The governing body of The Oaks Community Primary School are delighted to offer the opportunity for a creative teacher to join our supportive and well-led community school in September 2026. The successful candidate will be responsible for our Reception crew. This vacancy is suitable for a main pay scale teacher who has a desire to fully embrace our school mission which is to 'make a difference'. This is a temporary position for one year, with the potential to extend further.

You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to motivate and challenge our children to achieve the highest possible expectations and the skills, drive and ambition to work within our outward facing school. The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator and have strong behaviour management built on positive relationships and rooted in mutual respect.

In return we can offer you the prospect of working within a friendly and creative working environment with enthusiastic children and dedicated staff. The school places the highest importance on high quality continuous professional development, embracing talent and role autonomy. We would like to hear from experienced teachers who may wish to move into a middle leadership role. 

At The Oaks Community Primary School, we place the highest priority on keeping our children safe. Applicants for this post will be subject to stringent vetting and induction processes. The holder of this post will be expected to work with children under the age of 18 in a position of trust, and is, therefore, exempt for the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

If you are shortlisted, we will take up references before the interview date. One of your references must be your current or most recent employer. Two satisfactory references must be received before we can confirm any offer of employment. The information we request will relate to salary, length of service, salary, sickness and absence, conduct and performance. On receipt of references your referees may be contacted to verify any discrepancies, anomalies or relevant issues as part of the recruitment verification process.

In line with our safer recruitment policy, an online presence search will be undertaken if you are shortlisted.This on line search is designed to complement the range of standard recruitment checks and allows us to identify a candidate's online presence which could potentially damage the organisation's reputation and/or question a candidate's suitability to work with children.

The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Available visit dates are on Tuesday 9th June and  Tuesday 16th  June at 2pm and 4pm.

Please call Miss McGuinness in the school office to book a visit on 0151 312 8797.

Application deadline Friday 19th June at 12pm.

Shortlisting Monday 22nd June 

Observations and interviews Friday 26th  June

For more information please contact - admin@theoaks.cheshire.sch.uk