Vacancies

Please see below vacancies for:

Librarian Opportunity

Do you have a passion for Reading and Children’s Literature?

We are seeking to recruit a school based librarian to support and advocate our school’s “Love of Reading” vision and values.

If you feel you have the passion and the skills to be our next librarian, we require we would love to hear from you!

You would be responsible for leading and managing the day to day running of the school library service for all our pupils aged between 3 and 11 years old.

Main duties and responsibilities include: Supporting children with choosing, issuing or returning their reading books, supporting children’s online Accelerated Reading assessments and using IT programmes such as Accelerated Reader and Junior Librarian.

*Please see the accompanying Job Description for the full requirements of the role.

You will be inducted, trained and supported by the Senior Leadership Team/ English Lead.  
Visits to the school are most welcome.  Please contact the school office on 01392 467984 to make an appointment. Applications to be emailed to: recruitment@pinhoe.devon.sch.uk

Part time working hours - School Term Time only, 39 weeks a year

Monday to Friday (4 hours a day required)

Pay: Grade B - £9.60 per hour

Closing date: Wednesday 6th July (by midday)

Interviews will take place on 13th July 2022

Safeguarding: An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.

HEAD OF SCHOOL

Are you an outstanding primary practitioner, well qualified and suitably experienced to be able to become our next Head of School?  Can you confidently lead and manage teams across a large, busy primary school and liaise confidently across a wide range of stakeholders including external agencies, social care, parents, carers, staff, Governors and the wider community?  If so, we wish to hear from you.  We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and experienced individual for the position of Pinhoe C of E VA Primary School & Nursery School Head of School.

With the necessary skills set, experience, qualification and passion for your field, we are seeking an outstanding individual who will take Pinhoe C of E School forwards, ensuring excellent outcomes for all learners and staff alike.

You will also be required to operate as a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for the school.

If you have the required experience, talent, vision, knowledge and skills to be able to support all our staff in delivering exemplary curriculum provision for all inclusion groups of pupils, we would strongly encourage you to apply.
 

This is a Senior Leadership position, paid on the Leadership Pay Scale and will require the successful candidate to work collaboratively with other Federation’s school staff.
 

Closing Date for Applications: Thursday 30th June 2022 at midday

Shortlisting: Friday 1st July 2022

Interview Date: Thursday 7th July 2022

Start date: Thursday 1st September 2022 or earlier if available. Please email all applications to: rsaim@pinhoe.devon.sch.uk

This is an important role for us, and we welcome face to face visits prior to application. To arrange a visit, please contact office@pinhoe.devon.sch.uk or call 01392 467984.

Learning Support Assistant

We are seeking to appoint a highly skilled and experienced 1:1 Learning Support Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team, as soon as possible. The right candidate will have a positive, calm and encouraging attitude and be able to use their initiative and creativity to deliver a personalised curriculum for children who have significant developmental delays, under the guidance of the class teacher and SENCo. These posts are fixed term and dependent on the continued additional SEND funding of particular pupils.

Salary Details: Grade B: £9.43 - £9.62 per hour or Grade C: £9.81 - £10.20 per hour depending on qualifications

Job Term: Fixed

Appointment Type: Part Time/Term Time

Hours: 32.5 hours per week (8:30am - 3:30pm Monday - Friday), 39 weeks per annum

Closing Date: 21/05/2022

Please note that due to the urgency of our need to recruit, we may bring forward the closing date if we received sufficient interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

EYFS PRACTITIONER

This is an exciting time to join our school, working in the Pre-School. We are looking for an experienced and caring individual, who thrives working in an environment supporting the learning and development of young children. You will work as part of the pre-school team, supporting the learning, play and development of the youngest members of our school community, aged 2-4. You will do this alongside an experienced team of EYFS Workers and a Teacher. You will ideally have a Level 6 Childcare qualification, or a Level 3 qualification as a minimum, transferable skills and experience and be confident in managing and planning learning activities. Part of this role involves running one of the pre-school rooms, under the guidance of a Teacher, and we therefore welcome applications for candidates with this skillset. You may also cover in the absence of the Teacher, on occasions.

We are a caring and forward-thinking school community, part of the Cedar Tree Federation, with Woodbury C of E VA Primary School. Our staff benefit from CPD opportunities. This is a term time only post and salary will be pro rata to reflect thus.

You will need to complete an online Food Hygiene Certificate, train in First Aid and be willing to study over time, with appropriate support, for further childcare qualifications.

This post is currently fixed term until 31 August 2022, pending the pre-school structure changing status. There may be other posts available from September 2022 within our Federation.

