Physical Sciences Teacher - Senior School

TO QUALIFY TO JOIN OUR SENIOR SCHOOL TEAM AS A PHYSICAL SCIENCES TEACHER YOU WOULD:

• Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience teaching Senior School Physical Sciences (Grades 8 to 12) in a similar school environment to St John’s D.S.G., preferably with IEB experience and conversant in IEB SAGS and CAPS.
• Have a Bachelor of Education, or a similar 4-year Senior / FET qualification in Physical Sciences, with PGCE.
• Be warm, engaging, resilient, honest, genuine, empathetic and kind.
• Have excellent teamwork, communication and collaboration skills.
• Have strong values that align to the Christian ethos of the school.
• Have a high level of computer competency and be willing to learn new systems.
• Have a clear criminal clearance certificate.
• Be SACE registered.

OUR EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT YOU WOULD:

• Fully immerse yourself in the life of our school.
• Embrace continuous learning.
• Support the St John’s D.S.G School culture as well as its policies and procedures.
• Go the extra mile for the girls in your care.
• Utilise an inquiry-based approach in your teaching.
• Integrate technology into the curriculum, incorporating various electronic media in your lessons.

THE BENEFITS FOR YOU ARE THAT:

• You will work in a school with a positive, happy and supportive culture.
• You will have state of the art resources at your fingertips.
• You will have many opportunities to continue developing your skills as a teacher.

Closing Date: 4 April 2025 5pm

Position Available: 1 July 2025 (preferably)

St John’s D.S.G. reserves the right not to proceed with the filling of this post. An application will not in itself entitle the applicant to an interview or an appointment. Applicants who do not meet the requirements of the advertised post or who do not submit the application form and requested evidence, will automatically be disqualified from consideration. Applicants who have not been contacted after 6 weeks should take it that their application has not been successful.

St John’s D.S.G. is an equal opportunity employer. The School’s Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. St John’s D.S.G. supports the recruitment of people with disabilities.