Army - Defence Children Services (DCS) Class Teacher, Queen Berengaria Primary School, Cyprus

Ministry of Defence

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Details

Reference number

365188

Salary

£30,000 - £41,333

Specially Recruited for Overseas are not expected to return to the UK

Job grade

Other

Education: Teacher

Contract type

Permanent
Overseas

Business area

MOD - Army - Defence Children Services (DCS)

Type of role

Education and Training

Working pattern

Full-time

Location

Dhekelia

About the job

Job summary

Are you a compassionate and enthusiastic Class Teacher, who can promote and develop an ethos, culture and educational provision which empowers all to thrive. If so, then this role may be for you.

Queen Berengaria School opened in January 2023 and is an amalgamation of two primary schools. We are located in Dhekelia, serving two communities and with a diverse population of Army, Navy, RAF and Civilian families. FS2 – Year 6 children are educated in the main school building in Dhekelia, whilst our FS1 children are educated in the Early Years Settings located in Ayios Nikolaos and Dhekelia.

Children are at the heart of all we do and in QBS, we pride ourselves in creating a culture which allows all to flourish and achieve. We aim to ‘Dream, Believe, Achieve – Together’ and have an experienced staff team who have supported our Service Families for many years. Despite being a relatively new school, we are well-regarded in the local community.

We are looking for a dynamic, inspirational, caring and excellent Class Teacher, for whom our values and ethos resonate, to become part of our team.

QBS offers an English education, drawing on our host nation’s culture, to children between 3 and 11 years of age. Numbers on roll vary with assignments and usually we have approximately 300 children. Classes are structured in single year groups with 2-form entry.

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 as a full time Class Teacher

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

Teaching responsibilities include:

To be responsible for learning and achievement of all students in your classes, ensuring equal opportunity for all
To raise standards of students’ attainment and progress within teaching groups and to supervise and support student progress in line with expectations of the school
To accurately supervise the progress and achievements of students within teaching groups and provide feedback to enable them to progress at least in line with expectations
To be accountable for student progress and development within teaching groups against targets set by the school
To provide support and intervention for students at risk of underachieving
To participate in collaborative planning and sharing good practice with other members of the school team
To contribute to the development of a curriculum area or areas and subject specific resources
To treat pupils with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and at all times observing accurate boundaries appropriate to a teacher’s professional position
To work proactively and effectively in partnerships with learners, parents/carers, governors, other staff and external agencies in the best interests of pupils
To act within the statutory framework, which sets out professional duties and responsibilities and in line with the duties outlined on the current School Teachers Pay and Condition Document and Teacher Standards
To 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 candidate@support.oleeo.com

Person specification

Qualifications

The successful candidate is expected to hold 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.

Candidates are required to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and experience:

Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils
Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils
Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
Plan and teach well-structured lessons
Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils
Make accurate and productive use of assessment
Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment
Fulfil wider professional responsibilities

Qualifications

It is essential to hold Qualified Teacher Status as defined by the Department for Education.
Evidence of qualification will be required at interview.

All qualifications/licences declared must be held at point of application and if applicable be in date. Equivalent Qualifications will not be accepted.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Changing and Improving
Leadership
Working Together

Benefits

We are passionate about delivering extraordinary things for our people. We employ people who challenge and guide each other, working within a highly capable team who will support you to develop your skills and experience. Some of the many benefits you will receive include

- Learning & Development opportunities for professional & personal development of skills
- A culture encouraging inclusion & diversity
- Medical & dental support
- 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
- Accommodation is free for the first 5 years of your MOD employment overseas with subsidised utilities. Thereafter a reasonable modest rent is payable
- The post offers full relocation allowances subject to eligibility
- Cost of Living Overseas Allowance (COLA) is payable based on personal circumstances and marital status

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/

This post offers full relocation allowances subject to availability. Cost of Living Overseas Allowances is payable based on personal circumstances and marital status.

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.

This is an established MoD post within Cyprus and any Cypriot National will not be eligible to apply as a UKBC.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

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 1,250 words) should include employment history, professional qualifications as well as demonstrating the relevant skills and experience that detail how you meet the essential criteria as detailed in the job role and responsibilities, including examples of evidence.

In the event of a significant number of applications, an initial sift will be conducted on the written applications; this may be supplemented by a Microsoft team call to help decide which candidates should be invited to face-to-face interviews.

Please note that it is essential that your Personal Statement is aligned to provide evidence that you have the knowledge, skills and recent practical experience for the criteria detailed in the main responsibilities.

At interview you will be assessed against the above along with the following:

Civil Service Behaviours: Leadership, Changing and Improving and Working Together

Details on the interview will be shared with applicants who are successfully drawn through to interview.

Interviews and associated tasks will be held in Queen Berengaria Primary School, Cyprus, with dates to be confirmed, for applicants invited to interview. Due to potential number of applicants, it should be noted that feedback will only be provided for applicants who attend interviews in Cyprus.

When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.

This vacancy will be assessed at Education Teacher grade

This is an established MoD post within Cyprus and any Cypriot National will not be eligible to apply as a UKBC. 

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 not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn. 

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.

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.

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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

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.