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Teacher of Mathematics

Reference: FEB20181418
Expiry date: 2018-02-28 17:00:00.000
Location: Nottinghamshire
Salary: £22,917.00 - £38,633.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension & CPD
Attachments: TeacherofMathsJobPackFeb18.pdf

NUAST

Job Description 

JOB TITLE

Teacher of Mathematics

 

HOURS OF WORK:

Full time

 

SALARY SCALE:

 

MPS and UPS pay scales

CONTRACT TYPE:

Permanent

 

 

Department Overview

The Mathematics department occupies extremely well equipped classrooms within our purpose built building. There are currently three full time and one part time members of staff in the department. 

Job Purpose: 

As a Teacher of Mathematics you will be an outstanding classroom practitioner who consistently demonstrates the highest standards of delivery, is fully committed to raising attainment across all key stages and always achieve the highest standards within Mathematics.                                                                     

Duties and Responsibilities: 

The Teacher of Mathematics, working with other members of the NUAST teaching team, will be responsible for the delivery of the following key priorities: 

  • To provide outstanding teaching to create a vibrant and distinctive culture for learning for young people interested in mathematics.
  • To ensure all our students are able to thrive and engage in both academic and vocational learning to achieve above and beyond their highest potential whilst developing personal and employability skills.
  • To plan and execute a diverse programme that meets individual learner needs within mathematics.
  • You will demonstrate good or outstanding performance against the national teaching standards. 

You will inspire our students, stakeholders and employer partners by:

  • Working with employer partners and sponsors effectively to enhance the students learning through the development and delivery of employer led projects
  • Understanding national standards within the subject area and ensure that these are followed
  • Use effective target setting systems for all students within Mathematics to ensure the highest possible levels of achievement
  • Identifying effective intervention and mentoring strategies for students
  • Ensuring that all the work you do for NUAST follows our vision and values
  • Being an outstanding practitioner who inspires students to pursue the their career goals
  • Contributing to the NUAST Enrichment programme
  • Undertaking such other duties as are commensurate with the post and which may reasonably be required by the Principal.

You will enhance young people’s futures by:

  • Teaching students according to their educational needs, including the appropriate setting and marking of work to be carried out by the students
  • Assessing, recording and reporting on the attendance, progress, development and attainment of students whilst keeping electronic records as required
  • Contributing to reports and references relating to individual students
  • Ensuring that ICT, Literacy and Numeracy are part of the teaching and learning experience of students
  • Ensuring a high quality learning experience for students, which meet internal and external quality standards
  • Preparing and regularly updating subject materials
  • Using a variety of delivery methods, which will stimulate learning appropriate to student needs and demands of the syllabus
  • Maintaining discipline in accordance with the NUAST procedures, and to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and independent learning
  • Undertaking assessment of students as requested by external examination bodies, departmental and NUAST procedures
  • Marking and grading students work which enables you to give written/verbal and diagnostic feedback
  • Supporting and motivating students to allow them to grow and enhance their own skills in both achieving qualifications and work readiness
  • Ensuring the maximum opportunity for young people to prepare for pathways into further learning, training or employment
  • Supporting partnership events with key stakeholders including students, parents, employers, schools, further and higher education establishments
  • Engaging with employers to develop learner employability skills, ensuring work related learning experiences are at the core of the curriculum
  • Ensuring all students understand the expected standards of behaviour and be prepared to intervene where these are standards are not followed
  • Ensuring a safe, secure and healthy environment for students.

You will protect our students by:

  • Responding effectively and immediately to safeguarding/child protection concerns raised by staff, pupils or brought to the NUASTs attention through other means
  • Ensuring that safeguarding policies are followed and communicated effectively. 

Generic Requirements: 

  • It is a requirement of all posts within the Academy that Health and Safety requirements are upheld in the performance of duties 
  • All employees of the Academy are required to uphold the Equality and Diversity Policy and the Academy’s Code of Conduct.
  • All staff will ensure the safeguarding of young people by the implementation of Child Protection and other safeguarding policies. 
  • This job description is not a complete description of the role, as you are required to undertake any other reasonable duties within the level of responsibility and grading of the post as directed by the Principal.