Primary Classroom Teacher

St. Ignatius Catholic School is a private co-educational school with approximately 688 pupils ranging from Nursery to Advanced Level. The school is recognised for its academic rigour, its excellent discipline and its caring and supportive Christian ethos. It follows the English National Curriculum to I/GCSE with many students progressing to our A-Level programme.

We invite applications from fully qualified and suitably experienced primary teachers for the following positions to start in August 2022.

Primary Classroom Teachers (2 vacancies)

All candidates are expected to have:   

•  A recognised Bachelor of Education degree or equivalent from an accredited university, and a PGCE, QTS or other internationally recognised teaching qualification.  
• At least three to five years of recent experience in whole-class teaching of the Primary UK National Curriculum, 2014.  
• Model excellent practice in the classroom (preferably externally verified).  
• Secure knowledge and understanding of excellent practice in teaching, learning and be skilled in the effective use of assessment to improve learning.  
• Knowledge and experience of using UK based systems for assessment and reporting. E.g. SATs, Early Learning Goals, Benchmarking, GL Assessments.  
• Effectively lead and manage within the classroom, including other adults such as Teaching Assistants.  
• Be able to demonstrate the impact of teaching on the progress of individual groups and cohorts of children.  
• Have excellent knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection good practice with recent, relevant training.  
• Have excellent emotional intelligence and an ability to be flexible.  
• Be an excellent team player committed to the Catholic ethos, values and aims of the school, and be committed to the holistic education of the child.  
• Be involved in a wide range of school-related extra-curricular activities. 

Duties will include, but will not be limited to: 

• Supporting learning predominantly in the core areas of the curriculum as well as Science, Social Studies, PSHE and Religious Education to enable children to make good levels of progress. 
• Providing pastoral, academic and behavioural support for children in accordance with school policies and procedures.  
• Keeping good records of the progress of the children in the class/group, and to be able to use the formal assessment processes of the school, both for formative and summative purposes.  
• Working with children one to one, in groups and in the whole class to support specific needs. This may include working with students outside of school hours. 
• Supporting parents with referrals to outside agencies. 
• Meeting with parents, staff and children to provide support with Individual Education Planning and Learning Plan support.  
• Providing communication to parents including the writing of formal reports, and meeting with parents regarding progress. 

Candidates should refer to the Person Specification and the Job Description prior to submitting an application.

Salary range is CI$45,657.00 - CI$56,124.00 per annum (Tax Free) commensurate with qualifications and experience based on the school’s salary scale. Other benefits include medical insurance, contribution to a pension plan, relocation allowance (including airfare) and end of final contract repatriation allowance. The school also offers one free school place for the child of an employee.

Contracts are for two years initially and may be extended annually by mutual agreement.

St. Ignatius Catholic School is required under Law and in accordance with the Archdiocese of Detroit to check the background of all employees. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. Decisions to appoint will be subject to consideration of an enhanced criminal background check, qualifications check and satisfactory references.

Deadline for receipt of applications: May 27, 2022.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.