What is the job role?

St John Vianney Catholic Primary is a stimulating and creative school with positive parental and community involvement. We provide an enriched curriculum and nurturing, caring learning environment, with Christ at the Centre, to help ensure all our children achieve their best.

We are excited to be able to advertise for an excellent and inspirational Nursery Class Teacher to work from September 2022. This is an exciting opportunity to join our new Nursery which opens in September 2022 with a brand new, purpose-built classroom and outdoor setting.

St John Vianney is a very popular and thriving school.  It is a wonderful place to teach in and an inspirational place to be a pupil in. We have an incredibly committed, but fun staff who take great pride in their school and make a strong impact on outcomes for our pupils. The teachers are a professional and hardworking team who are excellently supported by our invaluable Teaching Assistants.

We have excellently behaved children who are keen to learn, whilst following our one School Rule to ‘Love One Another As I Have Loved You’. We give a high priority to continued professional development to ensure all our teachers are providing quality first learning experiences.

Applicants will have high expectations of children's achievement and behaviour, providing them with exciting and stimulating activities, both in and out of the classroom, thus ensuring that they make excellent progress.

We are looking forward to welcoming new teachers to join our team in our journey to become an ‘outstanding’ school.

Support and professional development is second to none. Not only do our Newly Qualified Teachers experience an induction programme which is supported by the Diocese as well as the Local Authority, but all of our staff at every level benefit from high quality professional development opportunities.

Our school gets involved in everything. We enter all manner of competitions from poetry writing, to singing in national choirs, to local sports events, we sometimes even win them! Our dedicated staff contributes to the vast range of extra –curricular activities we offer children, who attend in large numbers.

The successful candidate will:·    

.  Is committed to contributing to developing the Catholic Life of our school

·      be a highly motivated and creative person with energy to enrich a highly creative curriculum

·      be fully familiar with the EYFS framework and assessment;

·      have excellent classroom management and organisational skills;

·      set the highest standards for themselves and others

·       have excellent subject and curriculum knowledge which they use to engage children

·      work successfully and positively in partnership with parents and our community

·      be a dedicated professional with the ability to inspire children and their colleagues

·      be an excellent classroom practitioner who ensures that all children whatever their ability make great progress

You will benefit from:

- Pupils whose ‘outstanding behaviour’ contributes strongly to our school ethos

-enthusiastic, welcoming and friendly children;

- Innovative colleagues who are great ‘team players’ and are always welcoming and supportive

-an experienced, hard-working, fun and supportive team of staff, governors and parents

- Parents who encourage their children to do their best and 

support us at every opportunity

- Highly regarded professional development opportunities for teachers at all stages in their career

-a friendly, happy, stimulating workplace

Key Requirements

This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

This School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged.

Application forms and further details are available by contacting the school on the above telephone number - 02476464088 or email - admin@sjv.coventry.sch.uk. Applications must be made using the correct CES application form. Details are also available on the school website

Completed application forms are returnable directly to the school at - admin@sjv.coventry.sch.uk

Closing Date: Noon on Wednesday 30 March 2022

Interview Date: Thursday 7 April

Coventry City Council