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Reception Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)

South Borough Primary School, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6TL

This job expired on 20 January 2023 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  February 2023 or sooner

• Closing date

  20 January 2023 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 December 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
  • Full time,
• Contract type: Maternity or parental leave cover - Until March 2024
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will:

• Value all pupils as individuals and put them at the heart of everything you do.
• Nurture and excite our Reception children, enabling them to develop their skills so they HR documentation / forms / advert can be enthusiastic, independent problem solvers.
• Be enthusiastic and creative.
• Have a good understanding of all areas of the Early Years curriculum.
• Be able to work effectively and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Maintain a dynamic and inspiring learning environment.
• Be ambitious, innovative and inspirational.
• Work in partnership with all stakeholders to ensure the best possible outcomes for pupils.

Full details of the requirements of the post can be found in the accompanying recruitment pack.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• A team of friendly, welcoming people to work collaboratively with.
• A newly developed outdoor learning environment for our Early Years children.
• A commitment to reducing the overall workload of our teachers, having recently introduced new procedures, aimed at eliminating unnecessary tasks, related to planning, marking and data tracking.
• A range of support from a strong leadership team that will help to develop your practice.
• Excellent professional development opportunities both within the school and across the Academy Trust.
• A strong supportive local community, including Governors and PTFA.

Please send in your application as soon as possible. Applications will be reviewed as soon as we receive them even if this is prior to the application close date.

Further details about the role

Applications should be made via Kent Teach. Please note, we cannot accept CVs.

If you experience any difficulty in completing the application form, please contact recruitment@swale.at or 01795 426091 (option 2)

In accordance with current GDPR compliance we will not keep any details/application forms on file once the position is filled.

Interested applicants are welcome to contact (Mathew Currie, Head of School) at the school for an informal discussion regarding the post by sbps_office@swale.at or 01622 752161.

We will leave plenty of opportunity for questions at the end of the interview, and we will spend lots of time talking and unpicking your answers. Please come prepared to share anything you’d like that we didn’t cover, or any questions you have about it. We really appreciate your adaptability in these unprecedented times.

Interview date: w/c 23th January 2023

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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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

SBP - Recruitment Pack - Classroom Teacher.pdf - 1.4 MB (opens in new tab)

About South Borough Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 509 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: South Borough Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: sbps_office@swale.at
• Phone number: 01622 752161
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/south-borough-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to South Borough Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sbps_office@swale.at.

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