Early Years Leader

Required for September 2024

Early Years Leader

MPR/UPR + TLR2a

Are you an outstanding Early Years classroom practitioner who inspires and motivates children? Are you committed to improving the lives of the children you teach? 

If so, we will offer: 

·      Delightful, lively and engaged children.

·      A commitment to your continued professional development and opportunities for responsibility and promotion.

·      A vibrant, creative school committed to consistently improving outcomes. 

·      Class sizes which enable you to ensure your pupils prosper and flourish in their learning. 

·      A welcoming and friendly community of committed staff and governors. 

·      A supportive and caring environment. 

Ryecroft Academy is seeking to appoint a creative, passionate and inspirational Early Years Leader to provide exciting learning opportunities for our children. 

Our new Early Years Leader will: 

·      Be an effective and reflective classroom practitioner who is willing to learn and develop whilst sharing expertise to develop others. 

·      Be a strong leader who leads by example and has a proven track record of positive impact on pupils outcomes.

·      Have high expectations of themselves, the people they work with and the children they teach. 

·      Be committed to driving forward pupil progress and achievement.

·      Demonstrate effective behaviour for learning techniques.

·      Demonstrate excellent Early Years subject knowledge and curriculum expertise.

·      Be well organised and able to work well both as part of a team and independently. 

·      Be able to demonstrate very good interpersonal and communication skills, with a strong commitment to working in partnership with parents, governors and the community.

·      Provide professional leadership and management for the Early Years Foundation Stage team to provide a safe, happy and caring learning environment.

What we can offer you:

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

·      Membership to a local government pension scheme.

·      A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.

·      Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

·      Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers.

·      Specsavers scheme.

·      £2k Cycle to work scheme.

About us:

At Ryecroft Academy we strive to ensure that all young people are confident, self-assured learners who attend well, are proud of their school and sincere in the value that they place on their education. We strive to make certain that all children, as a deep rooted and routine part of their character, are kind, compassionate and respectful to everybody. We tailor learning experiences to make sure we promote the fundamental British values and ensure all of our children, regardless of their ability or background, achieve well. Leaders at Ryecroft Academy establish and communicate a clear vision for their areas of responsibility, identifying key priorities and strategies to realise this. They rigorously hold true to this vision and through this secure the commitment of their team.

How to Apply:

If you’re as excited

about this role as we are, an Application Pack (including Job Description and

Person Specification) is available to download from The GORSE Academies Trust

website (www.tgat.org.uk/jobs), by email by email to Recruitment@ryecroft.leeds.sch.uk

or by telephone on 0113 733 0129.

Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CV’s are not accepted.

Closing date: Friday 17 May 2024 (9.00am)           

Interview date: Tuesday 21 May 2024

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.   

Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK – either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply for this position.