Defence Children Services (DCS) - French and Spanish Teacher, St. Johns School, Episkopi, Cyprus
UK Ministry of Defence
Date: 11 hours ago
City: Worcester, England
Contract type: Part time
St. Johns School, Episkopi, Cyprus
Job Summary
Defence Children Services (DCS) is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Classroom teacher, who is compassionate, enthusiastic and can promote and develop an ethos, culture and educational provision which empowers all to thrive. We are looking for a dynamic, caring and talented individual for whom our values and ethos resonate to become part of our team. This role is based at our St. Johns School, Cyprus. St. John’s is a wonderful school that overlooks the Mediterranean Sea from Episkopi in the Western Sovereign Base Area. Serving the military community in British Forces Cyprus, educating 300 students from 11 to 18 years.
St. Johns School is part of Defence Children Services (DCS), who are a Defence delivery organisation, subordinated under Army Regional Command. Our Vision is that we Educate the Child – Support the Family – Defend the Nation. HQ DCS is UK based at Trenchard Lines, Upavon and has forward deployed staff all over the world. DCS is responsible for the education and care of children of accompanied Service and Defence entitled personnel in MOD schools and settings; provides advice and guidance in respect of education for service families in the United Kingdom and the wider world.
The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) employs around 7,000 MOD Civil Servants located at over 300 locations. Ours is a diverse workforce, with roles ranging from trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff. There are many different functions and professions delivering key outputs for the Army. As such using data to aid understanding of our workforce is vital.
This position is advertised at 30 hours per week.
Specially recruited for overseas service appointees are not expected to return to the UK.
This is an established MOD post within Cyprus and any Cypriot National will not be eligible to apply as a UKBC (UK British Civil Servant).
Job Description
To ensure outstanding learning and outcomes for students, we ensure our applicants work in line with the Teacher Standards' https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teachers-standards.
Within This Role You Will Work Collaboratively With The Head Of Faculty, To Plan, Teach And Promote Both French And Spanish Across The School, And Contribute To An Extensive Extra-curricular Programme Delivered At School. The Teacher Of French And Spanish Will Be Responsible For Ensuring Their Pupils Make Excellent Progress And Find Learning Enjoyable And Challenging. This Includes But Not Limited To:
If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please indicate that your vacancy is being handled by Resourcing Team 1. If you experience any technical difficulties with the CS Jobs system, please contact the Support Team at [email protected]
To ensure outstanding learning and outcomes for students, we ensure our applicants work in line with the Teacher Standards' https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teachers-standards.
Further Information Is Available On The Attached Job Description.
If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please indicate that your vacancy is being handled by Resourcing Team 1. If you experience any technical difficulties with the CS Jobs system, please contact the Support Team at [email protected]
Person specification
The following experience, skills, and qualifications are essential criteria for the role: Essential
Qualifications
A relevant honours degree and recognised teaching qualification, e.g. PGCE
Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and successful completion of induction.
Evidence of qualification will be required at interview. All qualifications declared must be held at point of application and if applicable be in date.
Languages
Be adequately proficient in both French and Spanish to teach to an A-Level standard.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
In line with the TACOS for this post, accommodation is free for the first five years of your MOD employment overseas with subsidised utilities. Thereafter, rent and utilities are payable. Please note if you have previously worked overseas for the MOD and have been in recipient of free rent and utilities then that period will be deducted from your five-year allowance.
Discover My Benefits:
Please follow the link to visit the Discover My Benefits site which showcases the benefits and discounts offered when working as a civilian for the MOD.
https://discovermybenefits.mod.gov.uk/civilian/
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
At Sift You Will Be Assessed On:
Knowledge, skills and experience of the essential criteria detailed in the Personal Statement, CV, and qualifications.
Your Personal Statement (maximum 1250 words) should demonstrate the relevant skills and experience that are detailed in the job role and responsibilities in this advert, including examples of evidence.
At interview you will be assessed against the above along with the following:
Civil Service Behaviours:
We will also assess you against Teacher Standards, and be required to deliver a short presentation on lesson planning.
Details on the interview will be shared with applicants who are successfully drawn through to interview.
Interviews will take place in September.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.
The role currently being advertised has been assessed as business critical. Applications are accepted from candidates who meet the eligibility criteria listed in the advert, including from those who will require sponsorship to enable them to work legally in the UK.
Please note the Civil Service Nationality Rules will also need to be met. The Civil Service Nationality Rules operate independently and in addition to the UK Immigration Rules and must be met before an individual can take up employment in the Civil Service. The Civil Service Nationality Rules do not apply to UK, Irish and Commonwealth nationals, or to those who are eligible to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme but do apply to all other nationalities- including EU/EEA nationals who are ineligible to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.
The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigation's can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.
MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – we may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
Please see Further Information document attached.
Job Summary
Defence Children Services (DCS) is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Classroom teacher, who is compassionate, enthusiastic and can promote and develop an ethos, culture and educational provision which empowers all to thrive. We are looking for a dynamic, caring and talented individual for whom our values and ethos resonate to become part of our team. This role is based at our St. Johns School, Cyprus. St. John’s is a wonderful school that overlooks the Mediterranean Sea from Episkopi in the Western Sovereign Base Area. Serving the military community in British Forces Cyprus, educating 300 students from 11 to 18 years.
St. Johns School is part of Defence Children Services (DCS), who are a Defence delivery organisation, subordinated under Army Regional Command. Our Vision is that we Educate the Child – Support the Family – Defend the Nation. HQ DCS is UK based at Trenchard Lines, Upavon and has forward deployed staff all over the world. DCS is responsible for the education and care of children of accompanied Service and Defence entitled personnel in MOD schools and settings; provides advice and guidance in respect of education for service families in the United Kingdom and the wider world.
