Job Description

• Good Honours Degree in relevant discipline or relevant experience.
• ECT/QTS.
• Qualified / able to teach Design and Technology to KS4
• Qualified/ able to teach a second subject
• Right to work in the UK
• Experience of teaching Design and Technology in a secondary school (as teacher or as trainee teacher)
• Knowledge of recent subject specific issues and of current resources for teaching Design and Technology.
• The Principles of effective teaching and assessment.
• Ability to use a range of effective pedagogy to engage and inspire students.
• Demonstrating knowledge and understanding of what makes a highly effective Design and Technology curriculum across all key stages.
• Ability to assess diagnostically and accurately to ensure all students make expected progress.
• Very good oral and written communication skills including ICT skills.
• Ability to exercise control in the classroom and encourage good behaviour.
• An enthusiasm for Design and Technology in general and the ability to generate this in others.
• Ability to plan, organise, review and adapt
• Knowledge of Bromcom or similar MIS system.
• Commitment to demonstrating a responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people.
• Demonstrate Christian values, uphold the college mission statement and be a role model for others.
• Demonstrate personal enthusiasm and commitment for development.
• Demonstrate a positive approach to challenge, which seeks solutions to problems and addressed difficulties with cheerfulness and good humour.
• Promote and maintain effective relationships between staff and parents as well as a professional, respected relationship with students.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and take action.
• Demonstrate an awareness of how to report, manage and resolve issues effectively.
• Prioritise, plan and organise self and others while working as part of a team.
• Think creatively in order to anticipate and solve problems.
• Accepting of responsibility, listen to and reflect on feedback.
• Demonstrate an ability to communicate to a range of audiences and in a range of media.
• Ability to act on instruction.
• Demonstrate excellent judgement.
• Approachable and readily accessible.
• Flexibility and a willingness to be involved in change and work under pressure.
• Commitment to high standard of pastoral care.
• A commitment to maintaining confidentiality and discretion inside and outside school.
• To be able to work as part of a team.
• A commitment to leading on extra-curricular and super-curricular activities life of the school.
• Involvement in the school working parties/research groups.
• Model an effective work/life balance and promote the importance and necessity of staff wellbeing.
• To support and develop the distinctive ethos of St Ambrose College as an Edmund Rice School and to promote a positive image of the school.

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