Teacher - Tenby Church in Wales Primary School

Salary: Pay Scale Within: £30,742 - £47,340

Job Description

Due to the departure of a valued Early Years teacher, the Governors of Tenby Church in Wales Primary School seek to appoint an excellent Early Years/PS1 practitioner who will become an integral part of developing our successful school. He / she will have the vision and commitment to share in the leadership and continued improvement of all that we do, helping to further develop standards and provision at PS1 and PS2. This is a wonderful opportunity to become a permanent teacher who will contribute to our aim for excellence at Tenby Primary School.

We are looking for someone who:

• is an excellent PS1 classroom practitioner, with the ability to inspire and set high standards and expectations in all aspects of school and community life;
• has a strong understanding of early child development;
• has a strong understanding of the Curriculum for Wales, including developments within assessment and progression;
• understands the wider priorities of Welsh Government
• is committed to child-centred education, promoting the achievement and well-being of children;
• has a proven track record of, and commitment to, improving standards;
• is approachable, with excellent interpersonal skills;
• is committed to parent partnerships;
• has excellent organisational skills and can contribute to strategic development, day-to-day running and maintain high quality teaching;
• Has experience as a teacher in PS1/ PS2 classrooms;
• Can offer core subject/ AOLE leadership experience if possible.

We can offer you:

• friendly hard working children;
• a dedicated, hardworking team of staff, committed to school improvement;
• supportive parents/carers, volunteers and governors;
• a commitment to CPD;
• support and encouragement to implement new ideas;

This post involves a full time teaching commitment. Please see the job description for further details. Visits are encouraged for shortlisted candidates only and would be warmly welcomed.

Applications Close: 08/07/2024

Date of Interview Process: Close of advert, Monday 8 th July. Shortlisting Tues 9 th July. Lesson observations and interview process w/b 15 th July.

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Safeguarding

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Support & Additional Info

• Please contact the HR Systems Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online by emailing hrsystemsteam@pembrokeshire.gov.uk .
• Please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries relating to this vacancy by emailing Recruit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk .
• Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2023.
• Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.