Teacher of Psychology - Bristol, United Kingdom - St Brendans Sixth Form College

Description

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on young people's lives? Are you eager to support their educational journey and help them achieve their full potential?

This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptionally talented individual to teach Psychology within our thriving and dynamic college.

We are looking to recruit a teacher to engage and enthuse learners through a commitment to outstanding standards. You must be dedicated, organised and totally committed to driving standards and raising achievement through the delivery of outstanding lessons.

About you

You will need to be able to demonstrate your ability to inspire students and communicate knowledge with enthusiasm and a commitment to the highest of academic and pastoral standards. We seek to appoint professionals who are passionate about education and keen to engage and challenge students.

To be successful in this role your teaching will be of high quality and this will be reflected in your results. You will have the passion to be part of a successful teaching environment to deliver inspirational teaching and putting the learners at the centre of all that you do to enable them to make outstanding progress and achieve their aspirational goals. You will promote and nurture a culture focused on growth, purpose, and a sense of belonging to help students achieve, find their best fit for the future and be their best selves.

About the role

You will be joining an excellent team, strongly committed to reflecting on its teaching techniques and sharing excellent resources.

The team promotes a friendly, professional atmosphere within the department and places a strong emphasis on encouraging positive rapport between staff and students in the pursuit of academic success. There is a wealth of experience and professional knowledge with encouragement to undertake CPD.

The ability to teach sociology is also desirable but note essential.

This post is suitable for both experienced teachers and Early Career Teachers and is due to start in August / September 2024 ready for the new academic year.

About us

We believe exceptional teachers create exceptional results - they transform lives. They support every student to thrive and flourish to achieve their full potential and become a confident, resilient and compassionate individual. We believe that exceptional teachers like you should be supported too, with all the opportunities you need to develop and achieve your goals which is why we offer a comprehensive CPD programme.

Our vision is to be a welcoming and transformative sixth form college where every member of our community flourishes and achieves their full potential. All of our teachers play a key role in fulfilling that vision by contributing to a culture of high achievement, intellectual rigour and exceptional teaching and learning.

Interviews will be held as soon as possible after the closing date.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, we may shortlist, interview or close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

We strive to be representative of the community we serve and know that diverse talent builds a better College and provides an enhanced experience for our students. We're committed to building an organisation where everyone is welcome, supported and able to thrive.

Equality and diversity are fundamental to our core beliefs and values. That's why we welcome people from all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, socio-economic classes, religions, disabilities and ages in everything we do.

We are values-driven and our vision is to provide an inclusive, aspirational and academic education for all our students, so that all of them will learn, thrive and lead successful lives.

The safeguarding of all students is paramount and this approach is embedded into everything we do. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

In line with Keeping Children Safe In Education guidelines and having regard to all relevant guidance, any offer of employment will be subject to a comprehensive checking process including satisfactory references from current and previous employers, DBS Enhanced Disclosure and online searches will also be conducted for successful candidates.