Waterfront UTC is seeking to appoint a member of staff to join our Science Department. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic, talented, and passionate Teacher of Science, to start from January 2025.

You will have excellent subject knowledge and be confident that students in your care will make exceptional progress. This is a great opportunity for someone to join a team which is forward-thinking and focused on doing the very best for every student.

We have an ambitious vision for our school driven by our excellent team to ensure our students experience as much Outstanding and Good practice as possible. In line with this, we are looking for a candidate who can regularly deliver lessons to these standards.

This is a full time, 32.5 hours per week, permanent role, paid based on MPS/UPS/UNQ, dependant on experience, and a recruitment incentive of £5k as outlined below. 

The school is offering a recruitment incentive of £5k. This is split into the following payments - £2.5k subject to the successful completion of a 6 month probationary period, and a further £2.5k to be paid in January 2026 as a retention incentive. This is subject to the successful candidate remaining at the school for at least that next year.

This position would suit an experienced or Early Career Teacher with good prospects for career development.

What can we offer you? 

The successful candidate will be someone who has high expectations and is genuinely passionate about education. In return, we can promise an investment in you and your future, offering a competitive remuneration package, providing first class professional development and career opportunities.  

We value our staff and actively support their professional development and have redesigned our working week to place even greater emphasis on employee development. You will have access to ongoing professional development including accredited courses. If you are looking to extend your experience and would be interested in joining our team, we would be delighted to hear from you.  

Benefits of Working with The Howard Academy Trust 

We care about the personal and professional wellbeing of our staff, and are pleased to offer: 

• Health Assured - Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to Benenden Healthcare
• Free Flu Jabs
• Free Health Checks 
• Access EarlyPay
• Mindfulness Taster Sessions
• Skills Network of 30 Free Level 2 8 – 12 week courses
• Discounted gym membership at PureGym and Avenue Tennis, Gillingham
• CPD afternoons
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Free parking on all our sites

If you require any further information, please contact the school by calling 01634 505800 or via email to office@waterfront-that.org.uk

We reserve the right to alter our interview dates and close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.