Teacher of Food & Nutrition and Second in Department (Food Lead)

About this role

Starting
after February half term or sooner, we are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic,
innovative and ambitious Teacher of Food & Nutrition and Second in
Department to join our successful Design & Technology faculty.

This
is an exciting opportunity for an excellent classroom practitioner who is ready
to take the next step in their career, combining outstanding teaching with
departmental leadership responsibilities. The successful candidate will have lead
responsibility for the Food Department, driving high standards of
teaching and learning, curriculum development and student achievement across
Key Stages 3 and 4.

Whether
you are an experienced teacher looking for your next leadership opportunity or
an existing middle leader seeking a new challenge, we would welcome your
application.

This
is a permanent position, offered at 0.6-1FTE on the main/upper pay scale. For
Second in Department, the role attracts a TLR2a payment.

The
successful candidate will be passionate about Food and Nutrition, committed to
delivering high-quality teaching and learning, and able to engage students of
all abilities across Key Stages 3 and 4. Experience of teaching Food
Preparation and Nutrition at GCSE level would be advantageous.

For
the right candidate, there is the potential to take on the additional role of
Food Lead, which attracts a TLR2a payment.

This
position is offered on the main teacher’s pay and Upper teachers’ Pay Scale.

Additional Tasks

• Any other reasonable tasks at the discretion
  of the Head of Department/Deputy Principal

What you can expect from us:

• A comprehensive induction process, tailored to
  your role and previous experience.
• A structured programme of targeted, whole
  school or bespoke professional development.
• Fabulous students who are motivated,
  interested, keen to learn and enthusiastic.
• An outstanding ethos where students respect
  staff and each other, have participate
  in learning, enrichment and the
  community and achieve well.
• A high-quality curriculum, developed across
  our College, with a commitment to a programme of school improvement.
• A range of development opportunities for
  future career progression within the school.
• A friendly, supportive, vibrant and caring
  staff team with a commitment to improving children’s lives.
• Strong leadership, a culture of high
  expectation and clarity of strategic college development.

CVs are not
accepted, please complete the application form in full. If you can meet the
requirements of this role, we would love to hear from you. All applications
should be made by completing the online application form via E-teach available
at http://www.bep.ac/vacancies and include evidence of how you meet
the person specification for the role. For full details of the role, please see
the job description and person specification. 

Please note
we do not offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship to non-UK citizens for this
role.

As part of
our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search
of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we
might want to explore with the applicant at interview. We also reserve the
right to interview prospective candidates at any point and to close the advert
early.  

We will be
reviewing applications as they come in and may invite strong candidates for an
interview before the closing date. To ensure your application is considered,
please apply promptly. See the Job Description for a full breakdown of the role
and responsibilities.