Class Teacher - KS1 or KS2
Hamworthy Park Junior School, Poole, Dorset, BH15 4DG14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
26 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 March 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £31,650 and £49,084
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint a highly motivated, creative and enthusiastic Class Teacher to join our happy and welcoming Federation, working either within KS1 or KS2, depending on the candidates experience and school needs. The post would suit both experienced and newly qualified teachers.
The right candidate will:
- have a passion for teaching young children;
- have high expectations and a commitment to ensuring all children succeed;
- wish to work in a happy, friendly school with a positive attitude;
- make learning exciting and motivating;
- work well in a team to support and learn from others;
- be able to bring energy and enthusiasm to the role
If this sounds like you, then please do not hesitate to contact us. We would love to meet you and offer you a tour of our wonderful school.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer the right candidate:
- happy, well-motivated children, who are keen to learn;
- an experienced, hardworking and supportive team;
- a fun, friendly and supportive staff;
- wonderful pupils with excellent attitudes to learning and outstanding behaviour;
- wide opportunities and specialist training for professional development within our schools and Trust – at any level of experience;
- a fantastic induction programme and supportive development for ECTs;
- excellent support at all levels, and a proactive approach to staff well-being, work-life balance and care for each person as an individual;
- beautiful school grounds and stimulating learning environments.
Being part of the Hamwic Trust provides:
- Excellent CPD opportunities and Training and Development Programmes
- In-house Teaching School
- An individual induction programme supported by a mentor
- Networking groups for Teachers, Business Managers, Site Teams and IT staff
- Eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
- A tax efficient childcare scheme through salary sacrifice
- Generous holiday entitlement for staff working 52 weeks per year which increases with length of service
- Free eye tests up to the value of £25 for users of VDU equipment and contribution up to the value of £60 towards the purchase of glasses specifically for the use of display screen equipment (where all conditions are met)
- Opportunity to become a school workplace Health and Wellbeing representative, meeting with other schools on a termly basis and feeding into the Health and Wellbeing strategy
- Access to the Trust Health and Wellbeing pages
- Access to a staff benefits portal through Sodexo and Portsmouth payroll
- Free confidential telephone and face to face counselling for staff and family members
Further details about the role
Twin Sails Infant School & Nursery and Hamworthy Park Junior School are part of the Hamworthy Primary schools Federation. Both schools are four-form entry and set in beautiful surroundings, overlooking Poole Bay. Our caring, nurturing ethos underpins everything that we do. We all believe that every child deserves the very best education and a wealth of opportunities to achieve their full potential, and as a team we strive to achieve this.
‘Every Child, Every Day, Every Possibility.’
The schools work in a supportive partnership with other local schools, as part of the Hillary Partnership within the Hamwic Trust. We aim to deliver an outstanding education to our pupils and to do so we must employ outstanding people.
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 download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@hamworthyprimaryschools.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hamworthy Park Junior School
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 465 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hamworthy Park Junior School website
- Email address
- recruitment@hamworthyprimaryschools.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01202672377
Twin Sails Infant School & Nursery and Hamworthy Park Junior School are part of the Hamworthy Primary Schools Federation, working together to provide high standards of education for all our children, which has been recognised in our recent Ofsted Inspection at the Infant School. The schools work in a supportive partnership with other local schools, as part of the Hillary Partnership, within the Hamwic Trust.
‘Every Child, Every Day, Every Possibility.’
‘All about the Child’
At HET, we aim to put the child at the centre of everything we do. We believe that by doing this, it drives our ethos and values to do the best we can for our children.
‘What about Sam’
Sam is the name we have given to the notional Hamwic child. By asking ourselves ‘What about Sam?’ we ensure that we put our pupils at the heart of our decision making.
Our schools are four-form entry and set in beautiful surroundings, overlooking Poole Bay. Our caring, nurturing ethos underpins everything that we do. We all believe that every child deserves the very best education and a wealth of opportunities to achieve their full potential, and as a team we strive to achieve this.
THE HILLARY PARTNERSHIP
The Hillary Partnership is part of an umbrella Trust called the Hamwic Education Trust. At the Hamwic Education Trust we offer unique opportunities for those individuals that excel in education.
We aim to deliver an outstanding education to our pupils and to do so we must employ outstanding people.
We offer a training pathway for all employees including teachers, support staff and our middle and senior leaders.
Our staff have opportunities to work on cross phase projects and to work in other schools within the Trust in order to gain invaluable experience and enhance their skills.
Arranging a visit to Hamworthy Park Junior School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@hamworthyprimaryschools.co.uk.
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