EYFS Class Teacher

Chaucer Infant School, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5LN

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Academic Year 2025-2026

• Closing date

  22 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £43,607.00 Annually (Actual) MPS

EYFS Class Teacher job summary

Chaucer Infants and Nursery school are looking to appoint a passionate and committed Early Years teacher who lives and breathes the joy of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

The successful candidate will be an excellent practitioner who has the vision, energy and drive to ensure high standards of education. They will initially teach our popular Nursery class and will work closely with our EYFS team to plan and deliver an inspiring curriculum through play, exploration and high-quality adult interactions.

This is a real opportunity to make your mark as an aspiring EYFS teacher and contribute to the development of EYFS provision in our school.

Chaucer Infants offers the opportunity to work an inclusive and optimistic school, nurtured by a friendly, enthusiastic and supportive school team who believe our pupils deserve the best and who consistently strive to make improvements to our school for our community. We are proud of our school, our pupils, our team and our achievements and have big plans for the future.

We are part of the Embark Multi Academy Trust and our core beliefs are: Family, Integrity, Teamwork and Success. The successful candidate will embody these core beliefs and will be committed to working with our team to continually develop and improve our curriculum and outcomes.

Have you the skills and confidence to meet the challenges in our fast past and strategic School Improvement plans? Do you always see what is positively possible?

We are looking for someone who:

• loves working with children and is driven to make a difference in their live
• has a passion for the EYFS and children learning through play
• builds positive relationships with children and adults
• has high expectations for all children
• is an excellent communicator
• is a creative practitioner, that makes learning exciting and stimulating
• is committed to professional development and research.

The successful candidate will enjoy:

• happy and enthusiastic children who are keen to learn
• working with a friendly, dedicated, and supportive staff team
• friendly families who will be keen to work with you.
• opportunities to develop as a practitioner and a commitment to your professional development.
  
  

Applications are invited as soon as possible.
We hope that the successful candidate can start with us in September. However, we recognise that the right candidate may not be able to be released from their current contract until half term or January.

Visits to our school are encouraged. Please contact the Assistant School Business Manager Charlotte Bailey on 01159325629 to arrange a visit.
Alternatively, you are very welcome to call and discuss the post and the school with the Head of School – Daisy Dawley.

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check. We are committed to safeguarding our pupils and our safeguarding policies should be accessed on our school website: https://www.chaucer-inf.derbyshire.sch.uk/safeguarding-at-chaucer-infants

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.

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About Chaucer Infant School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 204 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chaucer Infant School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chaucer-infant-school

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