Vacancies

Thank you for your interest in applying for a post at Brighton Hill Community School. We hope that the information included in this pack will enable you to make a decision as to whether to apply for a position with us either as a teacher or as a member of support staff.

Brighton Hill Community School is experiencing rapid, unprecedented growth which has seen the school swell from 502 students in January 2017 to to over 1,280 in 2024. As a result of this, we are recruiting top quality staff who are willing to join our vision to become the beacon school of the local area and beyond.

Our school vision is “Building an environment where success is inevitable”, with a team of staff committed to the cause, focused on relentless professional development, ensuring the very best outcomes for our students. Our students are rightly proud of their school, where they feel happy, safe and empowered to take the next steps in their personal learning journeys.

We value the wellbeing of our staff, which is why we have an incredibly high staff retention rate. Indeed, largely our only vacancies arise due to our ongoing expansion. Staff members here at Brighton Hill Community School enjoy benefits such as a low volume of marking, reduced data-drop expectations, paid dependency days to support dependents in need, a staff wellbeing room and a staff wellbeing action group, amongst other things.

If you’re still interested in joining us, please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or to arrange a visit. We look forward to hearing from you and to receiving your application.

SFET Career Prospectus

Teacher of Science

As a demonstrably successful Science Team, we are seeking an innovative, highly effective, and inspirational full or part-time Teacher of Science from September 2025 or January 2026. A recruitment allowance will be considered for an appropriately experienced teacher who has the right skills and attributes.

Brighton Hill Community School has been rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted in our last inspection. We are an 11-16 Community School with over 1200 students. You will teach across Biology, Chemistry & Physics at both KS3 & 4, as well as a range of abilities to make a significant positive contribution to the vision of the school.

The successful candidate will be:

An excellent classroom practitioner in the sciences
Committed to achieving the very best outcomes for our students and our journey to being an outstanding school
Able to create a stimulating learning environment to promote exceptional progress and high engagement
Passionate about teaching and learning and your own professional development
Able to make a significant contribution to the development of the Science Faculty and wider school life.

Why apply to work at Brighton Hill Community School?

High quality support from the Senior Leadership Team and the Science faculty which has a track record of excellent GCSE results
“Leaders and governors constantly focus on their vision of ‘making success inevitable’”. (Ofsted 2022)
“Lessons are calm and focused. When asking pupils about this, one simply explained, ‘It’s how we do it here.’” (Ofsted 2022)
The opportunity to innovate and develop your professional skills through a comprehensive and innovative professional development programme which seeks to develop all staff
The chance to be part of a dedicated team committed to improving outcomes for our students, who “are eager to explain why they believe that Brighton Hill is such a special school.” (Ofsted 2022)
A clear vision for Teaching and Learning which embraces current research and creative practice

If you are an enthusiastic teacher with the desire to make a real difference for our students, we would like to hear from you. We welcome applications from talented ECTs who will benefit from high-quality induction support. For full details and an application form, please visit our website: www.brightonhill.org Alternatively, email Jo Levett, HR Officer via jlevett@bhcs.sfet.org.uk

Please note CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: Friday 4th July 2025

We are committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to DBS and other employment checks.

Application Form

Specialist Learning Support

Salary: £19,836 - £20,626 (£25,346 - £26,355 FTE)

Are you interested in developing your skills and knowledge in supporting students with SENd in the classroom further? Our new Specialist Learning Support role (formally Teaching Assistant) offers you the chance to specialise and train in a core area of need within SENd. Any additional training will be fully funded, and we have access to fully accredited courses that can be completed alongside your working hours.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and committed person with good literacy and numeracy skills to join a friendly, supportive and ambitious department which has been newly developed to provided highly effective provision for our SEND students.

As a school we continue to strive to provide the best outcomes for all of our students. As such we will be able to support the successful candidate in the following ways

Ambitious commitment to full and specialist CPD
Opportunity to work and collaborate with likeminded colleagues and teachers.
Opportunity to develop areas of interest within the role of and remit of SEND
Access to a newly developed staff room and modern work space.
Free access to the school gym to support wellbeing.
Opportunities to work across the whole school with a range of colleagues.
Time away lesson support to meet students, staff and parents, as well as have quality time to prepare interventions and resources.
Opportunity to be involved in extra-curricular and school trips.

