Class Teacher

Job Information

St. Bernard's Catholic School

Wake Green Road

Springfield

Birmingham, B139QE

Telephone number: 0121 464 3795

Email address: office@st-bernards.bham.sch.uk

Job start date: 1 September 2023

Governors are seeking to appoint a highly motivated teacher to join our St. Bernard’s

family on a permanent contract. Applications from ECTs are welcome.

We are looking for someone who:

• understands and respects the Catholic ethos of our school
• is a consistently good or better teacher
• has high expectations of both pupils and themselves
• is enthusiastic and motivated
• i willingness to be responsible for an aspect of the curriculum or phase
• has experience of supporting and developing others

We can offer:

• a school where our mission – ‘One family, following Christ, learning together, making a difference,’ is central to what we do. Ofsted 2022
• amazing children who are desperate to learn
• friendly and supportive families and staff
• a caring family environment with a commitment to safeguarding all children
• an opportunity to use your skills and develop professionally
• a welcoming and supportive Governing Body

The successful applicant will have demonstrated the potential to be an excellent classroom practitioner. They must be sympathetic to the Catholic ethos of the school and will be required to sign the Catholic Education Service contract.

Unsure? Then come and visit us!

How to apply

Closing Date: 28 April 2023, midday

Please visit our website for an application pack and further information

Informal visits are strongly encouraged, please contact the school office on 0121 464 3795 or email: p.foley@st-bernards.bham.sch.uk

Safeguarding This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: Teaching enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. References All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. Short-listed candidates An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. 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. This 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 Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.