Teacher of Modern Languages
SHARE Multi Academy Trust
Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 25 February 2018
Job overview
Share Multi-Academy Trust is a small but rapidly growing partnership of primary and secondary schools based in Kirklees, West Yorkshire. Our aim is to provide an outstanding education for the children we teach by investing in the people in our organisation. Our potential for further growth is excellent and we are well placed to take advantage of the government’s intention to create an education system led by schools.
We are now seeking to grow and further strengthen our Languages department and are seeking to appoint a candidate with the potential to be an outstanding classroom practitioner. The ideal candidate will have the ability to teach to at least GCSE, with the opportunity to teach at A Level available. They will be passionate about their subject, with a dynamic approach to classroom teaching. They will be inspirational in encouraging students to be continually driven to achieve, both now and in the future. The role may be based across the trust or within one of the schools, depending on need and candidate preference. Full details will be discussed at the interview stage.
We are also keen to hear from teachers with strong track records with the potential to become Lead Practitioners, Excellent Practitioners and Leadership positions. If you would be interested in vacancies at this level, please indicate this on your application.
In return, we offer an excellent salary package, which generously rewards high performance; a supportive working environment; excellent support and training; and employee benefits including an attractive pension scheme, childcare vouchers, an Employee Wellbeing Scheme and Share Academy Savers. Our growing trust will provide plenty of career development opportunities in the coming years.
Application Details:
For more information please download the application pack.
To apply, please complete an application form by clicking 'quick apply'.
The closing date is Sunday 25th February 2018.
The Trust
SHARE Multi Academy Trust currently consists of Shelley College, Heaton Avenue Primary School, Millbridge Junior, Infant & Nursery School and Cowlersley Primary School. New schools, both primary and secondary, are expected to join us in the next few months.
Our aims
We want to create a mutually supportive family of schools because we believe that, by sharing our expertise and resources, we can improve the quality of education for our children and young people.
Our values
Our central belief is “Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best” and we apply this to everybody in our organisation, staff and children alike. We aim to treat everybody with respect and build positive relationships with each other and we want everybody working in our schools to do the very best they can. We support each other and celebrate our successes together.
In order to be considered for interview, you must fully complete the application form and demonstrate your ability to meet the requirements of the job by giving clear, concise examples of how you meet each criterion. Any applications that do not demonstrate how your abilities, skills and experience meet the requirements of the role, or any applications that have incomplete sections, unanswered questions or ‘please see CV’ will not be taken through to the shortlisting stage.
Please note we cannot accept CVs as part of our safer recruitment process.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to enhanced DBS disclosure and a 'prohibition from teaching' check will be completed for all applicants.
We are committed to Equal Opportunities and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and characteristics.
Attached documents
About SHARE Multi Academy Trust
- SHARE Multi Academy Trust
- Huddersfield Road, Shelley, Huddersfield
- West Yorkshire
- HD8 8NL
- United Kingdom
The Trust officially started operating on 1st April 2015 and the members consist of:
- Heaton Avenue Primary Academy
- Lily Park Primary Academy
- Luck Lane Primary Academy
- Millbridge Primary Academy
- Woodside Green Primary Academy
- Royds Hall Academy
- Shelley College
- Thornhill Community Academy
- Whitcliffe Mount School
Our aims
To create a mutually supportive family of schools, sharing expertise and resources, to improve the quality of education for our children and young people.
Our values
Our central belief is “Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best” and we apply this to everybody in our organisation, staff and children alike. We try our best to support and encourage each other, we work hard at communicating effectively and we always try to achieve the very best we possibly can in the circumstances. We review our practice honestly and are always open to suggestions as to how we can improve further.
Professional development
Professional and career development is at the heart of what we do. In addition to our supportive appraisal systems, staff have access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including internal training sessions, external courses and sharing best practice across the trust.
We are extremely pleased to have the Calderdale and Kirklees Teaching School Hub based at Shelley College, delivering teacher training (ITT), the Early Career Framework (ECF) and the National Professional Qualifications.
Across our partner schools there are Subject Experts, Specialist Leaders of Education, Excellent Practitioners, trained Coaches and Mentors, as well as Outstanding Leaders offering support and training. We offer the opportunity of a career development programme that could take teachers on a journey from trainee to senior leader and beyond.
Location
We are in located in the Huddersfield/Kirklees district, with many of our schools in close proximity to a number of towns and cities including Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield. Due to the excellent road links, journey times are minimal, with many of our staff travelling from these areas on a daily basis.
Benefits
We believe in making the world a happier place to work. We do that by providing a package of flexible employee benefits, including:
• An attractive pension scheme for both Teaching and Support Staff.
• Care First – an employee assistance programme providing staff well-being support, including amongst other things: counselling, telephone helplines and stress management.
• Salary sacrifice benefit schemes - salary sacrifice enables staff to give up some of the cash value of their pay to receive other benefits which saves on tax and national insurance. The Trust currently runs the following salary sacrifice schemes:
- Cyclescheme – savings of up to 39% on the cost of a new bike.
- Techscheme – savings on the cost of desktop machines, laptops, Apple products, phones and software.
Recruitment process
Once you have completed and submitted your application form it will be reviewed by the shortlisting panel. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview via email, so please ensure you provide us with your email address and check it regularly after the closing date.
Referees will be contacted via email prior to interviews as references need to be returned to us before any offer of appointment can be made, for safer recruitment purposes. Please ensure you provide a contact email address for both of your referees.
And finally
Good luck in your application!
We look forward to hearing from you.
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