EYFS Class Teacher
Hillcroft Primary School, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5PG11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st September 2025
Closing date
25 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 May 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- GLF Main Pay Range
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are excited to offer an excellent opportunity for a passionate and dedicated Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Teacher to join the team at Hillcroft Primary School on a permanent basis. This is a fantastic chance to become part of a welcoming and supportive school community, committed to providing a nurturing and stimulating environment where every child can thrive and develop a lifelong love of learning.
Your Opportunity
This opportunity focuses on delivering high-quality teaching that supports all children to achieve their full potential, you'll be instrumental in planning and delivering engaging lessons, monitoring progress, and supporting the pastoral development of pupils. As part of a collaborative trust, you’ll benefit from shared expertise, professional development, and clear pathways for career progression. This role is ideal for someone committed to nurturing young learners and making a positive impact within a thriving educational community.
What we are looking for
- A qualified teacher with Early Years Professional Status or an equivalent Level 6 qualification.
- Proven experience as a good or outstanding Early Years practitioner with a track record of improving pupil outcomes.
- Confident in using assessment data to inform planning and drive improvements in teaching and learning.
- A team player with strong communication skills and the ability to establish clear standards and expectations.
- Proficient in using ICT to enhance teaching, learning, and assessment.
- Demonstrates high expectations, a positive attitude, and a commitment to equality and safeguarding.
- Experience working with children with SEND and involvement in home-to-nursery transition is desirable.
Please read the Job Description and Person Specification for more information and before applying.
About Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery, part of the Chalklands Cluster
Our School sits within an established cluster of Primary schools, overseen by a Regional Director. Along with Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery, our cluster includes the following other schools; Chestnut Park Primary School, Whyteleafe Primary School, Warlingham Village Primary School and Marden Lodge Primary School.
This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues across this cluster, to share expertise and experience, ensuring all children in our schools receive an excellent education and reach their potential. It also provides opportunities for career progression across the cluster and gives you the chance to further your professional development.
What the school offers its staff
Join the GLF Schools Community
As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.
- A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
- Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
- 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
- We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
- Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education
GLF Schools Employment Offer
GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish
- Access to our highly competitive pension scheme
- Flexible working options
- Generous holiday allowance
- Work life and family friendly policies
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Career pathways and talent management
- Access to a staff benefits portal
- Community and collaboration working model
Please read the attached Join Our Community candidate pack for further information.
Further details about the role
The Details
Start Date: 1st September 2025
Pay Scale: GLF Main Pay Range
Contract type: Permanent
Closing Date: 25 May 2025
Interview date: TBA
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hillcroft Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 454 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hillcroft Primary School website
- Email address
- k.sullivan@glfschools.org
The successful candidate will be a talented and professional individual who shares our vision of high aspirations, achievement and a passion for learning. They will be prepared to work hard and respond positively to the challenges of day to day school life. They will be innovative and creative in their teaching and be a strong team player.
What we are looking for
• Experience of working in Primary setting
• Be dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated
• Be able to develop positive relationships with young children
• Be able to develop an understanding of the educational, welfare and social needs of the children whom we are supporting
• Be able to stay calm and objective when presented with unusual or challenging behaviour
• Be enthusiastic and committed to working as part of a team
• Be a confident and clear communicator with parents
• A commitment to raise the achievement of all students of all abilities
• A successful track record of improving performance outcomes
• A passion to make a difference
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