Subject Teacher - Art

Job Information

University Of Birmingham School

12, Weoley Park Road

Birmingham

B29 6QU

Telephone Number: 0121 796 5000

Email Address: recruitment@uobschool.org.uk

Job Start Date: 1 September 2023

We are seeking to recruit a talented, enthusiastic and ambitious full time Art Teacher to join us in September 2023.

The successful candidate will be an inspirational teacher who is passionate about their subject and has the skills to both challenge and encourage pupils to achieve their potential. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a friendly, welcoming, and exciting department teaching KS3, KS4 and KS5, as well as contributing to our Art, Photography and creative enrichment programmes.

A wide range of skills and techniques are taught within our exciting and contemporary Art department. A strong subject base within traditional media such as painting, printmaking, ceramics and drawing is desired for teaching across year groups. Additionally, knowledge of photography and digital multimedia would be ideal in order to contribute to our GCSE photography, Fine Art and A' level courses.

Drawing upon our partnership with the University of Birmingham and their world-leading research and best-practice resources, focusing on learning without limits, and combining our own diverse experience in education, the University of Birmingham School is setting an example of what’s truly possible for secondary school education – one that gives character development as much attention as academic success.

We will have high expectations of you to be an outstanding role model committed to the distinctive ethos of our School.

In return, we will recognise your contribution through a competitive package of pay and benefits subject to performance.

How to apply

For further information and to apply, please visit our website

Informal visits to school are welcome. Please call us to arrange.

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. Terms and conditions This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. 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. Rehabilitation of Offenders . Which 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.