General Professional Duties

• Planning and preparing courses and lessons.
• Teaching, according to their educational needs, the pupils assigned to them, including the setting and marking of work.
• Assessing, recording, and reporting on the development, progress, and attainment of pupils.
• Promoting the general progress and well-being of individual pupils and of any class or group of pupils assigned to them.
• Providing advice and guidance to pupils on educational and social matters and on their further education and future careers.
• Communicating and consulting with the parents of pupils.
• Communicating and co-operating with such persons or bodies outside the school as may be approved by the employing authority and the Board of Governors.
• Participating in meetings arranged for any of the purposes described above.
• Providing or contributing to oral and written assessments, reports, and references relating to individual pupils and groups of pupils.
• Participating, if required, in any scheme of staff development and performance review.
• Reviewing from time to time their methods of teaching and programmes of work.
• Participating in arrangements for their further training and professional development as a teacher.
• Advising and co-operating with the Principal and other teachers on the preparation and development of courses of study, teaching materials, teaching programmes, methods of teaching and assessment, and pastoral arrangements.
• Maintaining good order and discipline among pupils in accordance with the policies of the employing authority and safeguarding their health and safety.
• Participating in meetings at the school which relate to the curriculum for the school or the administration or organisation of the school.
• Participating in arrangements for preparing pupils for public examinations and in assessing pupils for the purposes of such examinations.
• Contributing to the selection for appointment and professional development of other teachers, including the induction and assessment of probationary teachers.
• Coordinating or managing the work of other teachers.
• Taking such part as may be required of them in the review, development, and management of activities relating to the curriculum, organisation, and pastoral functions of the school.
• Participating in administrative and organisational tasks related to such duties as described above, including the management or supervision of persons providing support for the teachers in the school and the ordering and allocation of equipment and materials.
• Registering the attendance of pupils and supervising pupils, whether these duties are to be performed before, during, or after school sessions.
• Supervising and teaching any pupils whose teacher is not available.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential Criteria

• Hold a teaching qualification which meets the requirements for recognition to teach in grant-aided schools in Northern Ireland.
• Hold a degree or equivalent Level 6 qualification which has prepared the applicant to teach Technology or similar STEM related subject and hold or be willing to undertake relevant qualifications relating to workshop practice as recognised by the Department of Education (NI) to meet health and safety requirements.
• Be registered with the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (GTCNI) before taking up post.
• Have a minimum of 2 years’ demonstrable experience of teaching Technology or related subjects to Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 within the last 7 years.
• Proven track record of outstanding teaching including performance outcomes at Key Stage 4.
• Knowledge of Northern Ireland Curriculum.
• Knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding and Child Protection policy/practice.
• Knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice.
• The ability to undertake self-evaluation on an individual and department basis and utilise these results to positively influence whole school improvement (provide evidence in practice).
• Ability to lead Technology subject support interventions for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.
• Ability to deal appropriately with pupils and parents.
• Ability to offer subject-specific extra-curricular clubs.
• Ability to lead teams, build leadership capacity, and promote professional learning (provide evidence in practice).
• Evidence of how their experience and approach to work reflect the School’s Values/ethos.

Desirable Criteria

• Minimum of 2 years’ demonstrable experience of teaching Carpentry or similar vocational subjects at Key Stage 4 to achieve positive learning outcomes.
• Demonstrable experience of using a range of effective classroom approaches to provide support and challenge children and young people of all abilities, including those with Special Educational Needs and/or EAL.
• Demonstrable experience of assisting with and/or co-ordinating an area of the curriculum.
• Experience of organising relevant STEM Community/Industry Links.

Application Process

• Clearly demonstrate on your application form under each question how, and to what extent you meet the required criteria as failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted.
• You should clearly demonstrate this for both the essential and desirable criteria, where relevant.
• The stage in the process when the criteria will be measured is outlined in the table below.
• Shortlisting will be carried out on the basis of the essential criteria set out in Section 1 below, using the information provided by you on your application form.
• The Selection Panel reserves the right to shortlist only those applicants that it believes most strongly meet the criteria for the role.
• In the event of an excessive number of applications, the Selection Panel also reserves the right to apply any desirable criteria at shortlisting, in which case these will be applied in the order listed.
• It is important therefore that you also clearly demonstrate on your application form how you meet any desirable criteria.

Disclosure of Criminal Background

• The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 defines working directly