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 well being 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 fill in the form below 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

Junior School Class Teacher

The position
St. Lawrence College, Athens, Greece is seeking to employ qualified, enthusiastic and dedicated Primary and Foundation Stage Class Teachers who have experience teaching the National Curriculum for England in a UK setting.

Brief job description
We are looking for teachers who have experience of:

  • Teaching the English Primary National Curriculum.
  • Setting high expectations which engage, motivate and challenge pupils.
  • Planning and teaching lessons which are creative and inspire awe and wonder.
  • Monitoring and being accountable for pupils’ attainment, progress and outcomes.
  • Setting high expectations of positive attitudes to learning.
  • Communicating effectively with parents with regard to pupils’ achievements and wellbeing.
  • Making a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school.
  • Continuously challenging themselves to improve, progress and be the best teacher they can possibly be.

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 preferably, experience teaching 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 teaching and learning.
The successful applicant will be available to work from 1 September 2019.

Remuneration
Our new colleague will receive a competitive salary by standards of British education in Greece plus Christmas, Easter and summer bonuses and other benefits. The successful applicant will work alongside friendly and supportive colleagues across our 20-acre school campus, set in the stunning natural surroundings of the suburbs in southern Athens.

Application
Attached to this advertisement is: The St. Lawrence College ‘Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy’, our GDPR policy regarding the protection of applicants’ personal data during the recruitment process and an electronic application form. Interested applicants should complete and return the application form as an attachment to the Headmistress, Ms Shona Good, at careers@slc.gr to arrive by 09.00am (Athens time) on Monday, 3rd June 2019.

Applicants should also send their current CV and a covering letter.

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 and the Disclosure and Barring Service in the UK.

Closing Date:
Monday, June 03, 2019
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