Teacher of History & Psychology

Teacher of History & Psychology

MPR/UPR depending on experience

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Fixed term for 1 year

Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre

Stonehouse Lane

Birmingham

B32 3AE

Telephone Number: 0121 464 3172

Email Address: enquiry@hillcrest.bham.sch.uk

Job Start Date: September 2022

Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your teaching skills in a great school?

We wish to appoint someone with commitment and the ambition to be a great History & Psychology teacher.

The person we appoint will:

¨ be enthusiastic and flexible

¨ be creative and use initiative

¨ be a reflective learner

In return we can offer:

¨ a welcoming school

¨ enthusiastic children who are keen to learn

¨ a strong senior and curriculum leadership team

¨ a supportive working environment

¨ strong support for NQTs including membership of the Oaks Collegiate

¨ excellent opportunities for promotion

The successful applicant will join a team of strong practitioners who work together to inspire students to succeed.

Outside of the department you will have the opportunity to work with other Heads of Departments through the Oaks Collegiate, a local partnership of schools. This is an excellent school to work in, with students who are ambitious and motivated to learn and staff who support each other. We are not only committed to developing our students, but you will also be fully supported with your own professional development.

Closing Date: 24 June 2022, 12midday

If you would like to apply for this position you will need to complete an application form. Our application form is available online from our school website

If you have any queries, please contact the school on 0121 464 3172.

Interviews to be held on Friday 1 July 2022

Visits to the school are welcome:

Please contact the school on 0121 464 3172 to arrange an appointment.

 This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.

Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.