TEACHER FOR January 2025 Salary: Teachers scale £31,650 - £43,606 per annum Contract: Full time, fixed term to cover a maternity leave Start Date: January 2025 We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly skilled and well-motivated full time Teacher to join us for the duration of a valued colleague’s maternity leave from January 2025 at Highfields Primary Academy. Highfields Primary Academy has an excellent reputation and provides a lively and creative environment in which to work. We gained ‘Good’ in our most recent Ofsted inspection and we are a founding member of Primitas Learning Partnership, a Multi Academy Trust which seeks to make a positive difference in the local community. The successful candidate will be: a hardworking, passionate, dedicated individual with excellent communication skills the ability to work in a calm, caring but firm and supportive manner. a good sense of humour an ability to demonstrate good behaviour management skills. someone who works well within a team and can use their initiative to help pupils develop In return we can offer you: a commitment to continuing your professional development a highly supportive LGB and staff team who work hard to ensure children achieve the very best outcomes both academically and socially lively, happy, well-motivated children who are keen and eager to learn opportunities for collaboration with schools within the Primitas Learning Partnership an incredibly positive working environment, passionately believing that our human resources are our most important and valuable resources. Therefore, our staff wellbeing strategy is at the heart of our ongoing improvement work, meaning that middle and senior leaders are committed to ensuring that all staff are happy, cared for, listened to and professionally equipped to fulfil their role to the highest possible standard. Furthermore, opportunities for career progression regularly arise, with the Academy having an excellent record of training and developing our own staff from within. access to free counselling services access to healthcare scheme access to free gym membership. We invite applications from colleagues who can engage and work collaboratively with colleagues. Highfields Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As such this post is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check, references and online searches. A copy of the school’s Safeguarding Policy can be found on our website. You will also be required to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK, evidence of your qualifications and suitable references. CLOSING DATE: 9.00 am, 2 nd December 2024 Interviews will be held 9 th December 2024 To apply for the post, please complete the application form and equality and diversity monitoring form and return to Paula Goodwin, either by post or email paulagoodwinhighfields.staffs.sch.uk. CV’s will not be accepted. For further information regarding the Academy, please visit our website at www.highfields.staffs.sch.uk The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a ‘disclosure’ check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Further details regarding this check are available from schools or by visiting www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service