MERRY HILL INFANT SCHOOL AND NURSERY

JOB DESCRIPTION

Role:EYFS Class Teacher with responsibility for a negotiated curriculum area. Potential for Leadership opportunities (depending on candidate)

Accountable to: Head Teacher, Governors, LEA

Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Criminal Records Bureau disclosure.

Main Objectives: To deliver high quality teaching and learning to Merry Hill pupils. All teachers work within the statutory conditions of employment set out in the School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document. The post requires the post holder to teach any age range or ability within the school as directed by the Headteacher.

Areas of responsibility and key tasks:

  1. Main Duties
  1. Setting aims and objectives for each pupil in line with the EYFS curriculum ethos, offering individual broad and balanced learning opportunities
  2. Maintaining each pupil’s Record of Achievement portfolio
  3. Assessing children’s progress in line with the school policies/guidelines
  4. Lead, supervise and co-ordinate the work of any support staff, volunteers or students who are assigned to work with the post holder’s pupils
  5. Monitoring, evaluating and re-setting aims and objectives for pupils on a regular basis
  6. Attending meetings relevant to individuals within the class
  7. Liaising with other schools and agencies and promoting a multi-professional approach to the education of pupils within the school
  8. Have a working knowledge of the school’s aims and objectives and be prepared to make a contribution to the development of the curriculum
  9. Work closely with parents in providing support in meeting the educational needs of the pupils
  10. Promote the well-being of all pupils and ensure that all pupils assigned to them work in a safe, stimulating and well-organised environment
  11. Participate in performance management/staff development programmes and arrangements for CPD as facilitated by the school
  12. Lead assemblies as required
  13. Have a good working knowledge of the main responsibilities and priorities for your team
  1. Health and Safety
  1. Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, health and safety; confidentiality; e-safety and data protection and report all concerns to the post holder’s Line Manager
  1. Managing and developing staff and other adults
  1. Act as team leader implementing the school’s performance management policy for learning support assistants
  2. Establish clear expectations and constructive working relationships with staff
  3. Develop team work and mutual support
  4. Evaluate practice
  5. Contribute to in-service training and professional development
  1. Managing own performance and development:
  1. Prioritise and manage own time effectively, particularly in relation to balancing the demands made by teaching, subject management and involvement in school development
  2. Achieve challenging professional goals
  3. Take responsibility for own continuing professional development
  1. Whole School Duties and Responsibilities
  1. Formulating the aims and objectives of the school
  2. Establishing the policies through which they shall be achieved
  3. Leading and supporting staff to meet the needs of each pupil
  4. Managing resources
  5. Monitoring and evaluating achievement
  6. Planning for improvement
  7. To fulfil a leading role in the support of pupils’ staff and parents (with emphasis on those pupils with additional physical and sensory needs).
  1. Subject / Aspect Leadership (if other than an NQT)

In addition to a full teaching timetable, each teacher is required to:

  1. Lead thedevelopment of a specific curriculum subject or aspect of provision
  2. Make a constructive contribution to a Learning Team for a specific subject and / or aspect
  1. DBS

This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with children or vulnerable adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

An enhanced disclosure will be sought through the Disclosure and Barring Service as part of the schools pre-employment checks.

The post holder will be required to adhere to the school’s safeguarding procedures and policies and be seen to actively promote them in all aspects of their work.

This appointment is subject to the current conditions of employment of teachers contained in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document 2013, the required standards for Qualified Teacher Status, other current legislation and the school’s articles of government. The duties and responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present. The post holder is expected to accept any reasonable alterations that may, from time to time, be necessary.

Signed:…………………………………..Head Teacher

Date:……………………………………..

Signed:…………………………………...Post Holder

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