Primary Teacher
8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
10 May 2024 at 9:55am
Date listed
19 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,000.00 - £46,525.00
Primary Teacher job summary
Required for September 2024
Are you passionate about education and eager to make a lasting impact on young minds? Do you have a proven track record of inspiring a love for learning in your students? If so, we want to hear from you!
About the Role:
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, hardworking and committed Primary Teacher to join the team at Halfpenny Lane Junior, Infant and Nursery School. The successful candidate will demonstrate high quality teaching to ensure pupils can make accelerated progress, securing outcomes through pupils through outstanding provision. You will use effective resources and uphold the highest standards of learning and achievement for all pupils.
This is a 1 FTE, permanent contract.
We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic person who:
· has a passion for helping pupils thrive and meet their full potential
· has a friendly manner and can communicate effectively with staff and students
· can work effectively as part of a team but can also work independently using their own initiative
· has experience of working in a similar specialist area.
Why choose Halfpenny Lane J, I & N School?
Pontefract Academies Trust is a cross phase Multi Academy Trust comprising of nine schools: seven primaries and two 11 – 16 secondary schools. As a family of schools, we collaborate with each other, challenge each other and share best practice. We take collective responsibility for each other and the results of all our children and young people.
Halfpenny Lane Junior, Infant and Nursery School is a larger than average two form entry primary school. The school ethos is based on a mantra of ‘Dream, Believe, Achieve’. We have a positive culture in place throughout school and high expectations for children’s learning, their behaviour and personal presentation. The staff at Halfpenny Lane are naturally ambitious and strive to ensure that all children are provided with every opportunity to maximise their undoubted potential.
What can we offer you?
We’re passionate about employee benefits at Pontefract Academies Trust, offering the following as standard to all:
· Generous employer pension (LGPS Teachers Pension and West Yorkshire Pension Fund).
· Generous annual leave entitlements paid as part of your annual salary (starting from 26 days annual leave, up to a maximum of 33 days dependent on length of service and grade of role – plus 8 statutory bank holidays).
· Flexible working requests always considered.
· Fantastic family friendly policies with a focus on employee work/life balance.
· Cycle to work scheme.
· Reduced gym membership at Aspire Health Facilities across the region.
· Childcare vouchers.
· Employee assistance programme (including physiotherapy, personal or professional concerns on legal, health, finance, wellbeing, and other matters).
· PAT on the back scheme.
· Life assurance of at least three times your salary.
· Free flu vaccinations.
Next steps:
Please click here to view our 2022 – 2025 Trust Strategic Plan, or click here to access the Halfpenny Lane J, I & N School website.
To arrange a visit to the school, or for further information on the role, please contact admin@halfpenny.patrust.org.uk or call 01977 703270.
Please click here to access our website and submit your application on our Face-Ed system no later than 10:00am on Friday 10th May 2024.
We are an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from everyone. The Pontefract Academies Trust is wholly committed to ensuring children and young people are fully supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all children and young people whilst promoting their welfare. Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure and pre-employment checks (including online checks). Shortlisted applicants will also be asked to provide a self-declaration form.
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.
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About Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 459 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
Halfpenny Lane J, I & N School is a larger than average two form entry primary school. The school ethos is based on a mantra of ‘Dream, Believe, Achieve’. We have a positive culture in place throughout school and high expectations for children’s learning, their behaviour and personal presentation. The staff at Halfpenny Lane are naturally ambitious and strive to ensure that all children are provided with every opportunity to maximise their undoubted potential.
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