The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) employs around 7,000 MOD Civil Servants located at over 300 locations. Ours is a diverse workforce, with roles ranging from trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff. There are many different functions and professions delivering key outputs for the Army. As such using data to aid understanding of our workforce is vital.
This position is advertised at 30 hours per week.
Specially recruited for overseas service appointees are not expected to return to the UK.
This is an established MOD post within Cyprus and any Cypriot National will not be eligible to apply as a UKBC (UK British Civil Servant).
Job Description
To ensure outstanding learning and outcomes for students, we ensure our applicants work in line with the Teacher Standards' https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teachers-standards.
Within This Role You Will Work Collaboratively With The Head Of Faculty, To Plan, Teach And Promote Both French And Spanish Across The School, And Contribute To An Extensive Extra-curricular Programme Delivered At School. The Teacher Of French And Spanish Will Be Responsible For Ensuring Their Pupils Make Excellent Progress And Find Learning Enjoyable And Challenging. This Includes But Not Limited To:
- Teach Spanish and French across KS3-KS5
- Teach a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum and prepare Schemes of Work, teaching materials, teaching programmes, methods of teaching and assessment.
- Facilitate and encourage high quality learning which provides learners with the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
- Deliver well-planned, engaging and creative lessons, ensuring that the needs of all learners are met.
- Differentiate appropriately, using approaches that enable every learner to access the learning and make excellent progress.
- Demonstrate excellent subject knowledge in all relevant areas.
- Set learners challenging learning and developmental goals, and draw upon varied strategies, resources and technologies to support learners in achieving these goals.
- Follow school procedures for assessing, recording and reporting on pupils’ achievements and use this information effectively to convey progress in report writing and record keeping.
- Provide pupils with regular written and oral feedback and encourage them to reflect and respond to their feedback as per policy.
- Prepare and present regular displays of learners’ work around the school.
- Take part on a residential trip where required.
- Participate fully in the school’s extra-curricular and school activities programme.
- Take ownership for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within School.
If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please indicate that your vacancy is being handled by Resourcing Team 1. If you experience any technical difficulties with the CS Jobs system, please contact the Support Team at [email protected]
To ensure outstanding learning and outcomes for students, we ensure our applicants work in line with the Teacher Standards' https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teachers-standards.
Further Information Is Available On The Attached Job Description.
If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please indicate that your vacancy is being handled by Resourcing Team 1. If you experience any technical difficulties with the CS Jobs system, please contact the Support Team at [email protected]
Person specification
The following experience, skills, and qualifications are essential criteria for the role: Essential
- To have a passion for Modern Foreign Languages (MFL).
- Experience of teaching French and Spanish up to Key Stage 5.
- Strong specific knowledge of languages and a sound understanding of the French and Spanish curriculum.
- Experience of teaching in a mainstream UK school
- A good relevant honours degree and recognised teaching qualification, e.g. PGCE
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and successful completion of induction. Evidence of qualification will be required at interview. All qualifications declared must be held at point of application and if applicable be in date.
- Evidence of recent and relevant training or professional development applicable to the post
Qualifications
A relevant honours degree and recognised teaching qualification, e.g. PGCE
Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and successful completion of induction.
Evidence of qualification will be required at interview. All qualifications declared must be held at point of application and if applicable be in date.
Languages
Be adequately proficient in both French and Spanish to teach to an A-Level standard.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Developing Self and Others
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Teaching standards
- Presentation
- Learning & Development opportunities for professional & personal development of skills.
- A culture encouraging inclusion & diversity.
- Medical & dental support.
- Pensions: Superannuation is in accordance with the Teachers' Pension Scheme.
- A paid annual return flight to the UK is also provided for each family member after completing 12 months in post.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
In line with the TACOS for this post, accommodation is free for the first five years of your MOD employment overseas with subsidised utilities. Thereafter, rent and utilities are payable. Please note if you have previously worked overseas for the MOD and have been in recipient of free rent and utilities then that period will be deducted from your five-year allowance.
Discover My Benefits:
Please follow the link to visit the Discover My Benefits site which showcases the benefits and discounts offered when working as a civilian for the MOD.
https://discovermybenefits.mod.gov.uk/civilian/
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
At Sift You Will Be Assessed On:
Knowledge, skills and experience of the essential criteria detailed in the Personal Statement, CV, and qualifications.
Your Personal Statement (maximum 1250 words) should demonstrate the relevant skills and experience that are detailed in the job role and responsibilities in this advert, including examples of evidence.
At interview you will be assessed against the above along with the following:
Civil Service Behaviours:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Changing and Improving
- Developing self and others
We will also assess you against Teacher Standards, and be required to deliver a short presentation on lesson planning.
Details on the interview will be shared with applicants who are successfully drawn through to interview.
Interviews will take place in September.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.
The role currently being advertised has been assessed as business critical. Applications are accepted from candidates who meet the eligibility criteria listed in the advert, including from those who will require sponsorship to enable them to work legally in the UK.
Please note the Civil Service Nationality Rules will also need to be met. The Civil Service Nationality Rules operate independently and in addition to the UK Immigration Rules and must be met before an individual can take up employment in the Civil Service. The Civil Service Nationality Rules do not apply to UK, Irish and Commonwealth nationals, or to those who are eligible to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme but do apply to all other nationalities- including EU/EEA nationals who are ineligible to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.
The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigation's can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.
MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – we may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
- Name : Jon Gleed
- Email : [email protected]
- Email : [email protected]
Please see Further Information document attached.
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