Teacher- Full time. Maternity Cover.
Green Park Community Primary School, Dover, Kent, CT16 2BN25 days remaining to apply
Job start date
4 January 2027
Closing date
13 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
19 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
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Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 7 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- Main Pay Scale
What skills and experience we're looking for
Essential Qualifications and Entry Requirements
- Academic Baseline: GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) in English, maths, and science are mandatory.
- Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) or Qualified Teacher Status (QTS): You must hold EYTS or QTS through an accredited training route, such as an undergraduate degree with early years specialism, a postgraduate initial teacher training course, a graduate employment-based pathway, or a fast-track 3-month assessment-only route for experienced graduates.
- Background Checks: An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is legally required.
- Paediatric First Aid: A valid statutory paediatric first aid certificate would be desirable.
Key Skills and Competencies
- EYFS Framework Mastery: Deep knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework, learning goals, and child development principles.
- Observation and Assessment: Ability to track and record children's progress using the observation, assessment, and planning cycle.
- Play-Based Pedagogy: Skill in turning play, crafts, and interactive routines into structured lessons for early literacy, numeracy, and science.
- Behaviour Management & Empathy: Strong emotional awareness to help young children self-regulate, build confidence, and navigate social boundaries.
- Communication & Collaboration: Open, reassuring communication to build trusting relationships with parents, carers, and multidisciplinary staff teams.
- Safeguarding & Inclusion: Understanding of child protection procedures, health and safety, and supporting children with special educational needs (SEN).
Required Experience
- Practical Placements or Classroom Work: Practical experience working with children aged 0 to 5 in a nursery, pre-school, independent school, or reception class.
- Key Person Responsibilities: Prior experience acting as a "key person" who manages a specific group of children's personal care, emotional security, and developmental tracking.
- Parental Engagement: Experience leading parent-teacher discussions, handovers, and sharing actionable feedback on daily progress.
What the school offers its staff
1. Structured ECT Induction & Mentorship.
- Dedicated Mentor: You will be paired with an experienced teacher or lead practitioner who provides regular 1-to-1 mentoring, lesson observations, and constructive feedback.
- Reduced Timetable: A reduction in your teaching load (typically 10% off in your first year and 5% in your second year) to allow for planning, preparation, and professional development (ECT time).
2. Experience with Diverse Learning Needs & InclusionMainstream schools are highly inclusive settings, offering extensive experience in managing a wide range of learning styles and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND):
- High-Quality Teaching Frameworks: You will gain experience in "Quality First Teaching" and the standard "Assess, Plan, Do, Review" graduated approach to education.
- Collaborative SEND Support: You will work alongside a Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO), higher-level teaching assistants (HLTAs), and general teaching assistants (TAs).
- Specialist Toolkits: Access to universal and targeted classroom resources like visual timetables, sensory adaptations, communication aids, and precision teaching strategies.
3. Established Curriculum & Resources:
- Shared Planning: Collaborative planning sessions within year-group or key-stage teams to share the workload of lesson creation.
- Ready-to-Use Schemes: Established frameworks for core areas (such as specific phonics, mathematics, and PSHE programs).
- Tracking Systems: Standardized data tracking to communicate progress seamlessly with parents and leadership teams.
4. A Community-Focused Culture: We are closely tied to our local neighbourhood, offering a deeply rewarding social environment:
- Family Partnerships: Established communication channels and routines to foster strong relationships with parents, carers, and families.
- Holistic Initiatives: Opportunities to participate in community-centered provisions, such as [school breakfast clubs, after-school programs, and local outreach.
5. Standard National Pay and Conditions: As a community school maintained by the local authority, your employment terms are strictly regulated:
- School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD): Adherence to national pay scales, clear progression lines, and standardized holiday allocations.
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme: Automatic enrollment into the national pension framework.
Further information about the job
You will be supported within the team to plan and assess.
The role is a full-time, temporary post, but it is possible that a more permanent role may become available during your time with us.
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
Please complete the online application.
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About Green Park Community Primary School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 374 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- richard.hawkins@greenpark.kent.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01304 822663
Green Park Community School is a 2-form entry primary school in Dover. The school serves a large estate. The school's values of Leadership, Organisation, Resilience, Initiative, Communication and Kindness are values identified by the CBI as those a future Leader will need. We are ambitious for all of our children, many of whom are classed as disadvantaged.
The school has extensive grounds, including a large wooded area that is home to our own Forest School. We consider ourselves to be a closely knit family, where we all support and challenge each other.
Arranging a visit to Green Park Community Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email richard.hawkins@greenpark.kent.sch.uk.
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