Class Teacher (Primary)

Class-teacher – Full time, temporary – Main scale – M1 to M6

The Headteacher and governors of Lincoln Gardens Primary School wish to appoint a qualified teacher to join our team starting in September 2024, until July 2025.

The successful candidate will be keen to promote a vibrant and engaging learning environment where pupils are motivated to achieve of their best. You will join in our continuing commitment to good and outstanding teaching.   It is also important that you understand the need for effective planning, marking and feedback to ensure we meet the needs of all our children. 

Lincoln Gardens is recognised by Ofsted as a ‘good’ school.

We are interested in a candidate who: 

• can show dedication and a caring approach towards ensuring all our pupils are valued
• believes in the vision of an inclusive school which enables every child to have an equal opportunity to reach his or her full potential
• can inspire, motivate and challenge children to be the best that they can be
• understands the necessity for creativity and the ability to adapt and develop your teaching practice in a changing landscape.
• is able to work successfully with leadership, colleagues and parents in order to raise standards
• can offer a commitment to the wider school community
• has excellent communication and organisation skills

The successful applicant will benefit from:

• a dynamic and well-resourced learning environment.
• a dedicated and talented team of teachers and support staff
• a leadership team and board of governors who welcome innovation
• enthusiastic children who respond brilliantly to good or better teaching
• excellent opportunities for professional development

Allocation of a specific year group will be dependent upon the successful applicant’s strengths and experience to date. 

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all staff and volunteers must share this commitment. A Disclosure Barring Service (Enhanced DBS) check will be carried out for successful applicants for posts that involve contact with children and/or vulnerable adults and are considered to be ‘exempt’ under the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, therefore it is an offence for anyone barred from working with children to apply for this post. 

Please apply on-line on the North Lincolnshire Council Website.  Please do not send CV’s.

Closing date: Wednesday 5 June 2024

Why join us?

We offer:

Competitive salaries

Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions up to 18.5%

Generous annual leave and Bank Holiday entitlement

Flexible and agile working

A modern workplace with access to great technology

Salary sacrifice schemes- ie the option to purchase additional holidays or a bike to cycle to work

Family friendly policies supporting fostering, adoption and caring responsibilities

Our values and culture

We stay true to our values:

Equality of opportunity so everyone can have a good quality of life.

Striving for excellence and high standards.

Using our resources wisely and with integrity.

Promoting self-responsibility and people having choice and control over their own lives.

Our organisational goals are to be:

Progressive and enabling in our approach.

Financially and environmentally sustainable.

Safer recruitment

As an employer, we will:

· Promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from existing and prospective employees or volunteers.

· Commit to the recruitment of a diverse workforce to best meet the needs of our customers.

· Ensure that recruitment decisions are based on reasonable and objective criteria, free from bias or unfair discrimination.

· Provide training for recruiters to ensure they are fully equipped with the skills to recruit the best people.

· Make reasonable adjustments to any aspect of the process to meet individual need, where known.

Please note that new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, we will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks and receipt of satisfactory references which will be sought prior to interview.

The above post will be subject to a DBS check, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ds-code-of-practice) 'It is an offence for anyone barred from working with children or adults to apply to work in regulated activity with that group'

This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK and other pre-employment checks where applicable.