Animal Care Teaching Practitioner
The Roseland Academy
Cornwall
- £16,587 - £25,206 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- TP1 - UTP9 - Teacher’s pension scheme, schools holidays, training and development, internal recognition, Discount in our Sports Hubs, free parking, EAP, TES media access, Employer’s Eyecare Scheme.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 17 April 2023 or by negotiation
- Apply by:
- 27 February 2023
Job overview
Are you passionate about teaching and animals? If the answer is yes, this is a fantastic opportunity for you!
The Roseland Community Farm is a unique and fantastic resource which plays a key part in the daily life of our school.
A Teaching Practitioner is required to work on our small school farm preparing resources for practical lessons that meet both the health and safety standards and requirements of the classes involved. With Key Stage 3 students, you will grow produce in our poly-tunnel and in our allotments and develop learning opportunities for these students to instil a love of animals, food and farming. The Key Stage 3 curriculum is being developed and the post-holder will be key to curriculum improvements and farm developments. You will continue the hands-on approach to food and plant production and the caring of animals in a small-holding environment.
A significant and very important part of this role is to deliver, to small classes, the BTec Level 2 qualification in Animal Care to Year 10 and Year 11 students.
The position will involve lifting and manual handling of animals, goods and equipment. Cleaning out of animal pens and general cleaning around the farm is also required. Much of the work is outside and will need to be carried out in all weathers. A flexible approach is necessary both with regards to duties and working hours with holiday cover and overtime available, by prior agreement, for weekends and school holidays to cover for the Farm Technician(s).
Teaching Practitioners follow the DfE Teacher Standards and are employed under the Trust’s terms and conditions, which broadly follow the DfE School Teachers’ Pay & Conditions document.
In return we will offer you:
- A unique opportunity to be a key member of staff in a forward-looking, successful school on a rural site on the beautiful Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall;
- A happy and supportive working environment with high expectations and standards of staff and students;
- Access to high-quality Continuous Professional Development within the Multi Academy Trust and offered through the Roseland Academy’s Teaching School Hub, OneCornwall, network;
- Competitive salaries, based on skills and experience;
- Teacher’s pension scheme;
- School holidays;
- Discounted membership in Trust Sports Hubs (Falmouth & Newquay);
- Free parking facilities;
- Employer’s Eyecare Scheme (Specsavers);
- Employee Assistant Programme (EAP);
- TES media access (magazine, podcast and videos).
If the challenges of working in a highly successful school appeals to you, then we would like to hear from you. Visits to the Roseland Academy are warmly welcomed and encouraged.
Potential candidates are encouraged to contact The Roseland Academy with any questions. To arrange a visit or for further details contact Miss Emily Pye via epye@theroseland.co.uk
- Closing date for applications: 9.00am, 27 February 2023
- Interviews to take place: TBC
Safeguarding Statement:
The Roseland Academy, part of The Roseland Multi Academy Trust, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families and carers has a role to play in safeguarding children. In order to fulfil this responsibility effectively, all professionals should make sure their approach is child-centred. This means that they should consider, at all times, what is in the best interests of the child.
Our Headteachers and Trustees act reasonably in making decisions about the suitability of the prospective employee based on checks and evidence, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, barred list checks and prohibition checks, together with references and interview information. The level of DBS certificate required, and whether a check for any prohibition, direction, sanction, or restriction is required, will depend on the role that is being offered and duties involved. As the majority of staff will be engaging in regulated activity, an enhanced DBS certificate which includes barred list information, will be required.
Please note, all shortlisted candidates will undergo online searches as part of the recruitment process.
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About The Roseland Academy
The Roseland Academy is a high achieving school with a fantastic staff team situated on the beautiful Roseland Peninsula on the south coast of Cornwall. The area offers an outstanding quality of life, with beautiful beaches, countryside and the historic city of Truro all within easy reach.
We nurture, challenge and inspire every child to reach their potential. We are an aspirational school that provides a broad and balanced curriculum matched to our students’ needs. We achieve academic success as well as developing students’ emotional and social wellbeing through an exciting and varied school programme.
The Roseland is a small community-centred school of around 640 students. Each year we continue to be oversubscribed in every year group. Our ethos is that students achieve their best when they enjoy their learning. We plan lessons, events and activities that engage our students, challenge them and encourage their thirst for learning. We have high aspirations and our staff, parents and students aim high with us.
The curriculum is designed to meet the needs of all our students. We encourage them to follow the EBACC GCSEs that include languages, the Sciences and Humanities. Our curriculum engages students and offers a wide variety of subjects including Music, Drama, Photography, Media and much more. We also have a range of vocational courses on offer such as Engineering, Business Studies, Physical Education, ICT and Animal Care on our unique farm. There is an exciting and inspiring extracurricular programme. The school runs and develops its own Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. The creative and performing arts have an amazing array of extracurricular events and activities. Although we are a small school we compete well in many sporting events. There are a range of sports, Science, film and games clubs also on offer.
The Roseland Academy feels proud to be part of The Roseland Multi-Academy Trust which consists of three secondary, two small primary schools and a teaching school hub. The Trust’s mission is “to provide outstanding education for our communities, where everyone succeeds” and we put our staff at the heart of everything we do to create a team spirit in our highly successful schools. Continuous Professional Development is prioritised and supported by a variety of initiatives that develop our teachers to be truly outstanding practitioners.
Within the Trust we have been successful in establishing a Teaching School Hub through the recognised outstanding provision provided by The Roseland Academy. In Cornwall, the East Cornwall Teaching School Hub works in partnership with the West Cornwall Teaching School Hub, creating OneCornwall Teaching School Hub. This collaboration has been driven by leaders of education in Cornwall to ensure that all schools have access to the highest quality CPD and teacher training opportunities through OneCornwall. The establishment of the Teaching School Hub has created exciting opportunities for our staff.
We recognise the importance of ensuring staff within our Trust feel valued, and their work is recognised and celebrated. We invest and plan our CPD to ensure quality and opportunity for development. Through our staff development processes, we encourage every member of staff to lead in their role and firmly believe success starts with a great team. The investment in quality staff CPD and staff wellbeing creates the positive learning environment within our school setting that enables our children to thrive and succeed.
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