Teaching & Support Staff Vacancies
At St Mary’s, Cheshunt, the Governors believe that staff are the most important resource in the delivery of a high quality education provision for children and young people. The recruitment of high quality staff is critical to the success of a high performing school.
Our School is in a very strong position having been judged to be an ‘outstanding Church School’ in the last SIAMS Inspection (May 2015) and a ‘good’ school by Ofsted in the last inspection (May 2018).
All members of staff – whether working in the classroom or in the non-classroom based support teams – are valued equally and each has a part to play in working together to achieve success (See Ofsted report May 2018). Our recent successes and continued improvement profile can be attributed to our work as a team and recognition that we all contribute to support of all students and their families. This makes for an effective and efficient school, where students from all backgrounds are supported to make good progress.
Staff wellbeing is valued and an important aspect of work at St Mary’s and this is recognised in our recent inspection reports. The wellbeing of staff is important because staff are expected to work very hard and to maintain very high standards at all times. In return staff are well supported, provided with effective and regular training and high quality performance appraisal. In addition, the governors are committed to providing teaching staff with increased non contact time to support high quality planning and assessment for learning. Staff feedback tells us that staff are made to feel very welcome at St Mary’s and that there is an excellent culture of peer and collaborative support.
The staffing structures of the School provide clear opportunities to support progression and professional development. A member of the senior leadership team is responsible for Continuing Professional Activity (CPA) and programmes to support staff at all stages of their career and aspiration.
New staff are entitled to an induction programme and network of personal support appropriate to experience and level of confidence. CPA is tailored to meet the needs of staff and staff are given opportunities to contribute to whole school improvement. There is a robust performance management appraisal system reflecting a commitment to individual career development as well as underlining the expectation of high levels of performance to secure the continued success of our community.
Our multi-cultural student population is lively and engaging. The students have a wide range of needs including those who demand high levels of intellectual challenge and those who require carefully planned support. The future for St Mary’s CE High School is exciting and we welcome all potential or new colleagues to visit our learning community. If you are interested in hearing about opportunities at St Mary’s, visiting our School or applying for a post, please contact Pauline Llewellyn, HR Officer on recruit@st-maryshigh.herts.sch.uk
Teaching Staff Vacancies
General Teaching Posts & Posts of Responsibility
For January 2020, or sooner, we are seeking specialist teachers in the following subjects:
– Design Technology (any discipline – full and/or part time)
– English (full time or part time)
– A Year 9 Lead post of responsibility (TLR1a) is also available linked the full time posts above.
The governors are seeking enthusiastic subject specialists to join our growing teaching team for January 2020 or sooner. Applicants should be enthusiastic teaching practitioners who are committed to inclusion and able to provide a consistently good quality of classroom teaching for all students. All advertised posts are in subjects offered to A Level/Level 3.
All posts without additional responsibilities are suitable for NQTs (who could be employed from date of qualification). Additional responsibilities are available for suitably experienced candidates and a recruitment payment will be made to appointed teachers who apply direct to the school (i.e. not through an agency/third party).
Staff wellbeing is a core priority for all aspects of the school’s work and substantial investment in support staff enables teaching colleagues to focus on their work in the classroom. The governors provide staff with increased non contact time and high quality resources, (eg laptops, digital systems and professional development), to support effective pedagogy and career progression.
Interested applicants are welcome to visit the school or to request an informal conversation with the Head Teacher or Deputy Head Teacher with responsibility for teaching and learning. Please contact recruit@st-maryshigh.herts.sch.uk to organise an appointment.
Please note that safeguarding students of the School is a priority. All appointments to posts in the School are made through stringent adherence to the requirements of ‘Keeping Children safe in Education’. As there is a high degree of contact with children an enhanced disclosure will be sought for these posts through the Criminal Records Bureau as part of pre-employment checks.
Closing date for applications Monday 16th September 2019.
Support Staff Vacancies
Examinations Officer
H8 (23 – 26) plus £874 fringe 37 hours per week term-time plus 1 week.
(Scale on appointment dependent on experience)
Actual salary range for 39 weeks is £23,734 to £25,980 pa
We are looking for an experienced, resourceful and conscientious administrator or examinations officer to start in September 2019. This is an important and challenging role which is essential in the academic operation of the school and involves close interaction with subject leads and other senior teachers. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, organised, work well under pressure and work with a great attention to detail. Experience of administration and compliance with examination regulations would be ideal pre-requisites but are not essential. Experience/knowledge of examinations administration is an advantage. This is a full-time position during term-time plus one additional week (which will include the public examination results periods in August). Flexibility of working hours during the exam seasons in particular is required.
Please complete the St Mary’s support staff application form.
Closing date is noon on Wednesday 13th August 2019 (Interviews in w/c 20th August)
Science & Technology Technicians
H3/H4 (Pt5 – 9) plus £874 fringe. (Scale on appointment dependent on experience).
Full or part time post(s) with flexible start and end times.
We are looking for resourceful and conscientious technicians to support our Science and Technology teachers to start in September 2019. Experience is desirable but not essential as training will be provided. This is an important role that adds to the quality of provision for students and that is essential for the smooth operation of the Teaching & Learning Area.
The successful candidate will be self-motivated, organised, work independently as well as a team member, and be able to pay attention to detail.
Please complete the St Mary’s support staff application form.
Closing date is noon on Friday 9th August 2019 (Interviews in w/c 12th August)
Cleaners
Salary £3,872
The positions are for 10 hours per week (2 hours per day) term-time to be worked between the hours 3.30pm and 6.00 pm.
Previous experience of working in a non-domestic cleaning role and experience of using commercial floor cleaning equipment would be advantageous but not essential.
Please note that safeguarding students of the School is a priority. All appointments to posts in the School are made through stringent adherence to the requirements of ‘Keeping Children safe in Education’. As there is a high degree of contact with children an enhanced disclosure will be sought for this post through the Criminal Records Bureau as part of pre-employment checks.
Closing date for applications: Noon Friday 21st June 2019
