St. Aidan’s Church of England High School reserves the right to close a Job Advertisement earlier than the specified Closing Date. This could be because suitably qualified or experienced applicants have applied early in the process, or where the School’s recruitment position has changed. You are therefore advised to submit your Application as soon as is practicably possible, prior to the Closing Date provided.
If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been short-listed on this occasion, but we thank you for your interest in working at St. Aidan’s Church of England High School.
For Central Trust team vacancies and vacancies for Primary Schools within the Trust, please visit the Trust website Work With Us – Yorkshire Causeway for further information.
Safeguarding
St Aidan’s Church of England High School (Part of YCST) takes safeguarding very seriously and is committed to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of all children and the prevention of extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Successful applicants will be required to provide references, undertake an enhanced check through the Disclosure and Barring Service and comply with the Safeguarding Policy and Child Protection Practices of YCST. Checks are also undertaken to verify identity, address, qualifications required for the post, right to work in the UK and previous employment history.
Teaching Vacancies
For the following vacancies, please fill out a Teaching Application Form.
Teacher of MFL – French and Spanish
Full Time (Maternity cover)
Required for October 2024 to cover a maternity leave, a well-qualified and enthusiastic Language graduate to join a highly esteemed MFL Department in our flourishing School.
St. Aidan’s Church of England High School enjoys the benefit of a large, friendly and highly successful Modern Foreign Languages department, offering teaching in French, Spanish and German. With six foreign trips a year, international exchanges, native language assistants, and a thriving Sixth Form, studying languages here is a popular choice.
There are approximately 2000 students on roll with approx. 740 students enrolled at St Aidan’s as part of the Associated Sixth Form with St. John Fisher Catholic High School.
Candidates will be able to offer teaching of two languages, ideally up to at least KS4 level in either French or Spanish, and, at a minimum, KS3 level in the other. Candidates will be keen to make their contribution to the wider life of the school.
Completed applications should be submitted via email to: recruitment@staidans.co.uk or posted to the school by 9am on Friday, 19th July 2024. Please include a covering letter indicating the particular skills and experience you can offer, with a completed application form.
A Job Description and Person Specification detailing the requirements of the role are also available to download for your reference.
Teacher of MFL Person Specification
Subject Teacher Job Description
Teacher of Computer Science and ICT (MPS)
(with ability to teach a second subject)
Full time, Maternity Cover
Do you want to work in a school where the behaviour and attitudes of students is outstanding, a school which is driven by strong values, a caring ethos and a commitment to educational excellence, and where each and every student knows the gift of life in all its fullness? Furthermore, a school where extra-curricular success is amongst the highest in the country and student outcomes are well above national average.
Required for October 2024 an appropriately qualified teacher of Computer Science and ICT to join our successful Department in this flourishing School.
This academic year, we have four groups of students who are studying Computer Science in years 10 and 11, using the OCR J277 specification. This specialist subject interest continues into the Associated Sixth Form with 39 students currently studying Advanced Level AQA Computer Science in addition to two groups of students taking Level 3 Cambridge Technical in IT.
There are approximately 2000 students on roll at St Aidan’s Church of England High School. Just over 1000 students make up the Associated Sixth Form with St John Fisher Catholic High School, with whom the Department enjoys an excellent working relationship.
The successful candidate will be able to offer teaching of Computer Science and ICT up to advanced level and wish to contribute to the wider life of the school.
Completed applications should be submitted via email to: recruitment@staidans.co.uk or posted to the school by 9am on Friday, 19th July 2024. Please include a covering letter indicating the particular skills and experience you can offer, with a completed application form that can be downloaded.
A Job Description and Person Specification detailing the requirements of the role are also available to download for your reference.
Teacher of Computer Science Person Specification
Subject Teacher Job Description
Support Staff Vacancies
For the following vacancies, please fill out a Support Staff Application Form
Administrative Assistant (Assessment & Reports)
21 hours per week Term Time only plus 2 weeks
Grade D Points 4-6 – £11,818 (actual salary)
We are seeking to appoint a highly organised and motivated Administrative Assistant who has a thorough knowledge of clerical and office routines. The successful candidate must have exceptional customer service skills together with excellent communication skills and be able to work effectively whilst accurately as part of a team in a very busy school office. ICT skills are essential and a willingness to acquire new skills would be useful, along with a flexible approach to change and ability to work accurately in an environment where interruptions are common.
The applicant should be competent in the use of Microsoft Office packages including Word and Excel. Previous experience of working within a school or sixth form environment and knowledge of the Arbor package would be advantageous, although not essential.
The role is for 21 hours per week and is term time only including training days plus two weeks to be worked during the school holidays, predominantly during the summer holidays. Completed applications should be submitted via email to recruitment@staidans.co.uk orposted to St. Aidan’s C of E High school by 4pm on Thursday 25th July 2024. Please include a covering letter indicating the particular skills and experience you can offer, with a completed application form that can be downloaded.
Interviews to take place in August 2024.
Administrative Assistant Job Description and Person Specification
Science Technician
15 hours per week (3 days, to include Monday, 9am until 3pm)
Term time only
Salary Grade D (points 4-6 – £23,114 – £23,893 FTE)
(actual pay £8,033-£8,304 per annum)
Do you want to work in a school where the behaviour and attitudes of students is outstanding, a school which is driven by strong values, a caring ethos and a
commitment to educational excellence, and where each and every student knows the gift of life in all its fullness? Furthermore, a school where extra-curricular success is
amongst the highest in the country and student outcomes are well above national average.
Starting as soon as possible in Autumn 2024, St Aidan’s Church of England High School requires a Science Technician to work within the highly successful Science Faculty. The post is for 3 days per week (15 hours) term time only. The successful applicant will ideally have a Science background, understanding the
need for a safe laboratory environment; be highly organised and have the ability to communicate effectively with staff and students alike. The post holder will join an
experienced team of staff where training and support will be available.
Completed applications should be submitted via email to recruitment@staidans.co.uk or posted to the school by 5pm on Friday, 30th August 2024. Please include a covering
letter indicating the particular skills and experience you can offer, with a completed application form.
Interviews will take place week commencing 9th September 2024
