Sustainability Lead
St Bartholomew's School
West Berkshire
- £29,777 - £32,076 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Spring/summer 2024
- Apply by:
- 15 April 2024
Job overview
We are looking for a full-time Sustainability Lead to join us in the spring/early summer on a permanent basis. Please note that this is not a term-time only role.
We are looking for someone to lead the climate and sustainability agenda within St Bartholomew’s School. The postholder will develop and deliver the school's sustainability strategy. This encompasses how the school will reduce its climate impact and broader environmental impact and promote biodiversity. This will apply to all areas, including but not limited to curricular and extracurricular activities, estates, catering, and procurement.
They will also lead on creating a culture of sustainability within the St Bartholomew’s School community, where all stakeholders consider the impact of their decisions on the environment. They will lead on developing partnerships with other organisations to enhance our environmental credentials and inspire students. The Sustainability Lead will work directly with groups of students to enhance their awareness of sustainability issues.
HOURS: 37 hours pw, 52 weeks pa. Hours can be flexible but must enable working with clubs and activities after school until 5pm.
SALARY: £29777.00 - £32076.00 gross pa.
St Bart’s is a leading academy school (1996 on roll with a Sixth Form of 639) in West Berkshire. Road links are good as we are close to the A34 and M4, as well as excellent public transport and within walking distance of Newbury train station.
The sustainability agenda is a major priority for the school. To find out more about St Bart’s please do watch our Headteacher’s welcome video, take a look at the supporting documents and visit our website www.stbarts.co.uk. We would love to receive your application. Please click on the Quick Apply button below.
Closing date: Monday 15 April 2024
If selected for an interview, you will be given a tour of the school by our students so you can see first-hand all that we have to offer. If you have any questions, please contact us on 01635 521255 or email recruitment@stbarts.co.uk.
All applicants shortlisted will be subject to an online search. Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS enhanced check along with other relevant employment checks.
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About St Bartholomew's School
St Bartholomew's School was founded in 1466 and is proud of its ancient tradition. It is now an 11-18 comprehensive school of over 1975 students with a Sixth Form of 625, serving Newbury and a wide area of West Berkshire and the Hampshire/Wiltshire borders, with modern buildings and outstanding facilities.
The school prides itself on its academic success and student progress is outstanding with the average progress score for the last 5 years being 0.64. This puts St Bartholomew’s in the top 5% of schools nationally. A level results are in line with national averages.
Teaching at St Bartholomew’s School is a rewarding experience. Our students are eager to learn, well behaved and proud of their school, and this was reflected in our last Ofsted inspection (November 2021) in which the school was judged as Outstanding in all areas. As a school, we are committed to ensuring that all the students and staff realise their full potential. Students leave the school as good citizens and this is underpinned by an exceptional house system, personal development programme, leadership opportunities and a vast range of co-curricular activities.
The professional development of staff is a significant factor in ensuring that we achieve our aim of improving on our previous best and there are rich professional development opportunities at St Bartholomew’s (see CPD offer on our website under Job Opportunities) at all levels. Our induction and ECT programme for new staff is supportive and thorough.
To find out more about what makes St Bart’s so special, and what we plan to develop over the next few years, check out the Headteacher’s welcome video on the school website.
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