Class Teacher - Maternity Cover

St Paul's CofE Primary School, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 2HS

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 June 2025

• Closing date

  25 April 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  20 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £33,074.00 - £45,037.00 Annually (FTE)

Class Teacher - Maternity Cover job summary

Are you passionate about the Early Years? Are you ready to shape, teach and guide a group of motivated learners in their first year in school?

At St Paul's, you will work within an experienced, strong, motivated and supportive team that enables you to be the best you can be.

We are looking for an excellent teacher, ideally with Early years or Key Stage 1 experience to cover a maternity leave in our Reception team. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and reflective practitioner to deliver high quality, innovative learning to our children. Your classroom will be an inclusive, supportive and encouraging environment, that enables the children within your care to flourish and upholds our vision of 'Inspiring Learning, Nurturing Wholeness'.

We are looking for a candidate to start after the May Half term and then for at least the following two terms.

We would consider a candidate that is unavailable to start until September 2025.

We would also consider a candidate who is only available until the end of the summer term.

Why choose us and what we offer

This is a wonderful opportunity to teach in a successful, popular, thriving, two form entry, primary school, with a great staff team. Out staff work together, support each other and nurture each other.

We are looking for an exceptional Early Years/KS 1 practitioner, who has high expectations of themselves and for those they teach. You will be supported, mentored and coached to develop your practice amongst a dedicated staff team and you will have highly motivated, enthusiastic learners who want to succeed.

At St Paul's we are incredibly grateful to have a very supportive parental body.

Job requirement:

A good honours degree with QTS

Experience (this could be ITT placement) in EY or KS 1

Experience of teaching phonics and ideally using Little Wandle

This could be a role for someone returning to teaching or someone at the start of their career - we have a highly supportive ECT programme

The right candidate will have:

An understanding of Development matters and pedagogy related to the early Years

A love of children and a desire to see them flourish

A desire to wok in partnership with parents

A good team player

An ability to work to and meet deadlines

A desire for your children to achieve their very best

Excellent attendance and punctuality

Application Process

Applications should be submitted through the Eteach or mynewterm portal by the 25th April 2025. Candidates will be shortlisted and called for interview during the week after. Please arrange to have a tour of the school and an informal chat with Mrs Ann Alden, the Headteacher. The interview will involve a 20-minute teaching task to the whole class, an interview and a short written task. The school reserves the right to withdraw the vacancy if there is a good level of response prior to the close of application, so early applications are recommended.

Safeguarding Statement

St Paul's C of E Primary School, Dorking is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

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 are not accepted.

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.

About St Paul's CofE Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 420 pupils
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Paul's CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-paul-s-cofe-primary-school-dorking

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