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EYFS Trust Leader
Cygnus Academies Trust, Swanscombe, DA10 0BUThis job expired on 4 October 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
4 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
18 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,440.00 - £35,527.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership Pay scale L2 - L7
EYFS Trust Leader job summary
Post Title: EYFS Trust Leader
Contract Hours: 0.6 FTE
Grade: Leadership Pay scale L2- L7
Salary: Pro rated salary L2 £31,440- L7 £35,527 (FTE L2 £52,400- L7 £59,213)
Position Start Date: As soon as possible
Advert Closing Date : 4th October 2024(We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date)
Interview Date: Friday 11th October 2024
Are you a great Early Years Leader, with a track record of improvement across the EYFS setting? We are looking to appoint an inspirational and highly effective Trust Early Years lead to share their expertise, experience and passion to lead on the development of highly effective provision and practice across our Trust.
This is an incredible opportunity for an EYFS Leader to make a difference and join a great team of people within a supportive, values-led organisation. Cygnus Academies Trust is a growing group of 8 schools that nurture, challenge and support all stakeholders to be the best that they can be. Cygnus was formed in 2016 with our mission to be the Trust that makes the biggest difference both inside and outside the classroom by ‘Realising Ambition for Children and Young People.’
You will be a critical member of the Trust’s Education Team, working alongside school leaders and our early years colleagues to ensure the highest possible provision is in place to enable out children to ‘thrive by five.’
As part of this, your time will be spent researching the latest pedagogical thinking and supporting schools through coaching and mentoring to implement new initiatives based on individual school requirements.
This role will report directly to the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and will be responsible for leading, developing and managing the strategic vision for EYFS across the Trust.
To find out more please contact Daniel Terry for on 01322 224 201 or via email at daniel.terry@cygnus.org.uk for an informal confidential discussion.
Cygnus Academies Trust
Cygnus Academies Trust who are a group of friendly, like-minded schools, working together in the best interest of all our children. Driven by a desire to collaborate at every level, with an emphasis on staff development and opportunities for all. Cygnus Academies Trust schools really are a fantastic place to work and learn.
Our approach is to allow all schools to retain and celebrate their uniqueness. While ensuring; great teaching and learning, strong leadership and management, effective local governance, curriculum expertise, visionary business and financial management.
For further information about the Trust, please visit www.cygnus.org.uk
We offer:
- Teachers Pension Scheme
- Employee support services.
- Effective CPD opportunities
- Collaborative working with other schools
- Excellent ICT facilities
- Opportunities for flexible working
Safer Recruitment
Cygnus Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. In line with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CVs will not be accepted, and you are required to complete the application in full giving details of all employment, training and gaps in employment. Cygnus Academies Trust reserves the right to reject incomplete application forms and any consistencies or anomalies will be explored at, or prior to, interview. Any offer of employment is subject to pre-employment checks including a satisfactory ‘Enhanced with Barred List Check’ through the Disclosure and Barring Service. We will require two satisfactory references; one of which must be your line manager in your present or most recent employment. References will be requested prior to interview so please ensure that your referees are available to provide a reference.
Equal Opportunities
Cygnus Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion who welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. All people who work and study at our Trust have the right to be respected and valued within a safe and secure environment and not to be discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
Additional Information:
- References will be requested for shortlisted applicants prior to interview.
- Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete and return a Self-Disclosure form prior to interview.
- Online Searches will be carried out on shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any concerns will be discussed with candidates at interview.
- Further vetting checks including an enhanced DBS, incorporating a check of the Children’s Barred List, will be undertaken on provisional offer.
- The Child Protection Policy can be found on the school website.
- The Employment of Ex-Offenders Policy can be found on the Trust website
This post is a customer-facing position and falls within the scope of the Code of Practice on English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers. The school has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.
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.
About Cygnus Academies Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
We are a group of friendly, like-minded schools, working together in the best interest of all our children.
Driven by a desire to collaborate at every level, with an emphasis on staff development and opportunities for all.
Cygnus Academies Trust schools really are a fantastic place to work and learn. Our approach is to allow all schools to retain and celebrate their uniqueness.
While ensuring; great teaching and learning, strong leadership and management, effective local governance, curriculum expertise, visionary business and financial management.
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