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Reception Teacher
Required: September 2025 Maternity Cover
St John's School, Billericay wishes to appoint an experienced, nurturing and committed Reception teacher to join our dedicated team in Kindergarten.
The successful candidate will have:
· the ability to contribute to our positive, friendly and caring school ethos.
· practical experience of EYFS and understanding of the EYFS framework.
· the enthusiasm necessary to deliver a creative, engaging and challenging curriculum that will stimulate pupil learning.
· high expectations of children's achievements and behaviour.
We can offer:
· wonderful children who are happy, friendly and enjoy learning.
· a committed, supportive and enthusiastic team of staff.
· small class sizes.
If you wish to apply for the role, please complete our application form which can be found on the St John's School Website: www.stjohnsschool.net.
Visits to our school are warmly welcomed. Please telephone the school office on 01277 623070 to arrange an appointment. We look forward to hearing from you.
St John's School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. This appointment will be subject to the satisfactory medical clearance, reference checks and enhanced DBS check.
Closing Date: Wednesday, 2nd July
Interview Date: Friday, 4th July
We reserve the right to close to close the application process early if we find the ideal candidate in advance of the closing date.
Important Safeguarding Information
We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment.To ensure this, ourrecruitmentand selection policy follows both local and national guidance.
All offers of employment are subject to the receipt of satisfactory references, satisfactory online searches, and an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
In compliance with SaferRecruitmentguidelines, CVs cannot be accepted. Please complete an electronic application form.We must have the full contact details of two referees, including their name, address, telephone number and email address. Please note that we will write to the Headteacher for all education references. Incomplete application forms will not be considered.