About the job:
This is an opportunity to join our creative team within a nurturing learning environment. Our enthusiastic, polite children receive rich and varied experiences through an innovative, hands-on curriculum. The role includes supporting classroom routines and working with individuals and small groups, within Key Stage 1 during the morning. The lunchtime duty involves supervising and helping the children in the dining room, supporting them in the playground and clearing up the dining room after lunch.
The hours are Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 1.15pm, term time plus 5 training days (39 weeks/year). This is a fixed term position until 31 July 2025, with the possibility of becoming permanent.
About us:
We are a welcoming, diverse and multi-cultural school where everybody’s wellbeing is at our foundation. We value continued professional development and offer a range of training opportunities to further enhance an individual’s skills. We have partnerships with several teacher training schools and are supportive of staff wishing to train to teach.
About you:
The successful candidate will:
• have GCSEs in English and Maths
• have experience of working with children within an infant aged environment
• be an effective communicator with children and adults
• be enthusiastic and proactive as well as calm and organised.
How to apply:
For more information, an application form, job description and person specification please email: office@chestnutlane.bucks.sch.uk.
Interviews for suitable candidates will be held as soon as practical so please submit your application form as early as possible. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
Other information:
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post involves the type of work that requires applicants to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check prior to appointment.
We may carry out online searches on shortlisted candidates in line with updated guidance from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) to identify any incidents or issues, related to suitability to work with children that may need to be clarified at interview.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete a self-disclosure form prior to interview.