Careers at Queen Mary’s
As one of the top girls’ schools in Yorkshire, Queen Mary’s has a dedicated team of staff with opportunities at all levels. It is a joy to work in such a beautiful setting within a friendly community of pupils, parents, staff, governors, alumnae and their families.
All applications must be made using the Queen Mary’s Application form and please submit to: hr@queenmarys.org
Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and the school reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. Applicants are therefore strongly encouraged to apply early.
Candidates must hold the Right To Work in The United Kingdom
Please be aware that we do not accept or review curriculum vitaes, please do not include these as only completed application forms will be submitted to the shortlisting panel.
No Agencies Please
We currently have the following vacancies:
Early Years Practitioner
We are seeking an enthusiastic Early Years Practitioner to join our caring Early Years team, supporting Pre-Reception children in a warm, nurturing and stimulating environment. The successful candidate will be caring, proactive and committed to supporting each child’s learning, development and wellbeing.
For more information, please click here.
Cover Supervisor
We are seeking an enthusiastic and adaptable Cover Supervisor to support teaching and learning across the School. The successful candidate will supervise classes during teacher absence, helping pupils remain engaged and on task while maintaining a positive learning environment.
For more information, please click here.
Music Assistant
We are seeking an enthusiastic and talented Music Assistant to join our thriving Music Department. The successful candidate will be a positive musical role model, supporting classroom teaching, rehearsals, ensembles, performances and the wider co-curricular life of the School. This is an exciting opportunity for a music graduate or experienced musician looking to contribute to a busy and supportive department.
For more information, please click here.
Physical Education Teacher – Maternity Cover
We are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic Physical Education Teacher (maternity cover) to join our thriving PE Department on a maternity cover basis. The successful candidate will inspire pupils across Reception to Year 11, teaching a broad range of sports including hockey, netball, cricket, athletics and swimming, while contributing fully to the School’s busy co-curricular sporting programme.
For more information, please click here.
Bus Driver
With a number of shift patterns to fit in with your lifestyle, duties will include driving pupils to school each morning and returning them home each evening. Candidates must hold a full UK driving licence with category D, D1 or D101 entitlement to be considered for this position.
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Candidates must hold the Right To Work in The United Kingdom
Safeguarding. Queen Mary’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records check. All staff will receive safeguarding training at induction and throughout their employment at Queen Mary’s School.
Equal Opportunities. Queen Mary’s School is committed to the principle of equality in employment. The application form requests additional information on gender, marital status, ethnicity and any disabilities. This information will be used for the purpose of equality monitoring only and will not be used during the selection process.
Flexible working. The job advert will include details of any flexible working arrangements that may be considered including part-time, term-time only, working from home and job-share.
Shortlisting. Shortlisting of candidates will be against the Job Description and the Person Specification. Particular attention will be paid to unexplained gaps in employment history
References. Candidates will be asked to provide two references; one of whom must be the current or most recent employer. The school will contact referees for all candidates invited to interview. The questions asked will include the candidate’s suitability to work with children. No relative may act as a referee.
Interviews. All interviews will be conducted by a minimum of two people and at least one of these will have a Safer Recruitment certificate. Interviews for teaching posts will include pupils and candidates will be asked to teach a lesson. For some posts, candidates may be asked to undertake tasks to help demonstrate particular skills.