Class Teacher

Overview

What skills and experience we're looking for St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School is a unique and highly regarded school where pupils are nurtured, educated and experience a true sense of belonging.

We maintain the highest expectations for every individual child, carefully developing their talents and self belief.

We promote questioning minds, a strong thirst for knowledge and a commitment to justice, with Christ at the centre of all we do.

Our dedicated and professional staff work collaboratively in unity, striving for the very best outcome for every child and the families within our valued school community St Francis Xavier is seeking to appoint a dynamic and committed class teacher to join our innovative and outward-looking school.

Candidates should be passionate about children, committed to delivering the highest quality teaching and learning and have high expectations of what each individual child can achieve.

Putting our children and young people first, always. “Excellent Catholic education for all, in the heart of our communities: nourishing faith, nurturing talent and fostering aspiration” The successful candidate will play a key role in our school vision by delivering high quality teaching and learning.

Our teachers and support staff are talented, professional, supportive, caring and ambitious to achieve success.

We welcome applications from both Catholics and non-Catholics but expect all employee to support the Catholic ethos and values of the school.

If you meet the requirements of the job description and person specification and feel that you could make a positive difference to our school, then we can’t wait to receive your application.

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School can offer:

• a happy, caring school with a strong Catholic ethos;
• a supportive Local Governing Body and Senior Leadership Team who are committed to maintaining high standards;
• children who are well-behaved, capable, enthusiastic, willing and eager to learn;
• a hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff team which works together for the good of the whole school; a committed and supportive environment where you will be encouraged to develop your professional career.

Commitment to safeguarding Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.