Teacher of PE

Are you a fully qualified, inspirational, and highly motivated teacher, passionate about teaching sport, and seeking a new opportunity at a successful international school? If so, you will be interested in this exciting opportunity to join us.

About the School

Baleares International College (BIC) https://balearesint.net/campus... is the largest British owned school in Mallorca, providing education based on the English National Curriculum to 485 students (from 5 to 18 years) in Sa Porrassa, a very accessible but beautiful rural area, adjacent to the south west coast of Mallorca. We are accredited by the Spanish Ministry of Education, based upon inspection and recommendation by the British Council, and are a founding member of the National Association of British Schools in Spain (NABSS). The school is also a member of COBIS, the Council of British International Schools. 

About the Opportunity

The school is seeking to appoint a physical education teacher, with effect from January 2025. Applicants should be committed and outstanding teachers, creative and enthusiastic, able to lead by example, possessing excellent teaching, organisational and communication skills. Most importantly, we are seeking to appoint a teacher who is caring and authentic, hardworking and resilient, and with a steadfast commitment and belief that all children can achieve.

We are seeking individuals who can apply a committed and common-sense approach to education, such that it achieves outstanding results and happy children. The role requires an individual who has sky-high expectations of what children can achieve and how they can behave. Although you will be a secondary teacher, as an all-through school we are seeking someone who is excited about the opportunities such a school creates, keen to work with primary staff to ensure a joined-up approach to the curriculum and a seamless transition across the key stages.

This is an exciting time to join the sports team, with a recently appointed, highly experienced and passionate leader of the team, who has a clear vision for the development and expansion of sport, competitions, expeditions and more. The successful candidate will want to play their part in the development and implementation of the school’s strategic plan, supporting the delivery of the school's mission to make the school the number one choice on the island.

As a British school, specialising in teaching the National Curriculum to a diverse, international student population, strong English language is an essential requirement and applications from native-level speakers of English are preferred.

For more information, please refer to the job description by clicking 'download pdf'.

Benefits of working at an Orbital Education School

Orbital Education focuses on delivering the very best in British education to its students around the globe. It’s an expanding group with schools already in Spain, Hungary, Slovenia, China, Albania, Ecuador, Mexico and the Middle East, with exciting plans to develop further new schools across the globe. Key reasons to work at an Orbital Education School include:

1. Opportunities to collaborate with colleagues and students worldwide.
2. Enhanced professional development opportunities, through partnerships with specialist learning providers to offer recognised and accredited professional development programmes.
3. Opportunities for both career development and movement within the group, providing the chance to see the world whilst progressing an attractive and rewarding career.

Living and working in Mallorca

As a relaxed, friendly and cosmopolitan island, working in Mallorca has many benefits. From the beautiful beaches and coves spread across its 550km coastline, to the majestic world heritage Serra de Tramuntana mountain range, the splendid landscape means you are never far from the mountains or sea. The international city of Palma de Mallorca is also close by, one of Spain’s major cities, steeped in history, wonderful architecture, shops and restaurants.

The added benefit of cheap and short haul transport links to the UK and Europe - via Palma de Mallorca Airport - means that home and some of Europe’s finest cities are only a short journey away. Spain itself, of course, offers myriad opportunities for travel.

Applications - Applications should be made by e-mail, and include a supporting statement and an updated CV, including the details of two referees, one of whom should be your most recent employer. Short listed applicants will be expected to complete a full application form prior to interviews. Interested applicants should review the job profile, and ensure their supporting statement highlights their experience and impact to date, why they want the job and what impact they would expect to make.

The application should be no more than 1000 words.

Applications should be sent to: alison.colwell@balearesint.net 

Please note that direct applications to TES will not be read, as we wish applicants to make a bespoke application to BIC and this post.

Closing date for applications is Monday 30th September 2024. However, preliminary interviews will take place online and will commence immediately from the date of advertising. Early applications are therefore encouraged, as the school reserves the right to appoint before this deadline if the right candidate is found.

If you have not been contacted by 4th October 2024, you should assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Safeguarding – Baleares International College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all of its staff and stakeholders to share this commitment. As part of the school’s commitment to safeguarding, all post-holders are subject to background checks and an International Child Protection Certificate administered by ACRO (https://www.acro.police.uk/icp... ) if they have ever worked or lived in the UK, prohibition checks where appropriate and/or criminal records (police check) disclosure from their most recent country of residence