Primary School Teacher

Empowering Learning Ltd; Ringway; Presencial; GBP 26.000 - 33.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Pension auto-enrolment

Holiday pay

Equal pay after qualifying period

Referral bonus £250

Descripción de la vacante

Empowering Learning Ltd in Manchester connects qualified teachers with primary schools across the city centre and surrounding areas. We offer daily supply, long-term supply (including maternity cover) and permanent placements, with competitive daily rates and weekly pay to suit your availability.

As a recruitment partner, we handle registration, compliance and pay, helping you focus on delivering great lessons.

Formación

• QTS or UK-recognised equivalent and current eligibility to teach in the UK.
• Recent primary teaching experience in the UK or completed ECT induction.
• Confident behaviour management and clear communication.
• Commitment to safeguarding children and safeguarding training basics.
• Right to work in the UK and compliance with UK employment checks.
• Willingness to complete full registration and compliance process.

Responsabilidades

• Plan and teach engaging lessons aligned with the national curriculum.
• Teach EYFS, KS1 and/or KS2 depending on experience.
• Maintain high behaviour standards per school policy.
• Create an inclusive, safe classroom for all pupils.
• Track progress, mark work and provide timely feedback.
• Support pupils with SEND and EAL in collaboration with SENCo and TAs.
• Follow safeguarding, health and safety procedures and code of conduct.
• Report safeguarding concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Lead.
• Communicate professionally with school staff and parents when required.

Conocimientos

QTS or UK-recognised equivalent

Recent UK primary teaching experience

Behaviour management

Safeguarding commitment

Right to work in the UK

Registration/compliance process

Educación

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Descripción del empleo

Location: Manchester city centre and surrounding areas (Ancoats, Castlefield, Ardwick, Hulme, Moss Side, Cheetham Hill, Longsight, Rusholme, Chorlton, Salford and nearby).

Sector: Primary (EYFS, KS1 and KS2).

Pay: £140-£180 per day, depending on experience and pay scale, paid weekly.

Contract: Daily supply, long-term supply (including maternity cover) and permanent placements.

Start date: January / Immediate starts available.

Looking for the right school for you in Manchester?

Half term is a great time to think about what you want from the new term. Maybe that's a different school, the flexibility of supply, a permanent role, or a fresh start in teaching. Whatever you're looking for, tell us and we'll do the legwork of finding the right fit.

About Empowering Learning

We're an education recruitment agency connecting qualified, committed teachers and support staff with schools across Greater Manchester. We take the time to get to know every teacher, so the schools we suggest fit your experience, teaching style and availability. We also look after your registration, compliance, placements and pay, so you can concentrate on teaching.

The opportunity

We're growing our Manchester teaching pool and want to meet primary teachers with QTS who'd like to work in the city centre and the areas around it. Our schools include busy inner-city primaries, small community schools and large multi-form entry academies. You choose how you work:

• Daily supply: pick the days that suit you and fit teaching around your life
• Long-term supply: block bookings, including maternity and absence cover, so you can settle in with one class
• Permanent roles: we'll help you find the right school and guide you through the process

You'll always have one person on our team who knows what you're looking for and matches you to the right schools.

Day to day

• Plan and teach engaging, well-structured lessons in line with the national curriculum and the school's planning, where it's provided
• Teach EYFS, KS1 and/or KS2, depending on your experience and preference
• Maintain high standards of behaviour in line with each school's behaviour policy
• Create a safe, inclusive and supportive classroom where every pupil can learn
• Track progress, mark work and give feedback as the booking requires
• Support pupils with SEND and EAL, working alongside the SENCo and teaching assistants
• Follow school procedures, including safeguarding, health and safety and the code of conduct
• Report any safeguarding concerns immediately to the school's Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
• Communicate professionally with school staff, leadership teams and, where required, parents and carers

About you

Essential

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or a UK-recognised equivalent
• Recent primary teaching experience in the UK, or your ECT induction completed
• Confident behaviour management and strong communication
• A genuine commitment to safeguarding children
• The right to work in the UK
• Willingness to complete our full registration and compliance process

Desirable

• Experience in EYFS, KS1 and/or KS2
• Experience supporting pupils with SEND or EAL, including children who speak English as an additional language
• Experience of phonics programmes (e.g. Read Write Inc, Little Wandle) or primary maths mastery
• A clean, enhanced DBS registered on the Update Service
• Flexibility to take both short-notice and long-term bookings

ECTs welcome: we'll explain how supply and long-term placements can sit alongside your induction.

Why this role?

• A wide choice of schools in Manchester city centre and the surrounding areas
• Daily supply for flexibility or long-term and permanent roles for stability, with full control over which bookings you take
• Competitive daily rates, paid weekly
• A route into long-term and permanent roles when you're ready

Why join Empowering Learning?

• Someone on our team who understands your availability and goals
• Team Teach training: frequent Level 1 & 2 courses from our dedicated staff training office
• Free CPD, including safeguarding and behaviour management
• A compliance team who guide you through registration step by step
• £250 when you refer a qualified teacher who joins us and starts work
• Pension auto-enrolment where eligible, holiday pay in line with the Working Time Regulations, and equal treatment on pay and basic working conditions after the qualifying period under the Agency Workers Regulations.

Our registration and safer recruitment process

We follow safer recruitment practices in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and our obligations under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. All teachers who register with Empowering Learning go through a full set of pre-placement checks before working in any school. These include:

• An interview (in person or by video) to discuss your experience, motivation and suitability for working with children
• Proof of identity, including photographic ID and proof of address
• Right to work verification (including online share code checks where applicable)
• An enhanced DBS check with barred list check, plus Update Service registration where possible
• Verification of your qualifications, including QTS
• A Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) check to confirm you are not prohibited from teaching
• Two satisfactory references, covering at least the last five years of employment or study, including your most recent employer
• Overseas criminal record checks (or equivalent) if you have lived or worked outside the UK
• A full employment history, with any gaps explained
• Medical fitness confirmation for the role
• Completion of safeguarding training, including up-to-date knowledge of KCSIE Part OneWe'll support you through each stage and keep you updated, so you know exactly what's needed and when you can start work. Please note that all placements are subject to these checks being completed to our and the school's satisfaction.

Safeguarding statement

Empowering Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all candidates to share this commitment. Our recruitment process is designed to deter, reject or identify people who may pose a risk of harm to children. We are an equal opportunities employment business and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Empowering Learning acts as an employment business when supplying temporary workers and as an employment agency for permanent placements.

Recruit. Train. Empower. It's what we do.