Health & Social Care Teaching Opportunity

Smart Teachers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable educational agency is seeking a passionate Health and Social Care teacher for a temporary role in Greater London from early February to late March. The position requires planning and delivering engaging lessons, assessing student coursework, and supporting their development in a dynamic secondary school. Ideal candidates must possess qualified teacher status and experience teaching post-16 students, along with knowledge of the OCR Cambridge Technicals curriculum. This role provides an excellent opportunity to contribute to students' growth in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified teacher with experience in Health and Social Care.
• Experience teaching post-16 students (Years 12 and 13).
• Knowledge of or willingness to quickly develop expertise in the OCR Cambridge Technicals (CTEC) curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Planning and delivering engaging lessons in Health and Social Care.
• Assessing and marking coursework, providing feedback.
• Supporting students’ personal and academic development.

Skills

Lesson planning

Teaching post-16 students

Excellent communication skills

Engaging and motivating students

Organisational skills

Knowledge of OCR Cambridge Technicals

Education

Qualified teacher status

Experience in Health and Social Care

Job description

We are seeking a passionate and knowledgeable Health and Social Care teacher for a temporary teaching role from early February to late March. This is an excellent opportunity for teachers with experience in post-16 education to support students in Years 12 and 13.

About the role

Planning and delivering engaging lessons in Health and Social Care.

Teaching the OCR Cambridge Technicals (CTEC) curriculum or quickly developing expertise in it.

Assessing and marking coursework, providing feedback to support student progression.

Supporting students’ personal and academic development in a post-16 setting.

About the school

This is a dynamic secondary school with a strong focus on post-16 education. The school values high-quality teaching, student engagement, and continuous professional development for staff. You will be part of a supportive environment committed to helping students succeed academically and personally.

Requirements

• Qualified teacher with experience in Health and Social Care.
• Strong understanding of the OCR Cambridge Technicals (CTEC) curriculum, or the ability to quickly develop expertise in it.
• Experience teaching post-16 students (Years 12 and 13).
• Skilled in lesson planning, delivery, and assessment, including marking coursework.
• Ability to engage and motivate students, fostering a positive learning environment.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of or willingness to quickly develop expertise in the OCR Cambridge Technicals (CTEC) curriculum.

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are:

• Qualified teacher with experience in Health and Social Care.
• Knowledge of or willingness to quickly develop expertise in the OCR Cambridge Technicals (CTEC) curriculum.
• Experience teaching post-16 students (Years 12 and 13).

Smart Teachers is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.