Early Years Lead Swindon, Wiltshire, South West England, England
Job description
Early Years Lead
Stokesay Drive
Swindon, WILTSHIRE, SN5 8DR
Main Pay Range/ Upper Pay Range + TLR
Pension Scheme (TPS) + Additional AET Benefits
Full Time, Permanent
September 2023 start
An outstanding development opportunity for an ambitious middle leader to join our Senior Leadership Team.
We are a Primary Academy with an attached Nursery, situated in West Swindon, located just off J16 of the M4. There are currently just over 200 pupils on roll and pupils benefit from a modern, purpose built school building with extensive grounds. The Academy is at an exciting stage in its journey and is committed to securing the future of Hazelwood Academy as a centre of excellence and innovation, where talent is nurtured.
The position of Early Years Lead is a pivotal role for our academy. We are looking for an ambitious middle leader with a true passion for Early Years to join our Senior Leadership Team. Within this post, you will be teaching our Reception class whilst overseeing the delivery of our EYFS offer within our two Nursery rooms. We have a room of two year-olds and a room of three year-olds in our Nursery and collaborative, enthusiastic and proactive teams within both rooms that you will thoroughly enjoy working closely with. There is a shared sense of purpose across our EYFS colleagues and every staff member loves what they do.
If you're passionate about supporting our students and would like to join a friendly, supportive and welcoming team of staff, we would love to hear from you.
Some of the things Hazelwood offers include:
- We have excellent transport links as we are situated just off J16 of the M4
- We have a beautiful, modern, purpose-built site
- We also have extensive grounds and our own forest school facility
- We have good community links and very supportive parents who value the work of the academy
- We have regular CPD opportunities, both through the school and the trust and are always looking to develop our staff
- We have a team of happy, proactive and supportive colleagues who are welcoming of new staff
- We can also offer a staff well being package and recognise that a work-life balance is crucial for all our teachers and support staff
Closing date: Monday April 17th 2023
Interviews are scheduled to take place as soon as possible after the closing date.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV’s. Apply today.
Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Academies Enterprise Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £28,000.00-£43,685.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 17/04/2023
Reference ID: REQ 2930
Expected start date: 04/09/2023
