Teacher of Spanish (Maternity Cover)
| Posting date: | 09 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 May 2025 |
| Location: | Birmingham, West Midlands, B9 5RX |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 5064e10a-2a3c-414f-81da-ab4effbd4c4d |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
This position requires a qualified and dedicated Spanish teacher teach Spanish at key stages 3 and 4 with a passion and drive, who believes that every student can achieve their full potential.
The ideal candidate will:
• Be an inspiring teacher with real passion and enthusiasm for the subject with excellent subject knowledge.
• Be committed to delivering an excellent standard of teaching for all students every lesson.
• Set themselves and their students high standards and have high expectations.
• Be a good communicator and a strong team player.
• Have a willingness to contribute to the department and whole school projects, including the extracurricular life of the Academy.
• Have a thorough knowledge of present curriculum developments, particularly those relating to Spanish.
What the school offers its staff
In return, we will offer you:
• A collaborative and inclusive culture, where team members will upskill you and give you regular opportunities to learn from each other in a safe and collaborative environment, both within your schools and Trust-wide.
• An opportunity to undertake structured CPD via access to the National College online CPD platform and/or apprenticeships such as Level 7 Senior Leaders Masters, with regular twilights.
• Access to Career Pathways and Pledge to help you plan for and make your goals a reality via our Professional Growth and Performance (PPG) process.
• A wellbeing culture, with paid and unpaid time off to support life events via our Life Leave Policy, access to a Wellbeing Champion and the opportunity to participate in our annual staff wellbeing survey withEdurio, so we know and can respond to views.
• Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), which includes confidential counselling, access to wellbeing advice and a lifestyle app called “My Possible Self”.
• Access to a suite of supportive policies, such as Life Leave, Wellbeing, Career Break and Family Friendly.
• Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Access to a comprehensive employee rewards package including Long Service Awards, Employee Referral Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and contribution to glasses and eye-sight tests for eligible display screen users.
• Opportunity to be part of key Trust-wide collaborative groups such as the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI working group) and Wellbeing working groups, including menopause support and neurodiversity support.
• Onsite parking at all schools.
• Access to ECT training programme
Further details about the role
NB CVs will not be accepted.
AI - Please note that applications must be the creation of the candidate applying. While technology, including artificial intelligence, may be used to help the candidate select certain phraseology, if substantial use of AI is used, the application will be disregarded.
As part of our recruitment process, we carry out rigorous online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 21st May 2025
Closing Job Early: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
This position requires a qualified and dedicated Spanish teacher teach Spanish at key stages 3 and 4 with a passion and drive, who believes that every student can achieve their full potential.
The ideal candidate will:
• Be an inspiring teacher with real passion and enthusiasm for the subject with excellent subject knowledge.
• Be committed to delivering an excellent standard of teaching for all students every lesson.
• Set themselves and their students high standards and have high expectations.
• Be a good communicator and a strong team player.
• Have a willingness to contribute to the department and whole school projects, including the extracurricular life of the Academy.
• Have a thorough knowledge of present curriculum developments, particularly those relating to Spanish.
What the school offers its staff
In return, we will offer you:
• A collaborative and inclusive culture, where team members will upskill you and give you regular opportunities to learn from each other in a safe and collaborative environment, both within your schools and Trust-wide.
• An opportunity to undertake structured CPD via access to the National College online CPD platform and/or apprenticeships such as Level 7 Senior Leaders Masters, with regular twilights.
• Access to Career Pathways and Pledge to help you plan for and make your goals a reality via our Professional Growth and Performance (PPG) process.
• A wellbeing culture, with paid and unpaid time off to support life events via our Life Leave Policy, access to a Wellbeing Champion and the opportunity to participate in our annual staff wellbeing survey withEdurio, so we know and can respond to views.
• Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), which includes confidential counselling, access to wellbeing advice and a lifestyle app called “My Possible Self”.
• Access to a suite of supportive policies, such as Life Leave, Wellbeing, Career Break and Family Friendly.
• Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Access to a comprehensive employee rewards package including Long Service Awards, Employee Referral Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and contribution to glasses and eye-sight tests for eligible display screen users.
• Opportunity to be part of key Trust-wide collaborative groups such as the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI working group) and Wellbeing working groups, including menopause support and neurodiversity support.
• Onsite parking at all schools.
• Access to ECT training programme
Further details about the role
NB CVs will not be accepted.
AI - Please note that applications must be the creation of the candidate applying. While technology, including artificial intelligence, may be used to help the candidate select certain phraseology, if substantial use of AI is used, the application will be disregarded.
As part of our recruitment process, we carry out rigorous online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 21st May 2025
Closing Job Early: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.