Teacher

We are looking to recruit an entusiaistic and nurturing Early Years Class Teacher who is passionate about inspiring young minds and giving every child the bet possible start to their learning journey.

As a Class Teacher you will implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students and ensure delivery of high quality teaching and learning for which you will be accountable.

You will be required to meet the general requirements of this post, as specified in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document. In addition, you will be required to fulfil any reasonable expectations from the Head of School.

The role will require you to work in partnership with the Senior Leadership Team, governors and staff to ensure the continuous improvement of the Academy.

This role requires the post holder to work in settings with children and young adults. Any employment offer is therefore subject to the results of an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). People who may have contact with younger children (i.e. primary school age) are also required to complete a declaration about family or other members of their household.

Applicants must complete the MAT’s standard application form to be considered, will be required to provide evidence of identity and qualifications and offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references. For applicants who work or have recently worked in a school, one of the references must be from the Head of School.

About Heaton Avenue

Heaton Avenue, A SHARE Primary Academy, is a family-centred academy that nurtures and motivates pupils to become shining citizens of the future. It is one of eight academies within the well-regarded and high-performing SHARE Multi-Academy Trust. Located in a close-knit, diverse community, the academy is within good commuting distance from Leeds, Huddersfield, and Wakefield. Heaton Avenue is proud to offer:

• A supportive and ambitious environment where all pupils are encouraged to go beyond what they think they can achieve and to enjoy learning, helping them to lead successful, healthy and happy lives#
• A vibrant place to work which equips staff to deliver their best every day, under the strong belief that Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best is the key
• A commitment that staff are happy, engaged, and well supported at work, taking pride in pupils’ attendance, behaviour, progress and development as well as their own
• Excellent training and guidance relevant to individual job roles, so expectations are understood and staff are motivated
• Great benefits, as an employer of choice, including outstanding CPD, supportive line management, and meaningful networking opportunities across the trust to aid personal development
• Supportive leadership, encouraging a healthy work-life balance
• A high-quality teaching and learning environment, alongside good facilities
• A culture where children are happy, settled and confident, accessing a broad and balanced curriculum which provides a memorable educational experience for pupils and staff.

Key Outputs

• To teach classes of pupils, ensuring that planning, preparation, recording, assessment and reporting meet their varying learning and social needs.
• To monitor and support the overall progress and development of pupils as a teacher, setting pupils individual improvement goals as appropriate.
• To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides pupils with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.
• To contribute to raising standards of pupil achievement and attainment.
• To promote and actively support the school’s responsibilities towards safeguarding.
• To provide and maintain a stimulating, well ordered and purposeful learning environment and to take collective responsibility for the overall appearance of the school.
• To teach pupils according to their educational needs, including the setting and marking of work to be carried out by pupils in school and elsewhere.
• To maintain discipline in accordance with the school’s procedures and to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour and standards of work.
• To ensure the learning needs of individual pupils are met, particularly vulnerable groups, such as those with SEN, disabilities or disadvantages pupils.
• To effectively liaise with staff, parents and others to support pupils learning.
• To organise support staff effectively in targeting support and raising standards.
• To assess, record and report on the attendance, progress, development and attainment of pupils and to keep such records as are required.
• To use the outcomes of on-going assessment to help shape future planning.
• To self-evaluate and undertake professional development to help achieve the highest possible standards in role.
• To reward and celebrate pupils’ success.
• To attend a range of staff and other meetings and events such as parents’ evenings and complete additional admininstration tasks as required by the role.
• To undertake any other duties associated with the role, as may be decided by the Head of School.

Expertise In Role Required

Essential

• Qualified Teacher Status
• Degree or equivalent
• Succesful experience or the ability to teach at KS2/KS1
• Evidence of continuing professional development and a willingness to undertake further development as appropriate
• Evidence of/potential to become an excellent classroom practitioner, capable of inspiring pupils and forming great relationships with colleagues & parents
• Able to inspire and motivate pupils
• Knowledge of assessment processes and tracking systems and how they can be used to adapt planning & delivery of the curriculum to improve pupil progress
• Able to monitor and evaluate impact of interventions and strategies
• Working knowledge of the National Curriculum & fully conversant with good primary practice
• Experience of/able to implement SEN provision in a class setting
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent behaviour management skills
• Commitment to the safeguarding of children
• Is willing to work flexibility within scope of overall hours, e.g. evening meetings
• Able anmd willing to travel to meet the needs of the role

Desirable

• Knowledge of innovative teaching and learning strategies
• Highly competent in ICT and the use of computers
• A willingness to be fully involved in the wider life of the school including extra-curricular activities

Expertise in Role - After initial and advanced development

• Evidence of monitoring and evaluation interventions and strategies
• Evidence of data analysis and strategies used to improve performance
• Evidence of on-going continuing profressional development