Teacher of Geography, History and Citizenship

Position Title: Teacher (Suitable for early career teachers)

Location: Overstone Park School

Employment Type: Full-time - Term Time Only 

Start Date: June 2024

Salary: £32,000 per annum

Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4

What skills and experience we're looking for:

Qualified teacher status:

• Degree level qualification
• Experience of teaching KS3 and KS4
• Relevant postgraduate professional qualification
• Good classroom teacher
• Ability to motivate and interest pupils
• Ability to set and attain high standards from pupils
• Ability to use ICT
• Sound understanding of the curriculum
• Excellent behaviour management skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge of key performance indicators and the ability to use them to monitor progress
• Awareness of the needs of children who speak English as an additional language or have SEND
• An understanding of how a pupil’s learning is affected by their intellectual, emotional and social development, and the stages of child development
• An understanding of equal opportunity issues
• High degree of commitment to subject and teaching children
• Sets self-high standards and targets
• Willingness to undertake CPD
• Supportive of colleagues
• Good attendance and punctuality
• Pro-active in the working environment
• Enthusiastic and positive attitude
• Ability to accommodate changes in work priorities
• Ability to anticipate workload and plan ahead
• Ability to develop effective relationships with parents
• Ability to encourage and enable others to reach their full potential

What the school offers its staff:

Strong effective teaching and a stimulating environment characterise our school. Children of all abilities experience success, progress well, develop feelings of self-worth, and participate in a variety of interesting, enriching experiences in and out of the classroom. Our pupils are supported to grow into responsible, self-disciplined young people ready for the next stage of their lives. We welcome staff who are enthusiastic and enjoy teaching and working hard with and for our young people. In return, we invest hugely in staff support and development.

Benefits:

Membership at Overstone Park Resort 

Professional development opportunities

Supportive and collaborative work environment

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit the following:

A current resume

A cover letter detailing your interest in the position and relevant experience

Contact information for two professional references

Applications can be submitted via email to Opschool@aol.com

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Overstone Park School is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We look forward to welcoming a new member to our educational team who is as passionate about making a difference in students' lives as we are. Thank you for considering a career with Overstone Park School.

School Type: Independent School

Education phase: Primary and Secondary

School size: Small

Age range: 4 to 18

School website: https://www.overstoneparkschool.com/

Email:opschool@aol.com

Phone number: 01604 969232

Overstone Park School

A non-selective independent school registered with DFE and ISI for boys and girls aged 4 to 18 years.