Casual Swimming Teacher required for Surrenden Pool
Dorothy Stringer School
Brighton and Hove
- £20.98 per hour
- Job type:
- Part Time, Casual
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 6 January 2025
Job overview
Casual Swimming Teacher required for Surrenden Pool
Closing Date: Midday on Monday 6 January 2024
Interview Date: TBC
Salary: £20.98 per hour
Starting Date: ASAP
Hours: Casual hours dependant on the pool schedule.
Our school is ‘Good’ (Ofsted 2023), being one of the most popular and successful 11-16 mixed comprehensive schools in the Preston Park area of Brighton, consistently over-subscribed.
Our curriculum is broad and balanced and offers many exciting opportunities for all students, both in school and out. There are tremendous extra-curricular opportunities at Dorothy Stringer through sport, performing arts, the Junior Leadership Team, and on-going links with our partner schools in Africa, the Duke of Edinburgh award, as well as a number of other trips. In short, we believe there is something for everyone at the school.
The Surrenden Pool, which sits on the same campus as Dorothy Stringer School, is managed as a partnership between the school and Brighton & Hove City Council. The council maintain the infrastructure of the pool, and the school manage its day to day activities.
We seek to appoint a Swimming Teacher to join our team, specifically to cover the following shift:
Thursdays 9:15 – 10:35pm
Also to occasionally cover Wednesdays – 7:30 – 8:30am and any additional shifts that might arise.
The successful candidate will need a proven track of Swimming Teaching, as well as having a good understanding of swimming pool compliance and the associated Health & Safety rigour. They will have the ability to work in partnerships within and beyond the school, and the passion and drive to ensure the successful running of the pool.
For further details see the Person Specification and Job Description
HOW TO APPLY
Application is by application form with a supporting letter. Your application should take account of the Person Specification. In line with our Safer Recruitment Policy, we cannot accept C.V.s.
Please return your completed application to Katie Welsh/ Alex Mitchell, at recruitment@dorothy-stringer.co.uk If you have a problem replying electronically please contact the school on 01273 852222.
Safeguarding Information - safeguarding – Dorothy Stringer School (dorothy-stringer.co.uk)
Dorothy Stringer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and comply with the Department of Education Statutory Guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’.
* We reserve the right to appoint a suitable candidate before the closing date.
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About Dorothy Stringer School
Dorothy Stringer is a vibrant, stimulating and happy community where it is safe to learn and where everyone can excel both inside and outside the classroom. We are ambitious for our students’ progress and attainment and strive to create an environment that promotes a keen enjoyment of learning.
Today’s students face a world that is changing at an ever-increasing pace and we have a duty to prepare them for their adult lives. We value and promote self-discipline, creativity, independence, self-confidence and the ability to work collaboratively with others.
We work to ensure that all our students achieve their full academic potential. However, we believe that school is not just about academic success: we want our students to thrive and to develop holistically. We are immensely proud of the wide range of opportunities we offer outside the classroom in sport, performance, creativity and service.
We excel at nurturing our students in a safe and happy environment and believe that schools need to care for the emotional wellbeing of their students and understand their personal needs. We have created an atmosphere where students can be themselves and they are known and supported as individuals. Students take pride in our school and in their own achievement as well as in the achievement of others.
We are a community which is based on clear moral values and where there is a sense of belonging and identity. We work hard to develop partnerships with parents and carers and to secure their interest, support and commitment. We aim to be a community to which everyone wants to belong and where all feel respected and valued.
Matt Hillier | Headteacher
View Dorothy Stringer High School's Latest Ofsted Report
Dorothy Stringer School Values: https://dorothy-stringer.co.uk/school_values/
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