Chemistry & ICT Teacher/Coordinator

Job Title: Chemistry Coordinator &/or ICT Coordinator

Contract: Up to 0.83 FTE

Salary: Up to £37,206.69 per annum pro rata + time allowance for coordination duties

Job Start Date: September 2022

Closing date: 23 January 2022

Interview date: End of January 2022

Introduction

Tring Park School is one of the country’s leading vocational and academic schools, situated in glorious countryside just half an hour from London.   Working with 360 boarding and day pupils, aged 8 to 19, you will join a dedicated and supportive staff team within a School that offers the advantage of small classes, talented and committed students, with strong public examination results.

Tring Park offers a wide range of benefits including free school lunches during term time (during your working hours), a pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, free onsite parking and enhanced maternity and paternity schemes.

The School is looking to appoint:

• a combined Chemistry teacher/coordinator and ICT Teacher/coordinator at 0.83 FTE to start in September 2022.

A BSc in Science or ICT and PGCE is essential. The successful candidate will be required to teach across all key stages including A level.

The successful candidate should have a genuine passion for science and/or ICT and the ability to convey this to pupils is essential. You will join a dedicated and supportive staff environment and will enjoy the use of specialist science labs and teaching equipment.  

Main duties

• To teach Chemistry and/or ICT across the age range, according to departmental planning schemes of work and examination syllabi.

• To promote, monitor and support student learning and progress within the Science and/or ICT Department.

• To contribute to the development of the curriculum and the Department as a whole. 

• To uphold and follow the safeguarding practices of the School.

Person Specification

Essential

• Clear commitment to implementing whole school/staff policies relating to the safeguarding of children

• Degree level qualification and high academic achievement

• Experience of planning and teaching secondary curriculum

• Experience of teaching to a high standard

• The ability to promote good progress and outcomes by pupils

• The ability to manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment

• ICT competent

• Positive values and attitudes

• A commitment to equal opportunities and inclusion

• Highly effective communication skills with both children and adults, including parents and carers

• Highly effective time management skills

• Commitment to professional development

• Reliability and integrity

• Commitment to effective assessment and feedback for pupils