Class Teacher

Vacancy Reference: HENT3

Full Time, Fixed term until 31 August 2023

Salary: MPS/UPS

Required: As soon as possible.

DO YOU SHARE OUR PASSION TO INSPIRE EVERY YOUNG PERSON TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL? 

Hensingham Primary School is a school very much at the heart of the local community it serves. It has a long and proud tradition of educating and inspiring the children of West Cumbria. The Trustees are seeking to employ an outstanding teacher who is creative, dynamic, highly motivated and committed to improving the life chances of children.

Hensingham Primary became part of the Cumbria Education Trust in the Autumn Term 2019; it is led with shared vision, honesty and purpose. Hensingham Primary is a rapidly improving school with an exciting future; we are committed to creating a vibrant, innovative and inspiring learning environment which maximises the potential of our children and community. The successful candidate will be joining Hensingham at an exciting time, as we continue to build on our recent successes and move forward on our journey to establish ourselves as one of the highest performing schools in our local area.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the School at a pivotal time and be part of our vision for providing an education for the pupils at Hensingham Primary School which maximises their life chances and nurtures their potential.

We are looking for a committed and dynamic class teacher to join us as soon as possible.

The successful candidate will:

·       Be an excellent communicator committed to being part of an effective team within the whole school community

·       Set high expectations and have a commitment to challenging learners to achieve well

·       Be a passionate, caring and inspirational teacher

·       Be self-motivated and reliable

·       Be enthusiastic about inter-school collaborative working and committed to Continuous Professional Development.

We can offer:

·       A commitment to your personal and professional development and the opportunity to develop your role as a leader

·       Enhanced opportunities for collaborative working as part of a dynamic and highly successful Multi Academy Trust

·       Friendly and enthusiastic children and a supportive team ethos.

If you have the qualities required, along with the passion and aspirations to contribute to the success of the School and the MAT, then we would welcome an application from you. Please state your curriculum strengths in your application letter – experience of qualified teaching across a range of age groups would be highly advantageous.

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact the Headteacher, Faye Eldon, on 01946 690021.

For an application pack please see: https://www.cumbriaeducationtrust.org/work-with-us/vacancies/

Remember to include a supporting letter and ensure that you give contact telephone numbers (daytime and evening) and contact numbers and email addresses for your referees. 

Please return all applications to: hrmanager@cumbriaeducationtrust.org

Closing date: In light of the timescale of this new appointment, we will be operating a rolling recruitment process. This means that we are currently accepting applications and will continue to do so until posts are filled. Therefore, we would encourage the submission of early application forms as we reserve the right to close the application process at any point in time. The latest date for accepting applications is 14 October 2022.

Interviews shall be held: TBC

The Cumbria Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS disclosure and Barred List checks are required for this post.