Class Teacher - Full-time

Start Date: 1st September 2020 Pay: Teachers Pay Scale St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet wish to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated teacher to join our outstanding school for September 2020. We would welcome newly-qualified teachers or experienced teachers to consider the position. We are looking for an extraordinary teacher to provide outstanding learning opportunities to our children. Someone who would be; willing to commit to the Catholic ethos of the school, willing to go the 'extra mile' for our children, an excellent practitioner with a clear understanding of the primary curriculum, enthusiastic, passionate and hardworking with good organisation skills, committed to promoting high standards of behaviour, attainment and progress, a good team worker with a sense of humour and an excellent communicator. We can offer enthusiastic, confident, happy and caring children. A friendly innovative school with a strong Catholic ethos. A committed, dedicated and passionate staff team. A well-resourced and organised school. A commitment by senior leaders to staff continuous professional development and wellbeing. Visits to the school are warmly invited. To arrange a visit please contact the school office on 01474 533515. This position will begin as a fixed term one year contract as a KS1/KS2 teacher with the strong possibility of being made a permanent position. Closing Date: 13/04/2020 at 11:00 Interviews: 22nd April 2020 Information about the school St. Joseph’s is a happy and successful one form entry Catholic primary school with strong Home/School/Parish links in Northfleet near Gravesend, Kent. Since December 2014 we have been an academy within the Kent Catholic Schools Partnership (KCSP). In January 2020, we were judged as Outstanding in our Denominational Inspection and our three recent Ofsted judgements were also Outstanding. The school is located in well-maintained buildings conveniently situated in a residential area near good transport links and shopping facilities, specially the A2, Ebbsfleet International Railway Station and Bluewater Shopping Centre. Our School is committed to the safeguarding of all children. Any successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and all other statutory requirements. The school will carry out the necessary checks to determine if the successful candidate is barred from working with children as part of the DBS process. The school is significantly heavily oversubscribed and caters for pupils from five to eleven years of age. There are 240 children on roll. The school has a dedicated team of staff; Headteacher, Assistant Headteacher, SENCo, music specialist and class teachers and Teaching Assistants for each of the 8 classes. All applicants should refer to the Privacy Notice for applicants found on the school website prior to application. Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. KTJ1