Year 1 Teacher

Year 1 Teacher

Pay Scale: 140 - 223

Start Date: April 2025

Location: Castleford

Full-time, long-term role

Career Teachers are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, passionate and caring Key stage 1 teacher, to join their dedicated team of teachers and support staff.

The school is a two form-entry Primary School in Castleford and has good transport links including public transport. The role is to start after the Easter holidays on a full-time basis to cover Maternity and will run until February half-term 2026. The successful candidate will be working in Year 1 with the support of a TA in a supportive and community minded Primary School. ECTs are encouraged to apply.

This Primary School is vibrant and welcoming. The school prides itself on providing a rich and engaging curriculum that goes beyond the classroom. The ethos and values of the school promote a positive and inclusive environment where students strive to be their best. The motto "WE CAN, AND WE WILL!" reflects their commitment to excellence.

The school has strong ties to the local community, celebrating its coal-mining heritage and encouraging students to work hard, play hard, and respect each other. Students earn house points for demonstrating excellent citizenship.

There are numerous opportunities for students to participate in extracurricular activities, enhancing their learning experience and personal development. The school fosters a supportive and collaborative atmosphere for both students and staff, ensuring everyone feels valued and motivated.

If you are keen to make a difference to the progress and aspirations of young learners, this is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive forward-thinking school, part of a successful multi-academy trust.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a sound understanding of the curriculum and assessment in Key stage 1.
• Be an inspirational and creative teacher, striving for 'every child deserves the best, every child deserves respect'.
• Have a secure understanding of how children learn and use this effectively to secure the best outcomes for children.
• Work well as part of a team and also as an individual.
• Be able to communicate well, with good interpersonal skills.
• Have experience of teaching within Key Stage 1.
• Demonstrate a high expectation of achievement and behaviour.
• Have the commitment to drive and raise achievement, giving every child the opportunity to reach their potential.
• Have a commitment to working in partnership with parents and the wider community.
• Be a productive and reflective practitioner.
• Demonstrate consistently high standards of personal and professional conduct.

In return the school offers:

• Happy and enthusiastic pupils who are keen to learn.
• A hard-working team of staff, Governors and Trustees who are driven by our values of Care, Aspire and Succeed, where 'working together to achieve excellence for all' is embedded within our team.
• Supportive parents.
• Opportunities to work closely with teams and specialists across the Academy Trust and partnership schools.

Benefits of working with Career Teachers

• Competitive weekly pay
• Assignments paid to a scale after 12 weeks (AWR)
• Friendly and honest service
• Online time sheets
• Your own dedicated consultant
• Guaranteed pay schemes
• Genuine refer a friend scheme
• Affinity Extra - Thousands of discounts on multiple high street shops including coffee and cinemas, plus other benefits and a Health & Well-being portal.

These benefits are applicable to those who are working with Career Teachers. You will gain access to the Affinity Extra this portal once you start working with us.

Career Teachers are a leading national education agency that specialise in the recruitment of long term and daily supply teachers and support staff. As a teacher or teaching assistant, you will have a dedicated consultant who will support you with your career and who will give you access to a variety of opportunities that suit your needs.

All roles will require an enhanced criminal record disclosure (DBS), although we can help with this process a new application is required if your current DBS is not on the update service, and reference checks.

If the above role is just what you're looking for, then please send across your CV by clicking the apply button. If not, check out our website for a range of opportunities that might excite you!

At Career Teachers we are fully compliant with Agency Worker Regulations, ensuring you receive equal treatment for pay and conditions after a 12 week qualifying period. Please ask for further details.

All quoted rates are inclusive of 12.07% holiday pay.

Important Notice : In order for you to be successful in applying for the above position you should be eligible to work in the UK, or hold a relevant work visa. Safeguarding, quality and integrity are at the heart of what we do. During the application process you are required to:

- Attend an interview in person;

- Give details for us to complete Reference checks;

- Provide an Enhanced DBS disclosure

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within education. We have a policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion, we encourage you to please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you. Career Teachers is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients.