Career Opportunities

St. Lawrence College takes enormous pride in its teaching and support staff, who are the school’s most precious resource.

Staff at St. Lawrence College enjoy an outstanding working environment with access to top quality training and support.

Our school takes a proactive and vigorous approach to safeguarding the security and wellbeing of its pupils. Consequently, full background checks will always be pursued before any applicant is employed by the school. Moreover, every applicant for any position will be sent the school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.

When seeking to recruit, St. Lawrence College will employ by advertising openings in the appropriate media as well in this section of the school website.

We welcome applications from qualified, passionate, driven people, who would like to join our community and help us to achieve our goals. Such individuals should email us and attach their CV and covering letter (both in English).

Any CV sent to the school will be handled in confidence according to the school’s Privacy Policy.

Teachers of secondary/senior school subjects should submit an up-to-date CV and covering letter, in English, to  careers@slc.gr addressed to Mr Phil Holden, The Headmaster of St. Lawrence College.

Teachers or classroom assistants for Early Years or the primary/junior school should submit an up-to-date CV and covering letter, in English, to  careers@slc.gr addressed to Ms Shona Good, The Headmistress of the Junior School of St. Lawrence College.

 St. Lawrence College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.  Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, local authorities and the Disclosure and Barring Service in the UK.

Teaching Vacancies

Teacher of A-Level Economics and IGCSE Business Studies

The position

St. Lawrence College, Athens, Greece is currently seeking to recruit a suitably qualified and experienced teacher of A-Level Economics and IGCSE Business Studies to join our British school in Athens, Greece. 

Brief Job Description

The successful applicant will be responsible for the teaching of A-Level Economics and IGCSE Business Studies to pupils in Key Stages 5 and 4. He or she will work closely with the current Head of Department and colleagues in all areas of the planning and delivery of A-Level Economics and IGCSE Business Studies, including strengthening the schemes of work, creating and sourcing teaching aids, developing and implementing assessment tasks, and promoting broader interest and enjoyment of these subjects.

St. Lawrence College places great importance on the excellence of the delivery of pastoral care and on the provision of extracurricular activities for all pupils. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to these vital spheres of British education fully and with enthusiasm. 

Brief Person Specification

In addition to appropriate teaching qualifications and experience teaching A-Level Economics in a British school either in the UK or overseas, the successful applicant will possess outstanding subject knowledge, excellent communication skills and the stamina to realise the continual improvement of the teaching of this highly popular subject. 

The successful applicant will be available to work starting 1st September 2024.

Remuneration

The successful applicant will receive a competitive salary by standards of British education in Greece plus Christmas, Easter and summer bonuses as well as other benefits. The successful applicant will work in an outstanding modern educational environment within a 20-acre school campus set in the stunning natural surroundings of the suburbs in southern Athens. 

Application

A full recruitment pack is attached to this advertisement, containing 1. An introduction to the position. 2. A full job description. 3. A full person specification. 4. The St. Lawrence College ‘Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy’, 5. Our GDPR policy regarding the protection of applicants’ personal data during the recruitment process and 6. An electronic application form. Interested applicants should complete and return the application form as an attachment to the Headmaster, Phil Holden, at careers@slc.gr along with a covering letter and a current CV. The final deadline for applications is 09.00am (Athens time) Friday 24th May 2024.

Interested individuals should note that the school reserves the right to interview exceptional applicants and appoint to this position ahead of the deadline. Interested individuals are therefore encouraged to submit completed applications as soon as possible.

 Applicants should note that the pdf application form should be saved to a device before being completed and returned.

St. Lawrence College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers.

Closing Date:
Friday, May 24, 2024
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