Teacher of Design and Technology

We are looking for an outstanding teacher of Design & Technology to join our experienced and passionate staff team. The successful candidate will teach Key Stage 3, AQA GCSE Design & Technology and AQA A level Product Design. The ability to offer a further subject would be advantageous but not essential and interested applicants should detail their other specialisms in their application.

Our focus is firmly placed on academic excellence for all within a non-selective school. Worksop College is entering an exciting phase in its development, and we therefore wish to recruit dynamic and self-starting staff to work with us in fulfilling our aims and objectives.

The successful candidate will provide outstanding high-quality teaching and learning opportunities for our children, ensuring they achieve and make progress in relation to their potential and school expectations. The appointee will promote and support the mission, vision, values and ethos of the school and work as a supportive team member catering for a wide range of children’s needs and providing provision and organisation of a variety of learning experiences to support a broad, balanced educational experience.

We will look to close the vacancy and confirm the appointment as soon as we have found the right person to join our team, therefore early applications are encouraged. 

Where we are

Set in 400 acres of stunning North Nottinghamshire woodland, Worksop College and Ranby House has the benefit of a sprawling campus, with some of the best facilities in the county. The major cities of Sheffield, Doncaster and Nottingham are an easily commutable distance and give the school a secure and rural feel, whilst enjoying a comfortable proximity to city life.

In addition, Worksop’s location on the edge of Clumber Park and with ease of access to the A1, M1 and East Coast mainline make it an ideal place to live and work. Major university cities Leeds and York are easily accessed by road or rail, as are Newcastle, Edinburgh or London, allowing for academic visits or personal enjoyment in the generous holidays.

Pastoral care

In addition to the academic role, every teacher at Worksop is expected to contribute fully to the wider aspects of education. Worksop College is renowned for the quality of its pastoral care and all teachers are attached to one of the eight boarding or day houses.

Extra-curricular

All members of staff at Worksop are expected to play a full part in extra-curricular activities. These embrace a full range of sports, music, societies, expeditions, drama, many forms of art and technology, CCF, voluntary service, and a wide range of hobbies.

Qualifications and Attributes

 The ideal candidate will:

• possess a good degree in specialist Design & Technology teaching, Product Design, or a related subject (with a supporting PGCE or QTS).
• have experience of teaching Design & Technology.
• be able to deliver inspiring and exciting lesson across the age range.
• be able to demonstrate excellent design and making skills using a wide range of equipment, techniques and processes.
• understand and use all aspects of CAD/CAM in their teaching using Techsoft, Solidworks and Cura software to utilise a range of CNC equipment.
• have a proven track record of excellent results and an ability to encourage students to perform at the highest level.
• have the ability to offer a further subject.
• promote resilience, adaptability and independence through teaching.
• demonstrate a willingness to participate in the Christian traditions of the school.

Statutory requirements & equal opportunities

Safeguarding & Child Protection

Applicants for this post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including, but not limited to, reference checks with previous employers, prohibition checks and a criminal record check via the Applicants Disclosure and Barring Service (including Barred List Check). All offers of employment are conditional upon the satisfactory outcome of child protection screening checks.

Disclosures

We will appoint, train, develop and promote on the basis of merit and ability alone. It is a stipulation of the Governors and a statutory requirement that members of staff appointed to Worksop College should be shown not to have any criminal record which might prevent them accepting a post at the College. Accordingly, the College requires permission from all members of staff to make an appropriate investigation. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory outcome of this enquiry.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitations of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

Equal Opportunities

Worksop College is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all our employees and job applicants equally. It is our policy to take all reasonable steps to employ and promote employees on the basis of their abilities and qualifications without regard to age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, marital or civil partnership status, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), sexual orientation, trade union membership, religion or belief.

References

Safer Recruitment: Please provide details of two referees to provide information regarding suitability for this role prior to appointment (requirement of KCSIE for all candidates).  

If you are not currently working with children, at least one of these references should be from a recent employer by whom you were employed to work with children.

Please note that neither reference should be from a relative or someone writing in the capacity as your friend.