Our Lady Of Sion

Job Vacancies

Our Lady Of Sion

Job Vacancies

Our school is a small, caring community where students and staff thrive. It is an excellent place to work,  teach, and learn. We have a wide range of employment opportunities from support staff to teachers. Could Sion School be the perfect place to continue your career?

Each member of our staff team has an impact on the pupils we educate. We are frequently on the lookout for enthusiastic, fresh-thinking and purposeful people to join our amazing team. We offer a competitive salary in addition to a range of benefits, employer pension schemes and staff professional development is given high priority.

Our current vacancies are regularly updated on this page. For more information, or, if you’d like to apply for a position, please complete the relevant forms or contact our HR department with any questions.  Thank you for your interest in working at Our Lady of Sion School.

Learning Support Assistant

Learning Support Assistant 1:1
Term time only, 35 weeks per year, including staff training days
34 hours per week: Monday to Friday 8.20am-3.40pm, rate of pay £11.73 per hour (rising to £12.21 from April 2025), £15,981.57
per annum which is based on a full-time equivalent salary of £22,874 per annum

Our Lady of Sion School is a small, caring community where students and staff thrive. It is an excellent place to teach and learn.
Are you passionate about helping children reach their full potential? Do you believe that every child deserves a chance to succeed
in their education? If so, we invite you to be a part of our dedicated team of Learning Support Assistants who are making a lasting
impact on the wonderful young people in our care. We are committed to providing a nurturing and inclusive learning environment
for our students. We firmly believe that a strong support system is essential for children to thrive academically and socially.

This varied position includes providing 1.1 academic support and encouragement to a young person, currently in Year 9, with
complex medical needs. The role requires the ability to communicate with external professionals and the parents, consistently,
thereby providing a link between home tutoring, and in school attendance. Our pupil follows a significantly reduced timetable but
loves the opportunity to attend school and participate in as many of the aspects of school life as possible. The pupil’s medical
needs in school are met by either his parents or external professionals. During the timetabled periods when the pupil attends, the
LSA will work solely alongside this individual child, giving undivided 1:1 learning support during classroom lessons and within the
Learning Support Room for pull-out sessions. The role is stimulating and multi-faceted and the LSA will attend Educational Review
meetings, Annual Reviews as well as APDR meetings.

Additionally, we have specific students in the Junior and Senior School who require one to one support from a Learning Support
Assistant. The LSA will be supported to work with children and young people, some with EHCP’s, and may experience working
with EAL pupils, with and without identified SEN(D) needs.

Please see the advert and job description for full details.

What we are looking for:

• Teaching Assistant Level 3 qualification or equivalent qualification or experience
• Experience of working with children with additional needs, the ability to supervise and support pupils of all ages with a wide
range of physical/learning needs, including but not limited to dyslexia, autism, anxiety
• Numerate and literate in order to carry out the written and numeric aspects of the role, in relation to the curriculum and
other tasks as directed by the teacher
• GCSE in English and Maths A*-C or equivalent grade
• The commitment to care for everyone in our school community
• To support the Sion ethos of our school.
• An option is available to work one day per week 8:30am-5:00pm

Closing date: 8am 8th January 2025

If you believe you have what it takes and are genuinely excited about the prospect of taking on this critical role, we look forward
to hearing from you.

Please complete our online Application Form https://form.jotform.com/230384617821355, ensuring that
you provide evidence of your impact and how you would meet the requirements within the person specification.

CVs and non-standard application paperwork will not be accepted as part of the application process.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and
volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post,
including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The School may carry out online searches on
shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media accounts,
as part of their application.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to
declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are
“spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

All job applicants are considered equally and consistently to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds
regardless of your sex, age, disability, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, marriage or civil
partnership, religion or belief.

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Teacher - Art

Teacher – Art, Faculty of Expressive Arts
Permanent, part time
Actual salary range £16,517 – £25,537 per annum, pro rata, which is based on FTE of £28,905 – £44,690 per annum,
depending on experience. This vacancy is to teach 20 periods per week (0.571 FTE), over 3 days per week.

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated, dynamic and innovative individual with an excellent record in departmental
development and teaching and learning. We are looking to appoint someone who is excited about energising our young
students through engaging and inspirational teaching. The classroom is a place for discovery, exploration, trial and error,
problem-solving, rich questioning along with the celebration of effort, achievement and progress.

You will be an outstanding teacher and an innovator with regards to ensuring that every child is able to access the curriculum
whilst experiencing success through applied differentiation, encouragement, care and tailored intervention.

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and creative teacher who is passionate about teaching Art to young people across the Key
Stages 3-5.

We have outstanding students with impressive aptitude across the full spectrum of the subject. We also work with students who
lack confidence in Art and need focused support to gain self-assurance and reach potential. This role will be instrumental in
ensuring that the subject experience is tailored to meet the needs of the wide ability range so that all students can see their progress and get excited about it.

The school has a good academic record alongside a strong reputation for excellent pastoral care.

The job description and further information is available from https://www.sionschool.org.uk/contact-us/job-vacancies/

What we can offer you:
• The opportunity to join our independent coeducational day school, with approximately 300 pupils, aged 3-18 years ,
supported by a hugely talented and hard-working staff team;
• Small classrooms with well behaved, polite, respectful, committed students who are positive and active learners;
• Excellent professional development and guidance;
• An ethos of kindness and consideration that is actively lived-out;
• Large teaching rooms, providing a comfortable and well-resourced space for lessons;
• Membership of a defined contribution pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, school fees discount (post probation)
and an employee assistance programme.

What we are looking for:
• A well-qualified, conscientious and talented team player who believes in lifelong learning and has a passion for the
subject and an ability to bring it to life in the classroom;
• The ability to teach Art across the age and ability range from Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 5;
• A commitment to extra-curricular activities, providing students with a safe and exciting range of activities;
• The talent, interpersonal skills and range of teaching skills necessary to deliver a valuable contribution to the team;
• The commitment to care for everyone in our school community;
• A passion for teaching and learning that energises young people and allows them to develop the skills and attitudes
they will need for their futures;
• The enthusiasm to develop this subject and an ambitious vision for the future;
• To support the Sion ethos of our school and proactively model this to all stakeholders

If you would like to discuss the role prior to application, please contact Human Resources either
via recruitment@sionschool.org.uk or via 01903 204063/07513 702362.

Closing date for applications: 8am 10 January 2025

If you believe you have what it takes and are genuinely excited about the prospect of taking on this critical role, we look forward
to hearing from you. Please complete our online application form https://form.jotform.com/230384617821355, ensuring
that you provide evidence of your impact and how you would meet the requirements within the person specification.

CVs and non-standard application paperwork will not be accepted as part of the application process.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and
volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post,
including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The School may carry out online searches on
shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media accounts,
as part of their application.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to
declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are
“spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

All job applicants are considered equally and consistently to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds
regardless of your sex, age, disability, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, marriage or civil
partnership, religion or belief.

Two references will be required which should be professional references from your current and previous Employer, all
references for shortlisted candidates will be taken up prior to interview. Due to the need to appoint in good time we reserve
the right to interview and appoint at any stage of the process.

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The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).  The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media accounts, as part of their application.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.  The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

All job applicants are considered equally and consistently to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds regardless of your sex, age, disability, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, marriage or civil partnership, religion or belief.

A co-educational, independent school with a strong ethos, successfully providing education to children and young people from ages 3 – 18