Primary Teacher

Career Teachers; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Flexible Working

Exclusive Training

Career Progression

Supportive Environment

Job summary

Career Teachers is recruiting a Primary Teacher to work across Wakefield schools with flexible full- or part-time placements. You will cover PPA and absence, with planning provided and marking expected, supporting pupils through varied class contexts.

Ideal candidates will hold QTS, have KS1/KS2 experience, strong classroom management, and a commitment to raising standards within the primary curriculum. DBS checks apply and supportive consultants help throughout placements.

Qualifications

• Be an excellent classroom practitioner with experience supporting gifted pupils, SEN and organising learning environments.
• High expectations and commitment to raising standards.
• Recent teaching experience in Key Stages 1 and/or 2.
• Secure knowledge of the primary framework and pedagogy.
• Passionate about the development of the whole child.

Responsibilities

• Meet the Professional Standards for Teachers.
• Play a full part in the life of varied school communities and support ethos, values and aims.
• Cover PPA and absence across a range of schools; planning is provided with marking expected.
• Support diverse classes and adapt to different teaching environments.

Skills

QTS

KS1/KS2 experience

PPA cover

Classroom management

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Job description

Primary Teacher

Pay Scale: 160 - 233

Start Date: September 2026

Location: Wakefield

Daily and long-term placements

Career Teachers are recruiting passionate and qualified Teachers to work in a range of Primary Schools in the Wakefield Education Authority. Successful applicants can work on a full-time or part-time basis.

Career Teachers support a range of schools including Independent, SEN and Faith Schools.

You will be supporting in different classes covering PPA and absence across the range of schools. Work will be planned, but marking is expected.

This role offers flexibility and assignments vary from long-term (includes planning) to short-term and Day-to-Day cover, you are free to decide which assignments to accept.

As part of this role, you will be required to:

• Meet the Professional Standards for Teachers
• Play a full part in the life of the varied school communities and support their ethos, values and aims

The successful candidate must:

• Be an excellent classroom practitioner, in terms of challenging gifted pupils, supporting special needs and creatively organising the learning environment
• Have high expectations and a commitment to raising standards and achievements
• Have recent teaching experience in Key Stages 1 and/or 2
• Have a secure knowledge and understanding of the primary framework and pedagogy
• Be passionate about the development of the whole child

In return we can offer an exciting opportunity to work with lovely children and alongside well-established teams in warm and friendly environment.

ECTs are encouraged to apply.

Why Work with Career Teachers?

• Competitive Pay: Long-term placements will be paid at the equivalent scale rate, meaning you'll earn the same as if you were working in a permanent role at a school
• Flexible Working: Gain exposure to different teaching environments, curricula, and classroom management styles
• Exclusive Training: Receive exclusive training courses designed to help you develop essential skills
• Career Progression: Secure your place in a school for through Career Teachers, on along-term placement or continue with flexible working opportunities with us
• Supportive Environment: Work with dedicated consultants who will support you throughout your journey, helping you develop professionally

Our benefits:

• A Refer a Friend Scheme giving you a bonus of up to 250
• Exclusive vacancies within local Schools and Multi Academy Trusts
• Competitive weekly pay
• Assignments paid to a scale after 12 weeks (AWR)
• 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.

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.

Career Teachers are committed to providing equal opportunities for all candidates and welcomes applications regardless of sex, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief pregnancy and maternity or disability as well as adhering to strict Safeguarding procedures.

This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Career Teachers operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.