Class Teacher X 2|St Stephens Primary

St Stephen’s Catholic Primary School

Posts: Class Teachers x 2

(1 Class teacher as an EYFS Leader and 1 Class teacher as a subject Leader in either Science, Computing, Maths or Design and Technology)

Location: St Stephen’s Catholic Primary School, Ruskin Avenue, Welling, Kent, DA16 3QG

Position Status: Permanent

Hours: 100 % FTE

Grade: Main Pay Scale/ Upper Pay scale (£32,407 to £48,055) +TLR (depending on experience)

Start Date: September 2023

Closing Date: 9am Friday 19 March 2023

We are looking for a full-time teacher to join our two-form entry school staff in September 2023. St Stephen’s is a high performing school in the London Borough of Bexley.

We employ an author in residence, as well as specialist teachers for music and PE who work alongside our class teachers to ensure every child receives a broad and balanced curriculum.

Our Ofsted inspection found that ‘pupils exude a love of learning and describe the school like being a second family. Behaviour is exemplary. Pupils are courteous towards adults and their peers.’

We are looking for an experienced teacher who:

• Is enthusiastic, hardworking and positive
• Has high expectations of themselves and of the children
• Is a team player and an excellent communicator with strong organisation skills
• Is an excellent practitioner or has the potential to become one
• Be willing to contribute to the wider life of the school

We can offer:

• A supportive and friendly team committed to raising standards for all children
• Enthusiastic children who are responsive and eager to learn in a calm and positive environment
• An exciting, innovative and creative bespoke curriculum
• A commitment by senior leaders to ensure the wellbeing of the staff
• A commitment to your professional and career development with many opportunities to watch others teach

We have close links with the wider community and our parents are extremely supportive.

Successful applicants should be supportive of the Catholic ethos of our school.

Tours around the school are encouraged and warmly welcomed. Please call the school office on 0208 303 9738 to arrange a visit with a member of our Senior Leadership Team

For further information about the school please visit the school website

https://www.st-stephens.bexley.sch.uk/

Application packs can be downloaded from the school and Bexley Website ( https://www.st-stephens.bexley.sch.uk/Vacancies/ ).

References will be requested for applicants shortlisted for interview only and prior to interview.

Only applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

Applicants invited to interview stage will be required to complete a Self-Disclosure form.

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 2021 will be completed following a provisional offer of appointment.

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. St Stephen’s Catholic Primary School therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken Englishsufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements.

The appropriate standards are set out in the person specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

St Stephen’s Catholic Primary School is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery and expects employees to comply with our values of promoting equality and diversity, treating colleagues and service users with dignity and respect at all times. This commitment must be evidenced in practice.

Any behaviour that falls below these standards is unacceptable to the School and potentially constitutes misconduct.

Applications should be submitted via email to admin@st-stephens.bexley.sch.uk .

Alternatively, paper applications can be sent to St Stephen’s Catholic Primary School, Ruskin Avenue, Welling, Kent, DA16 3QG.

Any questions, please call 020 8303 9738.

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