What skills and experience we're looking for The ability to lead and enthuse others; the ability to cooperate and co-ordinate with other departments Excellent information and communication technology skills Knowledge of effective teaching and learning strategies across the age and ability range Strong understanding of possible barriers to academic achievement and good behaviour by pupils with complex difficulties and of the strategies required for overcoming the barriers Ability to prepare students with great effectiveness for examinations Commitment, drive and determination to ensure all students make excellent progress regardless of their starting point Evidence of an ability to assess students’ work carefully and accurately and to provide learners with constructive and pertinent feedback A good understanding of basic safeguarding and child protection practice Excellent administration, organisation and management skills What the school offers its staff Advantages to working at Bellerive include: • Excellent teaching facilities • Mix of modern and traditional buildings • Located in a historic and diverse area of Liverpool ~ • Strong staff induction programme, both led by school and the FCJ Sisters • Excellent behaviour and attitudes to learning • Strong and dedicated pastoral team • An outstanding catholic school (CSI) • Access to Schools Mutual with free counselling, GP helpline, physiotherapy etc • Staff welfare and workload are at heart of all leadership decisions • Part of a local, national and international network of catholic/FCJ schools • Support for colleagues in terms of training such as NPQ’s • Flexible and supportive to requests for personal leave • Motivational, informative staff training days to enhance a fulsome and wide-ranging CPD programme • Proactive and supportive Senior Leadership Team • Laptops for all staff • Staff counsellor • Yearly staff retreat day to support wellbeing Commitment to safeguarding Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.