YR3/4 Class Teacher - Mells First School, Mells

Bath & Wells Multi Academy Trust; Frome; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A welcoming school is looking for a passionate and caring individual to join their teaching staff on a part-time basis. The successful candidate will work with mixed year classes and contribute positively to the school community, supporting both academic progress and emotional development.

Benefits

Commitment to professional development

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Demonstrate high standards of teaching and learning.
• Enthusiastic and committed to raising educational standards.
• Positive and understanding approach to children’s social and emotional development.

Responsibilities

• Teach mixed age classes and support students' learning.
• Make a positive contribution to the life of the school.
• Support the Christian ethos of the school.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Creativity

Job description

Mells Church First School is part of the Bath and Wells Multi Academy Trust and is a welcoming, happy and exciting place to be. The school works closely with St Andrew’s Church to maintain and build on our Christian foundation, and we are seeking someone who can fully support this ethos.

You will be working within a mixed age class, spanning across Yr3/4 in a warm and friendly staff team. Our school plays a central role in the life of our local community and working with us will be an opportunity for you to genuinely change lives.

We are extremely proud of our happy and nurturing ethos, founded on Christian values,where each child is valued and supported as an individual. We work with parents and carers to ensure every child makes excellent academic progress and develops key life skills.

We are seeking a passionate and caring individual with a genuine love of working with children. If you are creative, dedicated and open to innovative ways of teaching, then we would love to hear from you.

What we are looking for

We are looking for an individual who can:

• demonstrate high standards of teaching and learning
• have the knowledge and skills to teach mixed year classes
• have high expectations, being enthusiastic and committed to raising standards
• have excellent communication, interpersonal skills and be a good team player
• demonstrate a positive and understanding approach to children’s social and emotional development which will include setting high standards of behaviour
• make a positive contribution to the life and work of our school
• fully support the Christian ethos of our church school
• meet the many challenges of school life with enthusiasm and a sense of humour

What we offer

The school is able to offer:

• Highly motivated and enthusiastic pupils who love learning
• A strong cohesive team, working together to provide a learning environment where every child really does count
• Commitment to professional development and opportunities with the Multi Academy Trust
• A caring and innovative environment based on strong Christian values

Salary, hours and pay scale

Fixed Term Contract – Two days a week (Thursday and Friday)

Location

Mells Church First School
Mells Green
Mells, Frome
Somerset
BA11 3QE

Application forms should be accompanied by a full letter of application and sent to the school office by post or email the School Office Manager – [e-mail]

Interview date: Friday 20 th June 2025

This post will commence: 1 st September 2025

Equal opportunities

The Bath & Wells Multi-Academy Trust supports equal opportunities in employment and opposes all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination. Our aim is to ensure that job applicants and employees are treated equally and fairly and are recruited, selected, trained and promoted on the basis of job requirements, skills, abilities and other objective and job related criteria. We will also ensure that individuals are not disadvantaged by conditions or requirements, which cannot be shown to be justified as being necessary for the safe and effective performance of the job.

The Bath & Wells Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS and all relevant pre-employment checks.