Overview
Job Ref No. ECC0-77S Position Type: Teaching/Child Support Pay Range: Commensurate with candidate’s experience
Position Start Date: 05/01/2026 Contract Type: Full-time Contract Term: Fixed
Application Close: 04/11/2025 Midday Date of Interviews: 10/11/2025
Applications are invited from skilled and dedicated individuals with a desire to support the learning of the children in our Early Years Foundation Stage. This is a full time, term time, Monday-Friday 08:00-16:00 maternity cover contract.
Responsibilities and requirements
The successful applicant will hold a minimum of a full and relevant EYFS Level 3 qualification and will have a desire to ensure that every child achieves their individual best in the classroom throughout their time at St Cedd’s School. They will facilitate this through a calm and patient approach whilst also being pro-active and motivated, working as part of our excellent Early Years team.
Equal opportunities
As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.
How to apply
A full application pack is available from the Vacancies section of our School website (www.stcedds.org.uk), by contacting the Head’s PA via email (alatham@stcedds.org.uk) or by telephone on 01245 392810. Applications should be addressed to the Head, Mr Matthew Clarke.
All employees of St Cedd’s School have a responsibility for, and must be committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and for ensuring that they are protected from harm. Appointment is subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Salary: Competitive and commensurate with skills and experience
Closing date: 12 noon on Tuesday 4 November
Interviews: Monday 10 November
Information about the School
St Cedd’s School is an independent co-educational school in Chelmsford for pupils aged 3-11. For more than 90 years, boys and girls at St Cedd’s School have been enjoying a quality of education that is among the very best you will find both locally and nationally.
We offer pupils the opportunity to aspire and achieve in a caring environment that nurtures talent and supports individual endeavour whilst also developing a sense of community and key collaborative skills to equip young learners for the demands of the 21st Century.
All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.
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