NURSERY/ EARLY YEARS TEACHER

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level
• Suitable teacher/EYFS qualification, eg QTS. (ECTs considered)
• Outstanding classroom practitioner
• Excellent teaching abilities
• Highly organised
• Strong pastoral skills

Experience

· Experience of working with primary school age group and successful teaching at EYFS Skills

Knowledge

• Relevant Early years and/ KS1 curriculum
• Up to date safeguarding training

Other

• Able to quickly settle in to new environments
• Enthusiastic about learning and teaching
• Commitment to maintaining the highest standards in classroom delivery
• Friendly and approachable
• Ability to remain calm and professional in all situations
• Self-motivated and versatile
• Excellent role model
• Desire to contribute to school life beyond immediate classroom
• Highly professional with positive outlook
• Team player

What the school offers its staff

Saint Joseph’s is a caring, friendly, family focused school. We believe that with everyone working together as a team, we can ensure that each individual child reaches their full potential in a secure and loving environment. By living out our Mission Statement ‘We Follow Christ’s Footsteps in Love’ on a daily basis, we aim to help each child to develop their relationship with God and each other.

The Federation of Saint Joseph’s Catholic Infant & Junior Schools are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated outstanding Nursery Class Teacher. The person must be able to commit to the aims and ethos of our Catholic School. Required from September 2026, ( or as soon as possible) an effective and dedicated Nursery classroom teacher who will be able to complement our hardworking, caring staff team. The successful candidate will be an outstanding teacher with high expectations and be committed to providing a welcoming stimulating learning experience for all the children at Saint Joseph’s.

We are looking for someone who can:

• offer teaching that challenges and inspires • demonstrate excellent practice with high expectations of pupils & staff achievements, attainment and behaviour.

The main areas of responsibility will include:

• Leading in the implementation of innovative and creative practices which impact on progress and attainment for all pupils in the school curriculum
• Assisting in the development of our inclusive curriculum in order to improve outcomes for all pupils. • Keeping children at the heart of teaching and learning. • Supporting staff teams in raising the quality of teaching and learning. • Supporting the effective use of data across the school to evaluate & raise standards of achievement. • Able to use vision and expertise to lead in a key areas of school improvement when required • Be an excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills • Be effective in leading, inspiring and supporting other members of staff • Contribute to the wider life of the school

Please contact the schools on View phone number on findajob.dwp.gov.uk (Infant School) for further details.

The application form may be downloaded from the school website: or and then emailed to the School Business Manager, Roza Molaie: View email address on findajob.dwp.gov.uk.

Visits are welcomed and can be arranged by contacting Roza Molaie, School Business Manager.

Closing Date: To remain open until position has been filled.

Interview Date: TBC

The schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.

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.