Class Teacher (EYFS Reception) - Maternity Cover
Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 2DR31 days remaining to apply
Job start date
22 April 2025
Closing date
22 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 December 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - c. 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- Main Pay Scale
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an enthusiastic Reception Teacher to cover our existing Reception Teacher’s maternity leave from after Easter. This is likely to be for 1 year, but is of course subject to change. We are looking for someone to inspire our children, an excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills and a sense of fun!
Qualifications
- Educated to a degree level (achieving at least a 2:1)
- Qualified Teacher Status
Experience
- Evidence of effectiveness as a teacher within the primary age range, including Reception
- Evidence of good or outstanding lesson observations
- Evidence of good behaviour management skills
- Experience of teaching children with SEND
- Expertise to use ICT to enhance and enrich the curriculum
- Has worked as part of a staff team e.g. collaborative planning, leading curriculum area
Knowledge
- Sound understanding of the National and EYFS Curriculum
- Knowledge of effective teaching and learning strategies which motivate children and promote purposeful learning and progress
- A good understanding of how children learn
- Ability to build effective working relationships with pupils
- Knowledge of providing child-centred education and first-hand experiences to enthuse learners
- Knowledge of how to establish a secure, stimulating learning environment
- Knowledge of effective behaviour management strategies
- Ability to adapt teaching and learning to meet all pupils’ needs
- Clear understanding of safeguarding children in education
Skills
- Effective skills in planning, teaching, assessing and target setting
- Ability to assess the rates of progress of individual pupils and maintain appropriate records
- Ability to promote consistent positive behaviour management
- Understanding of use of data analysis in ensuring children progress
- Ability to work as a team, sharing ideas and expertise
- Is well organised and committed to participation in all school activities
- Has the ability to seek, listen to and act upon advice
- Has well-developed oral and written communication skills
- Ability to relate well to parents and encourage their participation in the education process
- Good ICT skills
Personal Attributes
- High expectations for children’s attainment and progress
- Able to make warm open relationships with children and adults
- Is an enthusiastic and energetic teacher with a sense of fun
- Has a good sense of humour and team spirit
- Is adaptable and has a positive approach to change
- Supportive to the ethos of a church school
- Committed to providing equality of opportunity and inclusion
- Committed to promoting the ethos and values of the school
- Committed to personal professional development
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively
- Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times
Leadership
- Ability to lead the coordination and development of one subject area
What the school offers its staff
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme
- Supportive colleagues and leadership team
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 189 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- sbm@grayswood.surrey.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01428642086
Grayswood is a friendly village school, situated within an idyllic location, with one class per year from Reception to Year 6. Our Christian values of love, kindness, respect, teamwork, perseverance and forgiveness and our mission statement 'Love one another as I have loved you' (John 15:12) underpin the ethos and relationships in our school, however we are inclusive of differing faiths and none and welcome diversity.
Arranging a visit to Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sbm@grayswood.surrey.sch.uk.
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