for examinations.
• Monitor the progress of students taking the subject in your class and set targets where appropriate.
• Have a good, up-to-date working knowledge and understanding of a range of teaching, learning and behaviour management strategies.
• Share resources and good practice, be involved in lesson observations and work scrutiny; be a part of collaborative teaching, and continue your own professional development.
• Contribute to schemes of work at all levels.

Qualifications and Attributes

The ideal candidate will:

•  possess a good degree in Modern Languages or a related subject (with a supporting PGCE or QTS).
• have experience of teaching Spanish up to A-Level
• be able to deliver inspiring and exciting lesson across the age range.
• have a proven track record of excellent results and an ability to encourage students to perform at the highest level.
• promote resilience, adaptability and independence through teaching.
• demonstrate a willingness to participate in the Christian traditions of the school.

Statutory requirements & equal opportunities

Safeguarding & Child Protection

Applicants for this post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including, but not limited to, reference checks with previous employers, prohibition checks and a criminal record check via the Applicants Disclosure and Barring Service (including Barred List Check). All offers of employment are conditional upon the satisfactory outcome of child protection screening checks.

Disclosures

We will appoint, train, develop and promote on the basis of merit and ability alone. It is a stipulation of the Governors and a statutory requirement that members of staff appointed to Worksop College should be shown not to have any criminal record which might prevent them accepting a post at the College. Accordingly, the College requires permission from all members of staff to make an appropriate investigation. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory outcome of this enquiry.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitations of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

Equal Opportunities

Worksop College is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all our employees and job applicants equally. It is our policy to take all reasonable steps to employ and promote employees on the basis of their abilities and qualifications without regard to age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, marital or civil partnership status, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), sexual orientation, trade union membership, religion or belief.

References

Safer Recruitment: Please provide details of two referees to provide information regarding suitability for this role prior to appointment (requirement of KCSIE for all candidates).  

If you are not currently working with children, at least one of these references should be from a recent employer by whom you were employed to work with children.

Please note that neither reference should be from a relative or someone writing in the capacity as your friend.