Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary School Teacher Application Form 2024/2025

• This application form is an online Jotform.
• You must have JavaScript installed and enabled on your browser in order to complete the form. Please note we are unable to provide technical assistance in this regard.
• You must complete it in one sitting and it must be submitted online using the Submit button at the end of the form.
• This form does not allow you to save and return later. A copy of your form will be emailed back to you.
• It should take approximately 35 minutes.
• You can go back through the pages of the form but remember to use the Back button on the form. Do not use the Back button on your browser as this will mean that you lose anything that you have already typed in.
• This form will allow you to cut and paste from a word document. 
• Some questions  require you to enter text into the form. It is advisable to “copy and paste” your text from a word document or similar, although it can be typed directly into the form.

You will need the following information at hand in order to complete this form:

Teaching Council Registration Details
Garda Vetting Details
Third level education history with dates
Information about recent in-service or CPD that you have attended – dates are also needed here
Suggestions about other Subjects and Short Courses that you would be willing to teach
Details of Posts of Responsibilites held (if applicable) including dates
Details of previous employment – both in education and in other areas
Names and Contact details for 2 Referees
Question marked with an * must be answered

The following are some open ended questions with a word limit of 250 words that you need to have prepared for in advance of completing the form:

• Please give a short summary of your teaching experience and explain your approach to teaching & learning. 
• Please describe two strategies that you use to ensure you meet the needs of all learners in your lessons.
• Outline your understanding of how iPads and O365 may be utilised to enhance teaching & learning in your lessons.
• Outline your approach to classroom and relationship management and how it supports quality teaching & learning.
• Outline details of extra-curricular and/or co-curricular activities in which you are or have been involved. Describe the activities you would like to lead in Sandymount Park ETSS.
• What is your understanding of the ethos of Sandymount Park ETSS? How do you see yourself supporting the school to embed the ethos?

Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary School Teacher Application Form 2024/2025

Sandymount Park ETSS opened to first year students on August 27th 2018 in Dublin 4. We are committed to the vision of education outlined in the Blueprint for Educate Together Second-Level Schools and seek to build a team of creative and passionate educators who share our vision. You can read about our school at www.sandymountparketss.ie.

We use iPads and O365 to support and enhance learning. Teachers adopt a blended approach to technology and integrate the use of iPads, Teams and OneNote to provide learning experiences which are broad, balanced, challenging and responsive to individual needs.

In Sandymount Park ETSS co and extra-curricular activities form an important part of school life, helping to build relationships and enhance learning and wellbeing. Teachers work closely to continually advance the quality of learning and teaching – this involves co teaching and an ‘open door’ culture of observation and ideas exchange.

We are a growing school, joining our team presents an excellent opportunity for kind, hard-working, innovative and dedicated teachers. Applying for a position with us indicates your support of our vision. Positions are subject to sanction by the DES.

If applying for one or more positions, please complete one form only and indicate which subject areas you are applying for in the box below.

In addition to completing this online form please email a one-page letter of application, outlining your experience and attributes and why you would like to teach in our school, to recruitment@sandymountparketss.ie.

We look forward to reading your application and thank you for your interest in our school. 

Please note that it is a fundamental term of your employment that you make appropriate full disclosure in respect of the questions outlined above. You should also note that if the school is satisfied, in the future, that have made an incomplete or inaccurate disclosure, you may face disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal.

The school undertakes that all responses furnished by you in respect of the above questions will be treated as confidential, subject to any reporting obligations which may be imposed on the school, pursuant to “Children First” published by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, the Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post-Primary Schools published by the Department of Education and Skills or pursuant to any legal obligation imposed on the school to facilitate the effective investigation of crime.

In the event of your being recommended for appointment to this position, the Board of Management is obliged to comply with the terms of current DES Circular Letters. The Board of Management’s policy is that all newly appointed teachers and support staff will be vetted and that the outcome of the vetting will be considered in the light of the school’s vetting policy. This applies in respect of appointments to teaching posts, principal and deputy principal positions where the person is not currently an employee of the school and applies irrespective of whether the individual has been previously vetted or not.

N.B.

The Selection Committee may be contacting the above named for references.
The Board of Management is an equal opportunities employer.
Short-listing of candidates may take place.

 

Data Protection: All personal information provided on this application form will be stored securely by Sandymount Park ETSS and will be used for the purpose of the recruitment process. Application forms will be retained for a period of 4 months, and in the case of a successful candidate for the duration of his or her employment and a minimum of two years thereafter.

This information will not be disclosed to any third party without your consent, except where necessary to comply with statutory requirements. Internally, your information will be kept confidential and only be viewable by the Principal and those involved in short-listing.

You may, at any time, make a request for access to the personal information held about you. Should you wish to make any change, or erasures, to any information stored about you, please contact Sandymount Park ETSS.