EYFS Class Teacher - Maternity Cover
Lime Academy Watergall
Lime Academy Watergall, Peterborough PE3 8NX
- Expired
- Salary:
- The salary for this post will be paid in accordance with teacher pay and conditions.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Temporary
- Start date:
- Spring Term 2023
- Apply by:
- 3 February 2023
Job overview
Early Years Teacher - Maternity Cover
An opportunity has arisen in our Reception Class within our excellent mainstream primary school on a fixed term basis to cover Maternity Leave. We are seeking passionate, creative and inspirational teachers for our experienced and welcoming team at Lime Academy Watergall.
The successful applicant would be a key part of this exciting journey and be provided with a programme of high-quality professional development to strengthen their skillset along the way, as well as access to a supportive Trust Hub of information, research, resources and professional discussion with other EYFS practitioners across our range of Primary and Special schools. Our EYFS classes operate as an integral part of our schools and staff and pupils engaged in whole school daily life. Within our learning environments, we offer a friendly and vibrant place to work, with Forest Schools and outdoor learning a key feature of our inspiring curriculum offer.
We are constantly on the lookout for outstanding practitioners. What unique skills and expertise could you offer our amazing students?
Although we are predominately recruiting to our Early Years team, there is a possibility that roles in other year groups may be available if a candidate is best suited to a different Key Stage.
Lime Academy Watergall is part of the Lime Trust which is a multi-academy trust of 4 primary and 4 special schools in the East of England and London working across 3 Local Authorities.
The Lime Trust vision is ‘To provide high quality education for pupils through school to school collaboration and Trust direction, high challenge and high support. All schools in the Lime Trust strive to improve life chances for all and respected in their local communities.’
At Lime, which stands for Leadership, Innovation, Motivation and Excellence, we work together and create ambitious and successful schools where every child thrives. RESPECT for all underlines our seven core values.
We put our learners at the centre of everything we do. The Trust is creating a sustainable group of high-performing schools that improve life chances and are trusted and respected in their communities. We share common approaches across the Trust and prioritise great leadership to create positive work environments with strong levels of experienced professional support. That means that when you work at a Lime Academy you will be part of a confident team that works collaboratively to build a capacity-rich school. We believe in nurturing talent and developing leaders, so opportunities to progress are always encouraged.
The Lime Way:
- Always working to be brilliant
- Putting learners first
- Setting the standard
- Building capacity rich schools
The Values we embed in our schools are:
- Respect
- Equity
- Self-worth
- Partnership
- Enjoyment
- Communication (a voice for all)
Trust Benefits:
We offer an excellent benefits package for our team.
- Extensive CPD opportunities, including support with external courses for further career development (Currently all teaching staff have access to an NPQ programme)
- IT equipment (relevant to the post)
- Well-being support including online resources/app/initiatives
- Enhanced maternity leave benefits
- Membership of a generous pension scheme (LGPS or TPS)
- National pay rates
- Cycle to work scheme
- Octopus Electric Car Scheme
- Flexible working opportunities
- Job-sharing/Part-time working
- Term-time working
- Career break
- Supportive Special Leave requests
- Subsidised school meals
- Subsidised childcare (offered on some sites)
- Opportunities for PPA to take place working from home
Additional recruitment payment of £1,000 for exceptional candidate.
Closing date: 3 February 2023 at 10am
Shortlisting: 3 February 2023
Interviews: w/c 6 February 2023
If you would like to express an interest, arrange a tour of the schools, ask questions about the post or find out any more information, please contact Miranda Cummings in the first instance at miranda.cummings@limetrust.org
To apply for this vacancy please click in the link below. Lime Trust will only consider applications that have been completed in full.
Attached documents
About Lime Academy Watergall
- Lime Academy Watergall
- Watergall, Bretton, Peterborough
- Cambridgeshire
- PE3 8NX
- United Kingdom
Lime Trust is a Multi Academy Trust formed of 8 schools over 10 locations across Peterborough and the London Boroughs of Havering and Waltham Forest. We have grown to include four primary schools and four all-through special schools, with 2400 pupils and over 700 employees. In our academies we strive to ensure:
· Learners are safe and enjoy learning
· Everyone feels included, respected, and valued
· An ambitious curriculum develops our learners for the challenges of life and adulthood
· Employee potential is recognised and invested in
Putting Learners First is the Trust’s vision. We do this by providing high quality education for pupils through school-to-school collaboration, Trust direction, high challenge and high support. Our values of Respect, Equity, Self-worth, Partnership, Enjoyment, Communication and Trust are core to all we do
LIME Trust Vision & Values
Putting Learners First is our Trust vision.
We aim to create a nurturing and supportive learning environment for all, encouraging our learners to achieve academic excellence and reach their full potential. We set high expectations and build capacity-rich schools through facilitating school-to-school collaboration. The high challenge we put forward is met with equally high support from our team of education experts, so we continue to improve our children’s lives and futures – especially for disadvantaged pupils.
Our values are based on R.E.S.P.E.C.T. which means we believe that:
Respect is built on unconditional positive regard for all learners, all employees, and our wider communities.
Equity enables everyone to be treated as individuals. It removes barriers, provides opportunity and celebrates difference.
Self-worth creates a culture where all learners, all employees and our wider community have pride in their contributions and feel confident and valued.
Partnership is working together for the common good, ensuring that our learners are at the heart of all that we do.
Enjoyment is feeling happy, safe and motivated to make a positive contribution.
Communication provides a voice for all, creating a shared understanding through dialogue.
Trust is a partnership which requires us to act with integrity. Be brave, honest and kind.
Top 5 reasons for working for Lime Trust
- The Trust is committed to our vision and values as above which are always incorporated in everything the Trusts achieves.
- Reduced workload for teachers as planning days are arranged half termly for all year groups collectively across all schools.
- Enhanced benefits for both teachers and support staff
- CPD and career pathways which enhances career progression across the Trust
- Wellbeing is at the forefront for both leaners and employees.
- The Trust is committed to our vision and values as above and are always at the heart of the direction of the Trust growth plan.
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