London Borough of Bexley Council Hiring for KS1 Teacher|Belvedere Infants Sch Job at Kent , UK Full Time

The Pioneer Academy

Post: KS1 Teacher

Location: Belvedere Infant School, Mitchell Close, Belvedere, Kent DA17 6AA

Contract: Full time or part time / Permanent contract

Grade: Teachers Main Pay Scales MPS 2–UPS1

Start Date: 05th June 2023, pending pre-employment checks

Closing Date: 23/02/23

(suitable applications will be considered before the closing date and may be called to interview)

Belvedere Infant & Nursery School is a 3-form entry school within The Pioneer Academy.

We are looking for a KS1 class teacher to teach in one of our wonderful Key Stage 1 classes.

We are looking for a teacher available to start in June for either a full time or part time option (2 days per week).

We will offer a permanent contract to the successful candidate, but we will also consider a fixed term contract if desired due to a maternity cover post we have available, please note this vacancy is not suitable for ECTs.

At Belvedere Infant School, it is important for us to find the right people to join our fantastic team, and due to our size as a school and academy Trust, we can offer pay scales and leadership opportunities to ensure we secure the right people. We have increased our PPA time, and offer regular subject leader release time, so that full time experienced teachers have up to 5 hours release time a week.

Belvedere Infant & Nursery School is a 3 form entry infant and nursery school within The Pioneer Academy. Our motto is: Caring, Learning, Together, which is at the heart of every decision we make.

Our last Ofsted inspection, which graded the school as Good, recognised that ‘the quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good and pupils make good progress from their different starting points’. As part of our moral commitment to putting children first, we believe that every child should have the opportunity to be taught by inspirational staff with the highest expectations.

Belvedere Infant School is part of The Pioneer Academy Trust which is an academy trust with schools across London and the South East.

At The Pioneer Academy, we put children first, pioneering excellence and championing each and every child. All our schools, ranging from small infant schools to large primary schools, work collaboratively, sharing resources and expertise.

Find out more at: Belvedere Infant School – Home and www.thepioneeracademy.co.uk

Visits to the school are encouraged and can be arranged via the school office on 0208 311 9092 ext 0.

Further details about this vacancy, including the Job Description and Person Specification, are available to download from the downloads section below.

At The Pioneer Academy, we take the wellbeing and mental health of our staff seriously which is why we are committed to regular reviews of staff well-being and reducing staff workload. We also have an Employee Assistance Programme with a range of resources to support wellbeing which is available to all employees and their immediate family members 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

What we offer you:

• A friendly, dedicated staff team who believe in teamwork and building positive relationships across the school, the Trust and in the local community.
• High quality development programme with induction programmes for all new staff.
• Excellent CPD opportunities.
• Annual conferences with keynote speakers.
• Access to professional coaching.
• A supportive and collaborative working ethos, including support from the Trust’s Central Executive Team and a range of experts, such as specialists in pupil welfare, SEND and behaviour.
• Termly forums to increase collaboration and reduce workload.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme including free counselling.
• Access to discounted wrap around childcare for staff.
• Free academy-wide social events throughout the year.

How to apply

To apply for this vacancy please download and complete the application form, available from the downloads section below, paying particular attention to Section 4 of the form; to indicate how you satisfy the criteria set out in the Person Specification.

Applications should be submitted to [email protected]

Alternatively, paper applications should be sent to the school address. CVs will not be accepted.

The closing date for applications is 23/02/23.

Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted. References will be requested for those shortlisted only and prior to interview.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, online searches will be completed as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates, searching online content that is publicly available for inappropriate online content that may suggest that a shortlisted candidate may not be suitable to work with children, or that may harm the reputation of the school. If any issues of concern come up in online searches, shortlisted candidates will have an opportunity to address these at interview.

An Enhanced DBS certificate will be required on provisional offer, including a check of the Children’s Barred List. Further vetting checks, in line with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 will be completed following a provisional offer of appointment. Where applicable, if an applicant with a provisional offer of employment has lived and/or worked outside the UK, they will be required to obtain a Certificate of Good Conduct.

This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers. The school therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the jobrequirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

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