Vacancies

St Benedict’s is an 11-19 Catholic High School that serves a wide catchment area in West Cumbria. We are a true comprehensive with students of all abilities and diverse backgrounds.

Rated ‘Good with outstanding features’ by Ofsted,  we are a larger than average school, housed in modern accommodation with extensive grounds.

Our school is situated on the Cumbrian coast on the edge of the Lake District National Park and not as remote as you might imagine! It is an easy drive or rail journey to work along some of the most scenic routes in the UK and living in Cumbria might be just the lifestyle change to suit you, with relatively low house prices. It really doesn’t rain all the time!

In January 2019 we moved to our new £33m school, which was individually designed (not an ‘off-the-shelf’ model!) and we have state of the art facilities including a full size, floodlit 4G astroturf pitch, sportshall, activity studio, pool, new grass pitches and tennis courts.

Group 7: 11-19 Mixed Comprehensive NOR 1037 (144 in Sixth Form)

Headteacher: Emma Jackson

Application Forms: 

Teacher Application Form
Support Staff Application Form

Supporting Documents & Information for Applicants:

Application Declaration
Consent to Obtain References
Disqualification Policy
Equality Act 2010 – Reasonable Adjustments Statement 
Notes to Applicants
Recruitment Monitoring Form
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy & Procedures
Child Protection Policy – Link to Policies
School Privacy Notice

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and the successful applicant will be required to hold or undergo a suitable enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure.  However, amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’.  These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be considered.  Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website or see here.

Short-listed candidates will be asked to complete a criminal record self-disclosure form to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered or protected, to be returned to the school prior to the date of the interview.  You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process.  If your application is successful, this criminal record self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.

In addition to the above, the school reserves the right to carry out an online search on short-listed candidates.  This will only include a search for information which is publicly available online.

Please note it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.


CURRENT VACANCIES


Catering Assistant

Required September 2024
Permanent part time contract term time only
15 hours per week
NJC SCP 4 £23,114 per annum pro rata
Actual annual salary £8,217 (15 hours 45.6 weeks)

We are looking for a reliable and preferably experienced person to join our catering team to provide high quality meals in a busy kitchen for approximately 1400 pupils in Campus Whitehaven. You may be working in St Benedict’s School and/ or Mayfield School.  Working hours will be directed by your Line Manager and typically will be from 10.30am to 2.00pm Monday to Friday term time only (includes a 30 minute break which is unpaid).

St Benedict’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment.  All applicants are subject to the requirements of the Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education guidelines.  This will include checks with past employers and the need for the successful applicant to hold or undergo a suitable enhanced DBS disclosure. 

Further details and application forms are available below:

Job Description
Application Form

Applications are to be made by completed CES Application Form please to Andrea Hartley, HR Manager please at  andrea.hartley@st-benedicts.cumbria.sch.uk

Please email enquiries to Andrea Hartley, HR Manager, at  andrea.hartley@st-benedicts.cumbria.sch.uk

Closing date for applications: noon on Friday, 12th July 2024
Interviews will take place shortly thereafter  

We do reserve the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the closing date


Exam Invigilators

Casual work required at exam times
Hourly rate £12.00

St Benedict’s Catholic High School are seeking to appoint enthusiastic and committed exam invigilators who are flexible and reliable to ensure examinations are conducted in accordance with the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) awarding body and school instructions; to play a key role in upholding the integrity of the examination/ assessment process.

Hours of work will be by negotiation during November, January, April, March, and May through to July and anytime throughout the year that the school requires. Exam invigilators may be required to attend both AM and PM sessions as required.

St Benedict’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment.  All applicants are subject to the requirements of the Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education guidelines.  This will include checks with past employers and the need for the successful applicant to hold or undergo a suitable enhanced DBS disclosure.

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact our Examinations Officer, Maureen Rothery on 01946 692275 extn. 2015/ 2025

Please download further information and an application form below:

Job Description
Application Form

Applications are to be made by completed CES Application Form to Andrea Hartley, HR Manager at andrea.hartley@st-benedicts.cumbria.sch.uk

We are sorry that we are unable to accept CVs.
Closing date: Noon on Friday 28th June 2024
Interviews will be held shortly thereafter

We do reserve the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the closing date