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title: "Staff Vacancies"
url: "https://upton-junior-school.schudio.com/staff-vacancies"
school: "Upton Junior School"
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# Staff Vacancies

## Cleaner

| **Location:** | Upton Infant &amp; Junior Schools |
|---|---|
| **Contract:** | 12.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri 3-5:30pm *term time (39 weeks per year) plus 2 weeks* |
| **Salary:** | £7,857 per annum (actual)  £25,614 per annum full time equivalent |
| **Application deadline:** | 1 November 2026 |
| **Interview date:** | TBC |
| **Start Date:** | As soon as possible |

**Role Summary:**

Uptons Schoolsare seeking to appoint a Cleaner.

This role involves

- Maintaining a clean, hygienic and safe environment for students, staff and visitors.
- Ensuring the school premises meet the highest standards of cleanliness

**We are seeking a professional individual who:**

- Is a natural multi-tasker with strong organisational skills
- Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Can complete cleaning tasks to a high standard
- Is a self-starter who is motivated to use initiative and has a good attention to detail

## Class Teacher - Maternity Cover

| **Location:** | Upton Infant &amp; Junior Schools |
|---|---|
| **Contract:** | 19.5 hours per week, *term time only (39 weeks per year)*  *Fixed Term until 2 January 2028     Maternity cover Weds/Thurs/Fri* |
| **Salary:** | Between £20,441 to £28,164 per annum (actual)  £34,069 to £46,940 per annum full time equivalent |
| **Application deadline:** | 01 November 2026 |
| **Interview date:** | TBC |
| **Start Date:** | 06 January 2027 |

**Role Summary:**

Upton Schoolsare seeking to appoint a Class Teacher

We are looking for an inspirational, enthusiastic and creative teacher with Key Stage 2 experience to join our team.  We are a passionate, hardworking and dedicated team, who are committed to supporting our children and bringing learning alive, making it exciting and stimulating.

**We are seeking a professional individual who:**

- Is an experienced &amp; inspirational Key Stage 2 Teacher, an individual who can lead a core subject, has a commitment to their quality of teaching and learning and improving educational outcomes for all children
- Is committed and passionate, having high expectations of achievement and making a real difference to the lives of children
- Demonstrates an understanding of trauma informed and relational practices, alongside modelling and maintaining high expectations of behaviour
- Enjoys working as part of a team and can build strong positive relationships with the many stakeholders in a school
- Has excellent written, communication and interpersonal skills

**Application Procedure:**

If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact us by emailing <recruitment@uptonjun.dorset.sch.uk> to arrange an informal chat or have a tour of the school. Potential candidates will be asked to bring their current school ID and/or photographic ID as proof when they visit the school for a tour.

If you wish to apply for this position, please complete an application form which can be found at [**Job vacancies \| Careers \| Hamwic Education Trust \| Multi-academy Trust**](https://www.hamwic.org/careers/job-vacancies/) and return to <recruitment@uptonjun.dorset.sch.uk>

**CV’s will only be accepted along with a completed application form.**

**Please note, we may close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we have sufficient applications.  We strongly encourage prospective applicants to apply as soon as possible.**

Hamwic Education Trust (HET) are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of our pupils and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal record and barring checks, scrutiny of work and training history, robust referencing, and other vetting checks. Successful candidates will also be subject to online searches.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across HET.

All HET employees are required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practices and to safeguard our pupils.

 Cleaner - Advert  145 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/upton-junior-school/files/documents/Upton_Infant_-_Junior_Schools_Cleaner_Advert.pdf)

 Cleaner - Job Description &amp; Person Specification  199 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/upton-junior-school/files/documents/Cleaner_-_JD_-_PS.pdf)

 Application Form  202 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/upton-junior-school/files/documents/Application_Form.docx)

 Class Teacher - Advert  147 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/upton-junior-school/files/documents/Upton_Infant_-_Junior_Schools_Teacher_Advert_-_Maternity_Cover.pdf)

 Teacher Job Description &amp; Person Specification  321 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/upton-junior-school/files/documents/Teacher_Job_description_-_Person_Specification.pdf)

 Application Form - Teacher  205 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/upton-junior-school/files/documents/Application_Form(1).docx)

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