For a conversation about the role, please contact our school office on 01392 467984 and ask to speak with Jen Metcalf, Head of School.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This role requires a DBS disclosure.
This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.

Your completed application form should be returned to jhaggett@pinhoe.devon.sch.uk.
We have a need to fill this post as quickly as possible. Early applications are therefore encouraged as the closing date may be brought forward, should we receive sufficient interest in this vacancy.

1:1 TEACHING ASSISTANT 

We are seeking to appoint two highly skilled and experienced 1:1 Teaching Assistants to join our friendly and supportive team as soon as possible. The right candidates will have a positive, calm and encouraging attitude and be able to use their initiative and creativity to deliver a personalised curriculum for children who have significant developmental delays, under the guidance of the class teacher and SENCo. These posts are fixed term and dependent on the continued additional SEND funding of particular pupils.

This is an exciting time to join our school. We are a caring and forward-thinking school community, part of the Cedar Tree Federation, with Woodbury C of E VA Primary School. Our staff benefit from a range of CPD opportunities and our values are central to how our schools operate. This is a term time only post and salary will be pro rata to reflect this.

For a conversation about the role, which we encourage, please contact our school office team on 01392 467984 and ask to speak with Hannah Chamings, Inclusion Lead, or Jen Metcalf, Head of School.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This role requires a DBS disclosure.
This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.

Your completed application form should be returned to jhaggett@pinhoe.devon.sch.uk.
Please apply by noon on the closing date.
Please note that due to the urgency of our need to recruit, we may bring forward the closing date if we receive sufficient interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

CLERK TO GOVERNORS

We are seeking to a appoint a Clerk to our Governing Board, which comprises of Pinhoe C of E VA Primary School and Woodbury C of E VA Primary School.

The main duties within this role are to organise and complete the effective record keeping and administration related to the Governing Board. The successful applicant will be an organised and experienced Administrator, with efficient skills in agenda setting, minute taking, record keeping, advice and facilitation. We are looking for someone who can work their annual hours flexibly to meet the needs of the Governors meeting cycle each term, and be present to minute take during early evening meetings. Applicants will be proficient communicators verbally and in writing and committed to making a difference to outcomes for children.  A willingness to travel between the schools in our Federation is also important. A desk space at Pinhoe C of E VA Primary School or Woodbury C of E VA Primary School can be available for work on site when necessary, and applicants can also complete the majority of Clerk work remotely.

We are a Federation underpinned by a strong Christian distinctiveness, a commitment to CPD and a friendly and supportive governance team. You will be joining a team of forward thinking professionals, committed to the highest standards of leadership and governance and play a vital role in the future of our governing body. Experience as a Clerk and knowledge of school governance processes would be advantageous but is not essential. For an informal conversation about this role, please contact Steven Whitfield, Chair of Governors, via the office at Pinhoe on 01392 467 984.  The closing date for applications is Monday 7th March 2022 at noon.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY - FOUNDATION GOVERNORS

Could you help support our school?  Do you have 4-5 hours spare each month?

The Cedar Tree Federation, which comprises of Pinhoe C of E Church School and Woodbury C of E Church School, currently have vacancies for three Foundation Governors to serve on the Governing Body.

Foundation Governors play a specific role in ensuring the schools’ Christian character is upheld. Their responsibilities include preserving the links between Church, School and the Diocese, taking an active role in the SIAMS process and ensuring that collective worship and religious education at the schools are appropriately monitored and follow the appropriate guidelines and/or syllabus. Foundation Governors ensure that the Christian ethos of the schools is encouraged throughout their communities and is reflected in their policies and protocols, the curriculum, and activities.  Foundation Governors represent the Church of England and so, whilst it is not essential that all are communicant Anglicans, it is preferred that they demonstrate they have Christian commitment and values.

The responsibility of the Governing Body is collective and Foundation Governors have the same general responsibilities as other governors - that is to have strategic oversight of the schools, to monitor the pupils’ achievement and attainment, to oversee the teaching and learning, to review the staffing patterns and to oversee finances.

Governors are expected to develop a detailed knowledge of the schools and their educational task as well as the school communities as a whole and to be supportive of the schools, its Headteachers and staff. The Governing Body get to know the schools through developing knowledge of key data and information and through focussed visits and attending meetings of the Governing Body and such committees as they are appointed to.

This is an extremely rewarding and valuable role.  If you feel that you would be interested in more information, please contact Rachel Phillips, one of our foundation governors, in the first instance by emailing: rphillips@woodbury.devon.sch.uk