Job Overview

Grouville School is excited to welcome a passionate and dedicated teacher to join our vibrant community from September. We seek a dynamic educator who will deliver an inspiring, challenging curriculum that ensures outstanding outcomes for every child.

As a Gold Rights Respecting school, we are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and wellbeing of all our pupils.

Who We Are Looking For:

• A nurturing and caring professional who puts children’s needs at the heart of their practice.
• An expert with a thorough understanding of the curriculum and how children learn best.
• A creator of safe, stimulating, and inclusive learning environments where every child can thrive.
• A collaborative team player with a proven track record of effective teamwork.
• An inspiring motivator who encourages children to reach their full potential.
• A teacher with consistently high expectations and ambition for both pupils and personal growth.
• A committed individual eager to contribute fully to all aspects of school life and development.

What We Offer:

• A supportive, energetic school community with passionate staff and enthusiastic children.
• A workplace where your dedication to children’s learning is valued and celebrated.
• Genuine commitment to your ongoing professional development and career progression.

If you are an experienced, ambitious, and dedicated teacher ready to make a positive impact, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact Nichola Turner or Lydia Arrowsmith - Tel 851089/ n.turner@grouville.sch.je or l.arrowsmith@grouville.sch.je

Please visit our website to learn more about our school community - www.grouville.sch.je

The Teacher's Task

The DfESC and the representatives of the Teacher’s Unions have agreed the following statement of the Teacher’s Task in order to define more clearly the nature of teachers’ employment. It is their view that in this important work of educating Jersey’s children it is imperative that both teachers and Headteachers recognise the duty they owe to those children and the community. To this end the teacher is expected to maintain a professional commitment to their task and the Headteacher is pledged to a responsible and humane interpretation of this agreement.

Definition of the Teacher's Task

The following provides a definition of the Teachers’ Task:

1. Teach effectively to meet the needs of all pupils and to ensure discipline and safety within the school community.

2. The DfESC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all teachers to share this commitment.

3. Plan, prepare, evaluate and modify as necessary personal teaching methods, work programmes and teaching materials in accordance with the DfESC curricular policies and school schemes and standards.

4. Mark and maintain records of pupils’ work in accordance with DfESC and school policies.

5. Promote the general progress and welfare of pupils in classes or groups or individually as part of the school’s pastoral and counselling arrangements.

6. Assess and record pupils’ personal and social needs, development, progress and attainment.

7. Provide or contribute to oral or written assessments and report on individual pupils and groups; consult and inform parents, co-operate with appropriate outside agencies in accordance with DfESC and school policies.

8. Contribute to and participate in corporate planning, self evaluation, in-service training and professional development in assigned areas of the curriculum and pastoral arrangements; participate in related staff meetings and school events.

9. Advise colleagues, co-operate with them on teaching programmes, methods, equipment and materials within assigned areas of the curriculum ensuring that appropriate administrative tasks are undertaken.

10. Contribute and participate in the school’s pastoral, tutorial and guidance arrangements and undertake an appropriate share of the organisation and conduct of parental consultation and staff meetings.

11. Contribute as required to the appointment, induction, professional development and assessment of junior colleagues, including new entrants to teaching.

12. Accept an appropriate share of the administrative and organisational tasks within the school, including providing support for teachers, undertaking additional curriculum or pastoral responsibilities or holding senior posts.

13. Ensure the safety and good order of pupils by carrying out an appropriate share of supervisions whenever pupils are authorised to be on school premises or elsewhere when the school is in session.

14. Undertaking an appropriate share of all collective responsibilities including substitution for an absent colleague subject to guaranteed non-teaching time.

15. Supervise support staff as required.

16. Order and allocate appropriate equipment and materials in accordance with DfESC and school policies and schemes.

17. Co-operate as required with teachers in other schools and colleges on curricular, pastoral and administrative matters.