Cover Teacher
- Organisation: The Paragon School
- Location: Somerset
- Salary info Competitive
- Tenure: Part-time / Fixed Term / Term Time
- Closing Date: Friday 3 January 2025
Exemplary primary teacher to join us early 2025 to January 2026 as a Cover Teacher deploying into EYFS, KS1 or KS2 classes to cover for absent colleagues at The Paragon School, Bath.
Fixed Term - Part Time
Role commencing January/February 2025 until January 2026 at The Paragon School, Bath
A unique opportunity has arisen for an exemplary primary teacher to join our friendly and vibrant team at The Paragon School, Bath. The successful candidate will fulfil the role of Cover Teacher, deploying into EYFS to Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 classes to cover for absent colleagues both at short notice and when absence is planned in advance.
Will be a dynamic, enthusiastic and inspirational practitioner, setting high standards for pupils and having high expectations for the success of all, regardless of ability or background and implement lessons plans and differentiate teaching delivery according to the abilities and learning strategies of individual students through appropriate scaffolding, support and challenge.
The post holder will take responsibility for the welfare of each pupil and the development of their social and academic potential. Getting to know and understand each child, making records of, and reports on, the personal and social needs of pupils as appropriate.
The successful candidate will have extensive experience in a similar role a good degree in a relevant subject and supported by qualified teacher status.
This is a zero hour contract role and the post will commence once all pre employment checks are successfully completed.
We offer excellent and supportive working conditions with an attractive rewards package to include free lunch and free onsite parking plus use of onsite gym at Prior Park College.
The Paragon is an independent, co-educational day school based in a beautiful Georgian house a mile from the centre of Bath. Catering for more than 250 children aged three to 11, we offer a broad curriculum taught in small classes by teachers with a real passion for their subject. The school comprises Squirrels Pre-School, a Pre-Prep and Prep School. The Paragon is the junior school of Prior Park College and part of the Prior Park Schools family which also includes Prior Park School in Gibraltar.
The Schools’ Mission is to steward a thriving family of communities with love for the young people they serve at their heart. These vibrant communities cultivate creativity, foster integrity, and transform lives.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the school is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Closing date 12:00 Friday 3 January 2025
Interview date January 2025
The School reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. Applicants are therefore encouraged to apply early.
To apply for a position with Prior Park Educational Trust, we ask that the candidates complete an application form also available to download from our website:
https://www.priorparkcollege.com/pps-vacancies
For further details, please contact Emma, HR on 01225 835353 or recruitment@priorparkschools.com
Exemplary primary teacher to join us early 2025 to January 2026 as a Cover Teacher deploying into EYFS, KS1 or KS2 classes to cover for absent colleagues at The Paragon School, Bath.
Description
Fixed Term - Part Time
Role commencing January/February 2025 until January 2026 at The Paragon School, Bath
A unique opportunity has arisen for an exemplary primary teacher to join our friendly and vibrant team at The Paragon School, Bath. The successful candidate will fulfil the role of Cover Teacher, deploying into EYFS to Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 classes to cover for absent colleagues both at short notice and when absence is planned in advance.
Will be a dynamic, enthusiastic and inspirational practitioner, setting high standards for pupils and having high expectations for the success of all, regardless of ability or background and implement lessons plans and differentiate teaching delivery according to the abilities and learning strategies of individual students through appropriate scaffolding, support and challenge.
The post holder will take responsibility for the welfare of each pupil and the development of their social and academic potential. Getting to know and understand each child, making records of, and reports on, the personal and social needs of pupils as appropriate.
The successful candidate will have extensive experience in a similar role a good degree in a relevant subject and supported by qualified teacher status.
This is a zero hour contract role and the post will commence once all pre employment checks are successfully completed.
We offer excellent and supportive working conditions with an attractive rewards package to include free lunch and free onsite parking plus use of onsite gym at Prior Park College.
The Paragon is an independent, co-educational day school based in a beautiful Georgian house a mile from the centre of Bath. Catering for more than 250 children aged three to 11, we offer a broad curriculum taught in small classes by teachers with a real passion for their subject. The school comprises Squirrels Pre-School, a Pre-Prep and Prep School. The Paragon is the junior school of Prior Park College and part of the Prior Park Schools family which also includes Prior Park School in Gibraltar.
The Schools’ Mission is to steward a thriving family of communities with love for the young people they serve at their heart. These vibrant communities cultivate creativity, foster integrity, and transform lives.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the school is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Closing date 12:00 Friday 3 January 2025
Interview date January 2025
The School reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. Applicants are therefore encouraged to apply early.
To apply for a position with Prior Park Educational Trust, we ask that the candidates complete an application form also available to download from our website:
https://www.priorparkcollege.com/pps-vacancies
For further details, please contact Emma, HR on 01225 835353 or recruitment@priorparkschools.com
