Role: Full Time Class Teacher, Maternity Cover, anticipated to be a 9 to 12 month contract
School: Springdale First School
Hours: 1.0 FTE
Salary: Main Scale, M1 to M6
Closing date: 24 January 2025
Interview date: T.B.C.
Start date: 22 April 2025
Job/Person Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a class teacher at Springdale First School. We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated individual to join our fantastic school team. This is a full-time fixed term classroom teacher to cover Maternity from 22 April 2025.
Springdale is a child-centred, caring school with high aspirations for all. We are outstanding in all areas because of the hard work and enthusiasm from staff, governors, and children. We pride ourselves in helping every child thrive in a broad and balanced curriculum. Springdale is set in a beautiful setting, on the edge of Broadstone and Corfe Mullen communities.
Springdale First School is a 2-form entry First School and is part of the Hillary Partnership under the Hamwic Education Trust (HET). This enables us to work closely with other schools, enabling staff to develop alongside other colleagues beyond our school, sharing joint professional development opportunities and leadership networks.
If you are creative, enjoy working as part of a team, and are keen to work in a supportive environment, this could be the job for you.
We Are Seeking a Professional Individual Who
* is an excellent classroom practitioner
* can plan and deliver exciting learning opportunities
* has high expectations and is committed to providing the very best for every child
* promotes high standards of behaviour
* enjoys working in a team
We Can Offer You
* excellent CPD opportunities and training and development programmes
* in-house teaching school
* an individual induction programme supported by a mentor
* networking groups for Teachers, Business Managers, Site Teams and IT staff
* eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
* generous holiday entitlement for staff working 52 weeks per year which increases with length of service
* free eye tests up to the value of £25 for users of VDU equipment and contribution up to the value of £60 towards the purchase of glasses specifically for the use of display screen equipment (where all conditions are met)
* opportunity to become a school workplace Health and Wellbeing representative, meeting with other schools on a termly basis and feeding into the Health and Wellbeing strategy
* access to the Trust Health and Wellbeing pages
* access to a staff benefits portal through Vivup
* free confidential telephone and face-to-face counselling for staff and family members
Application Procedure
Should you wish to apply for this vacancy, please view the job description and complete the application form which can be found at www.hamwic.org and return to Tamsin Sandford, hr@springdale.poole.sch.uk.
Where applicable, potential candidates may benefit from a tour of the school. Please make an appointment by contacting the school office on 01202 692700 or emailing office@springdale.poole.sch.uk.
Please note, any candidates requesting a tour will be asked for their current place of work which will allow the school to verify, where possible, the name and place of work given. Potential candidates will be asked to bring their current school ID and/or photographic ID as proof when they visit the school for a tour.
Successful candidates will be subject to online searches.
Safeguarding
All schools within HET are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
The Hillary Partnership
The Hillary Partnership is part of an umbrella Trust called the Hamwic Education Trust. At the Hamwic Education Trust, we offer unique opportunities for those individuals that excel in education. We aim to deliver an outstanding education to our pupils and to do so we must employ outstanding people. We offer a training pathway for all employees including teachers, support staff and our middle and senior leaders. Our staff have opportunities to work on cross-phase projects and to work in other schools within the Trust in order to gain invaluable experience and enhance their skills.
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