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WORKING AT HESTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL
We invite you to join the Heston family and the exciting learning community that we have created. Working at Heston is much more than just a job. Here you can grow in your chosen field, hone your skills and learn alongside supportive and committed colleagues.
Great value is placed on professional development and the School believes in growing its own talent and future leaders.
Visit our School to see our wonderful young people and what we are achieving by working together.
Please note that early application is encouraged as we may opt to appoint prior to the advert closing date.
We currently have the following vacancies:
SAFEGUARDING OFFICER [NON-TEACHING]
Closing Date: Wednesday 13 December 2023
Interviews: w/c Monday 18 December 2023
Job start: ASAP
Salary: SC6 [Scale 16 – 20] £25,771.82 - £27,534.19
Contract type: Term Time [39 Weeks]
Contract term: Permanent
The Governors are seeking to appoint a flexible, reliable and enthusiastic Safeguarding Officer to join our Safeguarding and Well-Being Team to ensure staff and children across the school to maintain and develop standards of safeguarding and inclusion. Our students are at the heart of all that we do and we have worked hard to establish a culture where they feel safe, happy and wanting to succeed.
Heston Community School is a successful, vibrant, happy and oversubscribed school where ‘pupils have high aspirations and want to succeed in education. Leaders have established the right school climate for them to do so. Pupils achieve very well in a wide range of subjects in the main school and sixth form’ [OFSTED December 2022]. We are now seeking to appoint an individual who shares our passion for learning and our determination to change lives through the education we provide.
Heston Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. We welcome applications from all members of our community.
We believe that schools 'can' and 'do' make a difference and change lives and that the most important resource in any school is its staff. The success of Heston Community School is due to our dedicated, committed, experienced and enthusiastic staff.
ASSISTANT CURRICULUM LEADER BUSINESS, ECONOMICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
Apply by: Thursday 7 December 2023 (Noon)
Interview: w/c Monday 11 December 2023
Pay scale: MPS / UPR +TLR2b
Contract Type: Full-time
Contract Term: Permanent
Start Date: April/September 2024
We are looking to appoint a positive, dynamic, enthusiastic and well-qualified teacher, ready to take on a leadership role in a highly successful Business, Economics and Computer Science Team. The successful candidate will be able to teach their specialist subject [Business, Economics or Computer Science] to A Level. A commitment to the development of creative and engaging teaching and learning is a must. The Team is well resourced and enjoys excellent facilities.
Heston Community School is a successful, vibrant, happy and oversubscribed school where ‘pupils have high aspirations and want to succeed in education. Leaders have established the right school climate for them to do so. Pupils achieve very well in a wide range of subjects in the main school and sixth form’ [OFSTED December 2022]. We are now seeking to appoint an individual who shares our passion for learning and our determination to change lives through the education we provide.
We place great store in staff development, at all levels with an extensive programme of professional development which offers a whole range of opportunities for colleagues to develop their potential within and beyond Heston.
We believe that schools can and do make a difference; change lives and that the most important asset in any school is its staff. The success of Heston Community School is due to our dedicated, committed, experienced and enthusiastic staff.
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment. This appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and positive references.
CURRICULUM LEADER COMPUTER SCIENCE
Closing Date: Thursday 7 December 2023 [Noon]
Interviews: w/c 11 December 2023
Job start: April / September 2024
Salary: L8 – L12
Contract type: Full-Time
Contract term: Permanent
The School is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced Curriculum Leader of Computer Science with the highest order leadership skills, to help ensure that this is a truly outstanding school with outstanding provision in this area. We are looking for an exceptional Computer Science specialist, with the ability to teach up to A Level and the capacity to contribute more widely to teaching across the Team and the School.
The successful candidate will lead an established team, contributing fully to maintaining excellence by inspiring and motivating both staff and students.
In particular, candidates should have:
- The capacity to contribute to the development of the School’s ethos
- The ability to inspire and motivate others and to manage change effectively
- High expectations of students in terms of learning, achievement and behaviour
- Enthusiasm for developing innovative approaches to learning, teaching and student participation
- An excitement about the potential of new technologies to transform students’ learning experiences
- An excellent track record of teaching and developing GCSE and A Level Computer Science and BTEC L3 in Information Technology demonstrated through exemplary examination results
- A clear understanding of the current curriculum, assessment and pedagogical developments in Computer Science at all Key Stages
Heston Community School is a successful, vibrant, happy and oversubscribed school where ‘pupils have high aspirations and want to succeed in education. Leaders have established the right school climate for them to do so. Pupils achieve very well in a wide range of subjects in the main school and sixth form’ [OFSTED December 2022]. We are now seeking to appoint an individual who shares our passion for learning and our determination to change lives through the education we provide.
We place great store in staff development, at all levels with an extensive programme of professional development which offers a whole range of opportunities for colleagues to develop their potential within and beyond Heston.
We believe that schools can and do make a difference; change lives and that the most important asset in any school is its staff. The success of Heston Community School is due to our dedicated, committed, experienced and enthusiastic staff.
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment. This appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and positive references.