Advanced Practitioner – English

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the right person to join our team of Advanced Practitioners and Teaching Coaches. As the Advanced Practitioner for English you will promote and support strategies for promoting and developing this subject in the curriculum at all levels, leading us to a whole College approach. Through coaching, mentoring, observation and training you will work with both individuals and teams providing protocols, guidance and materials to promote, develop and integrate English into all provision. You will also take a lead on our English strategy across the College helping us to improve outcomes for both GCSE and A Level English.

The successful candidate will be recognised as inspiring, skilled, enthusiastic and an (in)credible teacher. You will be expected to teach for at least 4 hours per week and will be required to participate in the Day and Evening Duty management rota.

Applicants should seek to evidence their written response to the Person Specification with examples of student success, their own undertakings as reflective practitioners and their recent or current work with individuals and teams to develop new and effective practice.

This post is subject to a DBS check.

We look forward to receiving your application for this position, and thank you in advance for the time and energy invested in its preparation.

Management Staff Terms & Conditions

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all or our learners and expects staff to share this commitment. If appointed to a post where you will be working with children, young people or vulnerable adults, you will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before we can fully confirm any appointment.

In addition, all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, health checks, qualifications and immigration status being satisfied.

The terms and conditions that are specific to this post are provided below:

Probation

All new management staff are subject to a 10 month probationary period.

Performance Management

All employees at the College benefit from an annual appraisal process which involves the achievement of yearly operational targets agreed between you and your manager.

Annual Leave Entitlement for Managers

Managers are entitled to 37 days annual leave (pro-rata if part time). Holiday entitlement accrues from start date, pro rata to the number of full months completed. The holiday year runs from 1st September to 31st August.

Holidays are generally taken during student closure periods but may vary according to the needs of the individual area. The College reserves the right to take up to 5 days holiday per year at times of closure, which is normally over the Christmas period.

For term-time only (part year) manager’s payment for annual leave entitlement is included within the monthly salary.

Notice Period for Managers

Further to completion of the probationary period, the notice period for managers is 3 months on either side.

Working Hours for Managers

Managers are expected to work such hours as are reasonably necessary for the proper performance of your duties and responsibilities, with 37 hours per week as the norm for a full-time post or pro rata for fractional appointments. This may include evening and weekend work.

Further Information

Completed application forms should be returned to the HR Department at the College or e-mailed to: LewesHR@sussexdowns.ac.uk  

Information about interview arrangements will be sent to the shortlisted candidates.

The closing date for this post is Wednesday 12th October 2016 (by noon)
Interviews & micro teach will take place on Thursday 20th October 2016 (pm).