Reception Teacher (Maternity Leave cover)
| Posting date: | 08 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 17 October 2025 |
| Location: | Grimsby, Lincolnshire, DN41 8AP |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 22340c70-bb4c-4f72-87b3-74efd6c5dc57 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
At Stallingborough C of E Primary School we believe that every child deserves to feel safe, valued, and nurtured in their learning journey. As a small, inclusive primary school, we place great importance on the relationships we build and the care we offer to every child. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated EYFS Teacher to join our school family and help our children flourish both academically and emotionally. This is a part time (3 days – Wednesday - Friday), temporary maternity cover post to start in January 2026 until August 2026.
Our school is a place where kindness, respect, and community are at the heart of everything we do. We create an environment where children are supported to grow, learn, and succeed at their own pace. We value the importance of building strong relationships with our children and their families, ensuring that every child feels a sense of belonging.
As a Teacher at Stallingborough C of E Primary School you will:
• Support Every Child: Nurture and guide children as they take their first steps in school, helping them develop emotionally, socially, and academically within the EYFS framework.
• Build Strong Relationships: Work closely with children and families to ensure every child feels cared for, safe, and valued.
• Create an Inclusive Classroom: Provide an inclusive, stimulating classroom and outdoor learning space that sparks curiosity and supports all children to thrive.
• Encourage Growth: Inspire children through play-based and structured learning, supporting them to meet their next steps and reach their full potential.
• Collaborate with Colleagues: Work as part of a strong, nurturing team to provide the best possible support and opportunities for success across the Early Years.
About You:
• You are an enthusiastic, compassionate, and inclusive teacher with a passion for Early Years education.
• You understand the EYFS curriculum and have the skills to create an enabling environment where children flourish.
• You are a strong communicator who builds positive, trusting relationships with children, parents, and colleagues.
• You are flexible, creative, and able to tailor your approach to meet the diverse needs of young learners.
• You are committed to your own professional development and to making a positive impact on the lives of children
What the school offers its staff
Why Join Us?
• Be part of a happy, welcoming, inclusive school family where everyone’s contributions are valued.
• Work in a school that prioritises nurture and relationships, giving every child the best possible start.
• Enjoy high-quality professional development and a supportive work environment.
• Help create a community where children feel safe, confident, and excited about learning.
Further details about the role
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will need to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including a health check, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Visits to the school would be warmly welcomed by appointment. Please contact Bobbie Jacombe on 01472 882438 if you would like to arrange a visit.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
At Stallingborough C of E Primary School we believe that every child deserves to feel safe, valued, and nurtured in their learning journey. As a small, inclusive primary school, we place great importance on the relationships we build and the care we offer to every child. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated EYFS Teacher to join our school family and help our children flourish both academically and emotionally. This is a part time (3 days – Wednesday - Friday), temporary maternity cover post to start in January 2026 until August 2026.
Our school is a place where kindness, respect, and community are at the heart of everything we do. We create an environment where children are supported to grow, learn, and succeed at their own pace. We value the importance of building strong relationships with our children and their families, ensuring that every child feels a sense of belonging.
As a Teacher at Stallingborough C of E Primary School you will:
• Support Every Child: Nurture and guide children as they take their first steps in school, helping them develop emotionally, socially, and academically within the EYFS framework.
• Build Strong Relationships: Work closely with children and families to ensure every child feels cared for, safe, and valued.
• Create an Inclusive Classroom: Provide an inclusive, stimulating classroom and outdoor learning space that sparks curiosity and supports all children to thrive.
• Encourage Growth: Inspire children through play-based and structured learning, supporting them to meet their next steps and reach their full potential.
• Collaborate with Colleagues: Work as part of a strong, nurturing team to provide the best possible support and opportunities for success across the Early Years.
About You:
• You are an enthusiastic, compassionate, and inclusive teacher with a passion for Early Years education.
• You understand the EYFS curriculum and have the skills to create an enabling environment where children flourish.
• You are a strong communicator who builds positive, trusting relationships with children, parents, and colleagues.
• You are flexible, creative, and able to tailor your approach to meet the diverse needs of young learners.
• You are committed to your own professional development and to making a positive impact on the lives of children
What the school offers its staff
Why Join Us?
• Be part of a happy, welcoming, inclusive school family where everyone’s contributions are valued.
• Work in a school that prioritises nurture and relationships, giving every child the best possible start.
• Enjoy high-quality professional development and a supportive work environment.
• Help create a community where children feel safe, confident, and excited about learning.
Further details about the role
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will need to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including a health check, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Visits to the school would be warmly welcomed by appointment. Please contact Bobbie Jacombe on 01472 882438 if you would like to arrange a visit.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.