Cover Teacher
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Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
7 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
23 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 8 months
Pay scale
- MPR/UPR
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Governors of St. Mary’s are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated teacher to teach Year 5 Maths and English sets in the mornings; and provide intervention and whole-class cover across all year groups in the afternoons.
This is a fixed term contract until 31st August 2025.
We are looking for somebody who is passionate about teaching and learning and has high expectations for children’s development and behaviour. As part of our commitment to support your career, you will be fully supported to build on best practice and to strive for success while maintaining a healthy learning environment for our children.
THE RIGHT CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
• Be committed to promoting the Catholic ethos of the school.
• High motivation and enthusiasm about their teaching vocation and aspirations to work to inspire the children’s learning.
• High expectations for achievement, progress and behaviour.
• Excellent attendance and punctuality
• A detailed knowledge of the curriculum and its means of delivery
• High standards of communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to work as a team.
• The ability to work towards deadlines.
• The determination to grow in best practice and become an excellent practitioner.
• The ability to develop children’s wellbeing and self-esteem.
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged.
Date for visits:
Monday 4th November at 2:00pm and 4:00pm
Tuesday 5th November at 2:00pm and 4:00pm
Please email recruit@stmaryrc.bham.sch.uk to book.
What the school offers its staff
- A Catholic environment where faith is nurtured and the unique goodness of all encouraged to bloom.
- A school that is fully dedicated to developing every child to become the best that they can be, irrespective of their ability.
- A leadership team whose focus is on improving outcomes for our children.
- An excellent team of committed and highly professional individuals who make our school such a wonderful place to work.
- Collaborative working within our shared family of schools to support our endeavours to work smarter and achieve an effective balance between home and work.
- Excellent CPD opportunities to grow and develop through mentorship and coaching.
- Onsite parking.
- Wide ranging resources that support teaching and learning.
- Opportunities to develop your practice in a school dedicated to the latest research in developing teaching and learning.
Further details about the role
HOW TO APPLY:
Application forms, job description and person specification can be downloaded from our website here https://www.stmaryrc.bham.sch.uk/web/cover_teacher_required_for_january_2025/699109 or alternatively you may request an application pack by emailing recruit@stmaryrc.bham.sch.uk.
Completed application forms and other required documents should be sent by email to recruit@stmaryrc.bham.sch.uk by the closing date.
Please Note: CVs will not be accepted.
Please do not send in CVs, the application form covers the information required and is designed to ensure fairness during interview shortlisting.
Receipt of two references are required as part of the interview shortlisting process. Your application may be rejected if adequate references have not been provided.
Commitment to safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; online check; identity and right to work.
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Mary's Catholic Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 419 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruit@stmaryrc.bham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0121 464 2141
St. Mary’s is a successful and highly respected Catholic Primary School, in Harborne, Birmingham. We are a mixed, over-subscribed, 2-form entry Catholic Primary School for children aged 4-11, with capacity for 420 children. Our Catholic ethos is embedded in all that we do, and we strive to ensure that our pupils’ experience of Catholic Life is rich and meaningful. We are proud to share a unique relationship with our neighbouring parish of St Mary’s, and indeed the wider community of Harborne.
Arranging a visit to St Mary's Catholic Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruit@stmaryrc.bham.sch.uk.
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