KS2 Teacher

Salary Scale – M1 – M6 
0.4 Upper KS2 - Fixed Term contract for 1 year

The Governors are looking to appoint a dedicated, inspirational and highly effective teacher to join our enthusiastic and caring team.

We are looking for someone who:
•    Keeps children at the heart of teaching and learning. 
•    Is passionate and hardworking.
•    Is an outstanding practitioner with high expectations of pupil and staff achievements, attainment and behaviour. 
•    Has high expectations and is committed to raising standards through inspiring and motivating all pupils. 
•    Has the proven ability to build solid relationships based on mutual trust and clear boundaries, resulting in excellent behaviour management including those pupils displaying challenging behaviour. 
•    Has strong interpersonal skills.
•    Is flexible, committed to our school and willing to take a full part in the life of our school community.

We are able to offer the successful candidate:
•    A warm, welcoming environment within a bigger than average Primary School,
•    Being part of an experienced and supportive team
•    Scope to innovate,
•    Support to take the initiative,
•    Continuing professional development to move to the next stage in your career.

Brigg Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and supportive references.

Visits to the school are welcomed. Please contact the school office on 01652 652155 or admin.briggprimary@northlincs.gov.uk to arrange.

Closing date:  9am on Monday 10th June 2024 
Shortlisting: 11th June 2024
Interview process: 13th 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.