Computer Science Teacher

Start September 2023

Closing date for completed applications: 30th April 2023

Interviews to be confirmed.

Salary: Competitive depending on qualifications and experience

We encourage you to apply before the closing date as we reserve the right to arrange interviews and close this advert before the closing date if we receive applications from exceptional candidates.

 School Context  

Devonshire House is a large co-educational prep school (550 on roll) in Hampstead, north London, on the cusp of a transformational period of positive change, intent on offering an outstanding education in every sense for its pupils and their parents. The school has just acquired a fifth building, giving more scope for outdoor play and sport, as well as doubling specialist teaching room capacity. The values of the school are unashamedly traditional, whilst its outlook on teaching pedagogy is very much modern. Devonshire House aims to recruit the best teachers and leaders available and retain them by providing an attractive package and huge scope for career advancement. This is augmented by its engaged governance as part of Dukes Education, which promotes inter-school collaboration and collegiality.

Summary of the role

 The post holder will be responsible for teaching Design, Technology and Engineering to pupils from Year 4 to Year 8 at Devonshire House School. The post holder will work closely with the Coding, Robotics and Electronics and Art teachers to ensure the provision at Devonshire House remains at a consistently high standard, with high quality lessons across all the relevant year groups.

The computer science teacher will have strong digital graphics skills and a knowledge of Procreate and Adobe Photoshop.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

KEY TASKS

• Teach Design, Technology & Engineering across the year groups

• Lead clubs and trips

• Organise STEM activities

• Adhere to the relevant Health and Safety Policies and produce risk assessments as required and contribute to any relevant policies where required.

• Promote effective reporting across the department and supporting colleagues with content and deadlines.

• To be part of the delivery of schemes of work, amending and developing with colleagues where required.

• Undertake any other reasonable requests made by your line manager.

Person Specification

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential criteria:

·        Strong digital graphics skills and a knowledge of Procreate and Adobe Photoshop.

·        Competent in software such as PowerPoint, Excel, Google Slide and Word.

·     Excellent ICT skills.  

 Desirable criteria:

·        Experience of the Independent school environment.  

·        Experience of working with children of Prep school age.

Professional Qualifications and Continuing Professional Development

Essential criteria:

• An Honours degree (or equivalent) in the relevant subject.

• QTS through Post Graduate Certificate in Education/ GTP (or equivalent). 

Desirable criteria:

·        Appropriate school-oriented training and qualification(s)

Personal Qualities

• Enthusiastic and energetic.  

• A team player.

• Good organisational skills.  

• Resilient and resourceful.

• Excellent practitioner able to inspire pupils

• Ability to make decisions quickly and solve problems as and when they arise.

• Ability to communicate effectively with pupils, staff, and parents.

 All applicants need to have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for the role.

We encourage you to apply before the closing date as we reserve the right to arrange interviews and close this advert before the closing date if we receive applications from exceptional candidates.

Devonshire House Preparatory School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Devonshire House Preparatory School is an equal opportunities employer. If the candidate has lived in a country other than the UK for a period of 3 months or more since the age of 18, a foreign criminal policy check will be required irrespective of whether they worked in those countries.