Job Description

Post: Primary Class Teacher

Grade: MPS/UPS

Responsible to: Head of School

Relationships: Liaison with the teaching and non-teaching staff of the school, Governors, Trustees, Trust staff, Parents, Children, Advisers and other Professionals

Job Purpose

The teacher will:

• Fulfil the professional responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document

• Meet the expectations set out in the Teachers' Standards.

Main Duties and responsibilities

• Plan high-quality and stimulating activities that achieve good progression and outcomes following the school's plans, curriculum and schemes of work

• Assess, monitor, record and report on the learning needs, progress and achievements of assigned pupils, making accurate and productive use of assessment

• Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of pupils

• Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils

• Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge

• Set exciting tasks for whole class learning, small group learning and self-initiated, exploratory learning

• Create a language-rich, engaging and stimulating environment that will lead pupils to independent exploration.

• Plan opportunities to develop pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development

• Be familiar with the SEND Code of Practice.

Whole-school organisation, strategy and development

• Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the school's policies, practices and procedures to support the school's values and vision

• Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school and the trust

• Work with others on curriculum and pupil development to secure coordinated outcomes

• Provide cover, in the unforeseen circumstance that another teacher is unable to teach.

Health, safety and discipline

• Promote the safety and wellbeing of pupils

• Maintain good order and discipline among pupils, managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment in line with the school's behaviour policy

• Ensure the safeguarding of pupils

• Follow the school's Health and Safety (and corresponding policies)

Professional development

• Take part in the school's appraisal procedures

• Take part in further training and development in order to improve own teaching

• Take responsibility for own professional development

• Where appropriate, take part in the appraisal and professional development of others.

Communication

• Communicate effectively with pupils, parents and carers.

• Support families with the induction and well-being of their child when they arrive new to the school.

• Ensure that parents are well-informed about their child's attainment and progress

• Involve parents in the learning process through workshops and events

Working with colleagues and other relevant professionals

• Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school

• Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues and the wider community.

Personal and professional conduct

• Uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school

• Have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school, and maintain high standards of attendance and punctuality

• Understand and act within the statutory frameworks setting out their professional duties and responsibilities.

Management of staff and resources

• Direct and supervise support staff assigned to them, and where appropriate, other teachers

• Contribute to the recruitment and professional development of other teachers and or support staff

• Deploy resources delegated to them.

The teacher will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and follow school and trust policies and the staff code of conduct.

Whilst there is a published closing date for this vacancy, we reserve the right to close the advert early and conduct interviews if we receive sufficient applications. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged.

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership.

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to fair treatment of all applicants and employees. We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any applicant on the basis of a criminal conviction or other information declared. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to disclose all cautions and convictions, including those which would otherwise be considered spent, unless protected under current legislation and guidance.

In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted.  This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. In line with recommended practice the school will conduct searches for information on shortlisted candidates which is publicly available on-line. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.