Chichester - Graduate Teacher
The Appointment
We are seeking to appoint a full time Graduate Teacher to live and work in this busy boarding school and to develop and share their subject expertise as well as to contribute to the pastoral and co-curricular life of the school. This is, in the first instance, a one-year appointment and one which involves close working with a range of staff and pupils within the senior school (and possibly within the Lancing Preparatory Schools also).
Upon successful completion of a year in post, a review of progress will be made and, if mutually agreed, a contract extension into a second year may allow access to funded PGCE teacher training and acquisition of Qualified Teacher Status.
The Graduate Teacher is responsible to the Assistant Head (Co-Curricular), the Assistant Head (Academic), relevant Head of Department and the Housemaster/ Housemistress of the House to which they are attached.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Teach or act as a teaching assistant in academic lessons (up to 15 35-minute periods per week) across all three terms as well as observe, and possibly assist in, the teaching of GCSE and A-Level in their particular subject area.
- Pastoral involvement in a boarding House to which the Graduate Teacher is attached, being on duty for one evening a week and one weekend per half term.
- Acting as a tutor to a group of no more than 6 pupils in III to V Form in the House to which attached.
- Participation in the Co-curricular activities which may entail games coaching, involvement with the Combined Cadet Force, involvement with “Outreach”, the School’s service to the community project, the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme or Venture Scouts or, indeed, with areas of their academic specialism to enrich our curriculum.
- To assist with the staffing of pupil recreational facilities at weekends and in the evenings.
- To assist with the staffing of trips and visits.
- To assist with the management of school events, e.g. meeting and greeting parents; assisting in House events; assisting in the supervision of pupils and welcoming of logistics at whole-school events (e.g. Carol Services, Founder’s Day).
- To assist with Common Room Duties in the wider supervision of pupils in the evenings.
- To attend staff inset day at the end and beginning of the term as reasonably required.
- Your exact timetable will be established by the Assistant Head (Co-Curricular) in consultation with the Assistant Head (Academic) and Head of Department.
- Upon successful completion of a year in post, a review of progress will be made and, if mutually agreed, a contract extension into a second year may allow access to funded PGCE teacher training and acquisition of Qualified Teacher Status.
Key Skills and Qualities required:
- Be a good Honours graduate with an interest in considering teaching as a possible career and a passion for their academic subject.
- Able to use their initiative and take responsibility.
- IT literate and able to use a range of key packages.
- Enjoy working with young people.
- Be an excellent communicator, both verbally and on paper.
- Be both a self-starter and a team worker; able to manage their time and to work well with a range of other people across the organisation.
- Be flexible and adaptable with a sense of humour.
- Be committed to ensuring the welfare of the children in the school and to upholding the highest of professional standards.
Application Procedure:
Applications should be made using the application form. Candidates are asked to add a covering letter setting out, as succinctly as possible, their reasons for applying for the position at Lancing.
Application forms are available from the College website www.lancingcollege.org.uk.
Please send any emails to recruitment@lancing.org.uk
A full curriculum vitae and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of a minimum of three referees, one of whom should be the candidate’s current or most recent employer should be included with the application.
Closing date: Friday 21 March 2025Interviews: w/c 24 March 2025
The College reserves the right to call individuals to interview prior to the closing date for applications.