Vacancies
We highly-value our staff, believing everyone has a vital contribution to make in order to continually improve the school, our students and ourselves. If you are interested in joining our team, please browse the vacancies below.
If you wish to apply for any of the posts, please email a completed application form to recruitment@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk.
Please ensure you complete your supporting statement using the headings in the Person Specification for the specific role you are interested in.
Please also see below for our approach to staff wellbeing and workload.
Thank you for your interest in Balfour Primary School!
Class Teacher (maternity cover)
We are seeking to appoint an excellent classroom teacher to start on 3rd June 2024 working in Year 6. We require an enthusiastic, child-centred practitioner whose main passions are to instil a love of learning into our pupils and to develop a learning to learn culture within the classroom and throughout the school.
Visits to the school are very welcome so that you can see we are a thriving and vibrant school at the heart of the Surrenden Campus serving the Preston Park, Fiveways and Hollingbury communities. Our school is larger-than-average primary school with nearly 700 pupils on roll. We are a good school and we are very proud of:
- the engagement and motivation of our pupils
- our inquiry based and thought provoking curriculum
- our friendly staff and governor teams
- the sense of community that exists with our families
To visit the school or to have an informal chat with the Headteacher please email head@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk
This role is open to both ECTs and more experienced teachers.
Term: This post is maternity cover and fixed term until 31st August 2024
To apply: Please email your application form (CVs will not be accepted) to recruitment@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk
Please ensure that you write your application using the headings of the Person Specification.
Closing date: 8:00am on 22nd April but early applications welcome and will be considered before the closing date.
Interview date: w/c 29 Apr 2024
Balfour Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. We welcome applications from all parts of our community as we aspire to have a staff body that matches the social and cultural diversity of our student intake. Please be aware that online searches may be used if shortlisted for interview.
Midday Supervisory Assistant (MDSA), permanent or bank staff
The Times Educational Supplement put it best when they said, “Midday supervisors are the lynchpins of an army of support staff that patrols school playgrounds and cafeterias to ensure pupils are fed, appropriate behaviour promoted and order prevails.” If this sounds like the kind of rewarding challenge you’re looking for and you want to help create a positive environment for young children, why don’t you consider becoming a Midday Supervisor at Balfour Primary School?
Balfour Primary School is a thriving and vibrant school at the heart of the Surrenden Campus serving the Preston Park, Fiveways and Hollingbury communities. Our school is a four form-entry primary school and is one of the largest primary schools in the country with over 700 pupils on roll. We are very proud of:
- the engagement and motivation of our pupils
- our inquiry based and thought provoking curriculum
- our friendly staff and governor teams
- the sense of community that exists with our families
Hours: Monday - Friday, 12:00 – 1:15pm, term time only
Salary: NJC Scale 1-2 £12.59/hr (£24,294pa, pro rata)
To apply: Please email your completed application form to recruitment@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk (CVs will not be accepted.)
Closing date: ongoing
Interview date: ongoing
Balfour Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and online search. We welcome applications from all parts of our community as we aspire to have a staff body that matches the social and cultural diversity of our student intake. Please be aware that online searches may be used if shortlisted for interview. Our safeguarding policy can be found here: Safeguarding policy.