Primary Teacher
Larks Hill Junior and Infant School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4RJ13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
17 May 2024 at 9am
Date listed
24 April 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS 1-6 / UPS 1-3
What skills and experience we're looking for
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 outstanding, enthusiastic, and committed Primary Teacher to join the team at Larks Hill Junior and Infant 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.
What the school offers its staff
Why choose Larks Hill Junior & Infant 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.
Larks Hill Junior & Infant School is a vibrant, forward thinking, popular and sought after one form entry school. It is a proud and key member of Pontefract Academies Trust. The school’s strength is built on a strong ethos and culture based around high standards and expectations for all, regardless of starting point.
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.
Further details about the role
Next steps:
Please visit our website to view our 2022 – 2025 Trust Strategic Plan.
To arrange a visit to the school, or for further information on the role, please contact admin@larkshill.patrust.org.ukor call 01977 722845.
Applications are to be submitted on our Face-Ed system via our website no later than 10:00am on Friday 17th 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 Larks Hill Junior and Infant School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 210 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- admin@lakshill.patrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01977 722845
Larks Hill is a one form entry primary school, part of Pontefract Academies Trust. At Larks Hill we are committed to investing in all of our children to prepare and provide them with the educational and life skills they will need to be successful in high school and future careers. We want children to be the ‘very best version of themselves’.
Larks Hill’s school ethos is based on the notion of mutual respect and we encourage all children to demonstrate a strong respect for learning. Equally our staff demonstrate their respect for the children by delivering high quality lessons and experiences, treating them all as individuals with differing needs.
Arranging a visit to Larks Hill Junior and Infant School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@lakshill.patrust.org.uk.
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