Role Purpose

Carry specialist responsibility and support/mentor other staff in developing skills and knowledge.
Carry specialist responsibility and support/mentor Students with their engagement, attendance and progress in school.
Regularly liaise, monitor, meet and communicate with students in their care under the banner of their specialist field.
To support SEND students in the classroom and faculty allocated to access learning and make expected progress.
To complement and support the professional work of the Teacher to support task and learning activities.
To support the progress of SEND students within the faculty and providing best practice resources and sharing ideas.
To liaise with teacher within the allocated faculty with regards to curriculum and be prepared to support tasks and activities. This could include some pre-learning, responsive support in the classroom and additional interventions.
Regularly liaise, monitor, meet and communicate with students in their care under the banner of their specialist field.
Liaise with external agencies to invest and support specialist area as well as build CPD knowledge.
Take ownership for liaising and disseminating key CPD and strategies to support students and teaching staff.

Essential

An ability to establish positive and effective working relationships with students and colleagues.
The capacity to develop an in-depth understanding of student's needs, in order to support them with effective approaches to learning and development.
Commitment to participate fully in all areas of school life.
Commitment to undertake additional training to support student needs.
Willingness and engagement with educational research.
An ability to adapt practise and contribute towards the extensive SEND vision.

Desirable

Experience of working within an educational setting; practice of leading small group and 1:1 intervention sessions.
Some experience of supporting students with a specific / specialist area of need.
Experience as a Teaching Assistant.

Working hours are 32 hours 45 mins per week, Monday – Friday during term time.

For full details and an application form, please visit our website: www.brightonhill.org or telephone Hilary Laney on 01256 350606. Applications should be emailed to: hlaney@bhcs.sfet.org.uk

Please note CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 13th July 2025

We are committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to DBS Disclosure and other employment checks.

Application Form

Examinations Invigilator

£14.44 per hour

(£12.46 per hour plus a supplement of 14% to recompense your entitlement to receive paid statutory annual leave)

We are seeking to appoint an individual with the qualities and skills necessary to undertake the role of Examinations Invigilator.

The postholder will be expected to be available for the exam periods as stated by the Examinations Officer at the beginning of each academic term.

Be fully conversant with the published Examination instructions and regulations.
Take papers and materials to the examination venue.
Distribute student place names and numbers on desks as per the printed plan.
Bring students into venue - orderly and silently where required.
Ensure students are seated silently and in the correct seat before opening papers.
Read instructions and appropriate notices and erratum/addendums where required.
Record absentees with the support of the invigilation team.
Distribute papers and materials to the student desks.
Maintain security and confidentiality.
Move around the students silently and observing them closely.
Ensure no inappropriate items are brought into examinations venue.
Report any suspected malpractice to the EO in accordance with JCQ examination regulations.
Respond to student requests appropriately.
Ensure invigilators do not help candidates in any way.
Ensure students are not disturbed or disturbing.
Collect papers in order and all other material at end of examinations.
Dismiss students silently and in an orderly manner.
Tidy the venue.
Remove candidate cards from the table, return to box and return to EO.
Place scripts in alphabetical order in the awarding bodies plastic envelope.
Collect blue security wallets from additional rooms and place the scripts into the AB envelope in alphabetical order.
Maintain the integrity of the examination at all times.

Additional

To know the action to be taken in the event of an emergency such as fire alarm.
To assist in the promotion of the good name of the school within the local community
Ensuring there is a good supply of exam stationery and equipment for the season and order as required
Undertake online Invigilator training at the start of each academic year.
Must be available to work in the examination periods throughout the academic year to support all examinations and assessments. (September for internal year 7 assessments, January, March-April for internal PPEs and May – June for GCSEs plus support Results day in August)
Any other duties requested by the Examinations Officer commensurate with the level of the post.

You will be responsible for the smooth, secure running of allocated exam sessions, working under the direction of the Examinations Officer. Duties will include timing of exams, distribution and collection of exam papers, assisting students with additional needs and ensuring Examination Board Regulations are adhered to at all times.

Good communication skills, an observant eye and attention to detail are essential. You will need to have a calm nature, and work effectively in a busy environment.

Full training will be provided.

For details and an application form, please visit our website: www.brightonhill.org

Alternatively, telephone Jo Levett, HR Officer on 01256 362523 or email jlevett@bhcs.sfet.org.uk

Please note CVs will not be accepted.

Application Form