11 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 January 2025

  • Closing date

    17 October 2024 at 8am

  • Date listed

    17 September 2024

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term - 12 Months - Maternity or parental leave cover

Pay scale

MPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School are looking to appoint a highly motivated, inspirational and enthusiastic Teacher on a fixed term contract to cover Maternity leave for one of our wonderful year 4 classes.

Can you demonstrate and encourage the following:

  • Adaptability
  • Proactiveness
  • Self-assurance
  • Building trust
  • Nurturing potential
  • Respect for others
  • Team collaboration
  • Empathy
  • Providing challenge and support
  • Commitment to improvement
  • Influence and impact
  • Student management
  • Enthusiasm for learning

If this sounds like the qualities you possess then we would encourage you to apply.

What the school offers its staff

Our schools offer a happy and rewarding working environment, where staff and pupils share warm relationships. Professional development and staff wellbeing is valued at all levels. We also offer an expanding benefits package which includes an excellent Employee Support Programme (which includes free counselling support, GP appointments and wellbeing resources), a great salary-based pension scheme, a wellbeing day in term time, a staff discount scheme, and eye-care scheme and free tea and coffee on site.

Salary: Main Pay Scale

Start date: 01 January 2025

End date: 31 December 2025

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Legislation.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to kirsty.garcia@samphirestar.com

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About White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
View all Primaryjobs
School size
281 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11

White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School is a happy and highly rewarding place to work and learn and shares a wonderful team spirit. Staff are passionate about realising the full potential of every child in our care. They are dedicated to achieving the highest possible standard.

White Cliffs has a proven track record and an excellent reputation for developing staff at all levels. We offer incredible CPD and training opportunities at White Cliffs and throughout the Trust.

The school is situated in the St. Radigund’s area of Dover. Overlooking the Coombe Valley, the school enjoys stunning views of Dover Castle and beautiful countryside.

We are a two-form entry primary school with the very popular Pebbles Nursery.

Outstanding provision for child and family welfare and well-being permeates the ethos of the school. The school was inspected by Ofsted in January 2019 and was graded ‘Good’ with our Nursery and Early Years graded ‘Outstanding.’

Ofsted said: ‘Pupils and staff enjoy warm relationships. Staff know pupils extremely well, helping to nurture and guide their development. Interactions between pupils and adults are heartfelt and genuine. In return, pupils treat the staff with the utmost respect. Pupils flourish within this trusting and caring environment.’

Our creative curriculum is enhanced by a wide variety of extracurricular clubs and activities offered throughout the year which include sports clubs, craft, arts, dance, and gardening club. We also run a very popular Breakfast Club and Care After School Time (CAST) facility.

Our children enjoy coming to school and are proud of their school community. They uphold our school ethos to ‘work hard, behave well and care for one another.’

Arranging a visit to White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email kirsty.garcia@samphirestar.com.

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