Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)

Hill Avenue Academy, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 6PY

8 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  22 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  30 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £45,351.00 Annually (Actual)

Class Teacher (Maternity Cover) job summary

Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)

Hill Avenue Academy - MMAT

We are a vibrant, values-driven school with a fantastic culture of collaboration, ambition, and care. Our commitment to improving the life chances of every child is at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to be graded Outstanding by Ofsted, a reflection of our relentless focus on high-quality teaching, strong leadership, and inclusive practice.

At our school, behaviour is exemplary, and pupils demonstrate consistently strong learning behaviours that support their academic and personal development. Our staff team is passionate, dedicated, and deeply committed to nurturing every child’s potential.

We believe that investing in our staff is key to sustaining excellence. We offer personalised professional development, coaching, and leadership opportunities to help every team member grow and thrive. Our supportive Senior Leadership Team is highly visible, approachable, and focused on empowering staff to make a real difference.

The successful candidate will:

• Ensure consistent high standards
• Ensure that teaching is creative and inspirational
• Have a commitment to providing the best teaching and learning to the children
• Be able to develop positive working relationships across the phase
• Have the ability to lead by example

If you feel that you have the skills and personal attributes that we are looking for, and that you can commit to our mission and values, then we would welcome your application.

The post will initially be a temporary position to cover maternity leave. However, there is potential for the role to become permanent for the right candidate.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted via MyNewTerm and the Headteacher will arrange for lesson observations to take place within your current setting where possible.

Manor Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this vision. Successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks. Manor Multi Academy Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children's Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post.

Online Search

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

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 Hill Avenue Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 363 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hill Avenue Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hill-avenue-academy

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