Class Teacher - Maternity Cover

Hadleigh Junior School, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2DQ

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  11 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £34,071.00 - £46,947.00 Annually (FTE)

Class Teacher - Maternity Cover job summary

Vacancy: Class Teacher - Maternity Leave Cover

Type: Maternity Cover

Pay Range: Main Pay Scale - M1-M6

We are seeking to appoint an excellent teacher to join our enthusiastic, dedicated and highly supportive school community.

Successful candidates will demonstrate:

• a passion for learning and child development;
• a dynamic approach to learning and assessment strategies;
• the ability to engage and inspire all learners through rich learning experiences and opportunities;
• a personal drive and determination to deliver the best standards for learners;
• share and live out our mission, vision and values;
• the ability to lead an area of responsibility;
• a strong commitment to, and ownership of, professional development.

Hadleigh Junior School offers:

• a welcoming, caring community environment, in which to learn and develop;
• a strong vision, driven by values and principles adopted by all stakeholders;
• a commitment to deliver continuous improvement and inspiration for our learners;
• a school that highly values a creative approach to the curriculum, leading to mastery and greater depth levels of learning and understanding;
• high levels of professional support and development.

For a more in depth look at the role please click HERE to view our recruitment pack.

To more fully understand what our school offers and the direction in which we are heading please refer to our website.

Visits to the school are positively encouraged. Please contact the school office to arrange an appointment. 01702 558619 or email finance@hadleigh-jun.essex.sch.uk

Closing Date for applications: Midnight, Sunday 11th October 2026

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Hadleigh Junior School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 357 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Hadleigh Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hadleigh-junior-school-benfleet

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