Vacancies
"Leaders provide support to a professional and committed staff body who hold high aspirations for all pupils. . . A comprehensive professional development programme provides frequent opportunities for staff to share best practice and improve their teaching knowledge to help pupils achieve. Workload is managed effectively, to ensure that time is spent focusing on the well-known school improvement priorities." - Ofsted 2023
Testbourne Community School, an 11-16 comprehensive school with an extremely able cohort, that provides a forward thinking, outward looking and vibrant learning environment. We pride ourselves on the strength of staff and student relationships, and a strong community is at the heart of our ethos. The school serves the town of Whitchurch and the surrounding area and is within easy reach of Winchester, Newbury, Basingstoke and Southampton with good transport links to the M3 and A34.
Our shared philosophy is embodied by our strap line ‘Achievement | Excellence | Integrity.’ At TCS we work together to continually raise expectations, improve our practice and increase the standards of student achievement in order to secure our outstanding judgement for the future. We encourage all of our teachers to realise their potential and place value and importance on delivering training and providing continuing professional development opportunities.
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Vacancies
Food Technician
This post provides an exciting career opportunity for an ambitious and inspirational candidate who would like to further develop their career. Main responsibilities will involve supporting teaching staff with a wide variety of practical tasks associated with food preparation and nutrition. The successful candidate would ideally have some experience working in an educational environment and hold a qualification in food, nutrition or cookery; however, all applications will be carefully considered.
More information can be found in the document(s) attached.
Closing Date for Applications: Noon on Monday 16th December 2024
Please apply using the documents found on the bottom of this webpage.
School Cleaner
We are seeking to appoint a reliable, hardworking, and enthusiastic School Cleaner to join the Cleaning Team at Testbourne Community School. You will make sure that designated areas of the school are cleaned to a high standard, whilst adhering to health and safety procedures.
More information can be found in the document(s) attached.
Closing Date for Applications: Noon on Thursday 6th February 2025.
Please apply using the documents found on the bottom of this webpage.
Learning Coach
Are you interested in working with children? Are you someone who wants to make a difference in the
lives of young people? Are you interested in a career in teaching but unsure of what phase to choose,
or whether it’s right for you? We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated and ambitious
Learning Coach to support the learning of SEN students. This post is suitable for candidates with
previous experience of working with young people, or those who wish to gain more experience before
considering a career in teaching.
Part-time Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated and inspirational Teacher of Modern
Foreign Languages to join our Modern Foreign Languages department. We are interested in
applications from excellent MFL teachers who are able to teach Spanish and/ or French, up to Key
Stage 4. This post is suitable for either an experienced teacher or an ECT seeking to start their career in a caring and supportive team with expertise in training and development. Part-time and flexible working requests can be accommodated.
Testbourne Community School, an 11-16 comprehensive school, provides a forward thinking, outwardlooking and vibrant learning environment. We pride ourselves on the strength of staff and studentrelationships and we have a strong community at the heart of our ethos. Our shared philosophy isembodied by our strapline ‘Achievement, Excellence, Integrity.’
Senior Site Manager
We are looking to appoint a Senior Site Manager who prides themselves in their work, ensures
compliance, is proactive in implementing improvements to the site and maintains high standards in all that they do.
We are seeking applications from experienced facility managers with a passion for delivering first class services for the school, students, staff and wider community. The ideal candidate will have experience of facilities management, knowledge of health & safety and compliance. You will be able to effectively manage a team, and communicate professionally with staff, contractors and other site users.
We are dedicated to offering the right candidate professional development to enable them to achieve excellence. We provide a highly supportive environment with opportunities to develop.
Finance Officer
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated and well organised person to join our
committed and highly successful Administration Team as our Finance Officer.
The post-holder will provide day-today management of income and expenditure; strong administrative skills are essential.
This role would suit someone with a keen interest in finance and who has strong interpersonal skills.
Previous experience of working within a similar environment is desirable but not essential. Applicants must be committed to safeguarding young people. Training will be provided where required.