Are you a passionate and experienced Reception teacher dedicated to giving young learners the best possible start? Do you thrive in a nurturing, child-centered environment where strong foundations and excellent outcomes are at the heart of everything that happens? Then Millbrook may be the perfect place for you to grow, inspire, and make a lasting impact on children's lives!

We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Reception teacher to join our Ofsted-rated 'Outstanding' Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) provision. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a dynamic and supportive team committed to high-quality early education., As a Reception teacher at Millbrook, you will:
Create a stimulating and inclusive learning environment where children feel safe, valued, and motivated to learn.
Deliver high-quality learning experiences that support all areas of development.
Use a strong understanding of the EYFS framework to ensure outstanding progress for all children.
Plan and deliver an engaging and well-structured continuous provision that promotes independent learning, curiosity, and exploration.

Engage in high-quality interactions with children throughout the day, fostering their speech, language, and communication skills through meaningful conversations, questioning, and vocabulary development.
Build strong relationships with children, families, and colleagues to foster a positive school community.
Contribute to our well-established, nurturing ethos and commitment to excellence in Early Years education.

A passionate and experienced Early Years practitioner with QTS.
A deep understanding of child development and the EYFS curriculum.
A strong knowledge of effective continuous provision and how to enhance learning through play.
A commitment to ensuring every child reaches their full potential.
A team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

A positive mindset, sense of humour and a solution-focused approach to challenges.

A belief in a relational and trauma-informed approach to behaviour, with high levels of empathy and emotional intelligence.
Someone who embraces creativity, curiosity, and a love for learning., If you are an experienced Reception teacher ready to make a real difference in children's early education, we would love to hear from you!

Telford & Wrekin Council is an award winning council, and we were recognised as Local Authority of the Year 2022 at the Municipal Journal Awards, and the Association for Public Service Excellence Council of the Year in 2021.

At Team Telford we work hard to protect, care and invest to create a better borough and our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Having the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles allows us to deliver the excellent services that residents and businesses on the borough expect from us.

Our friendly and passionate teams are trusted by leaders and managers to deliver this ambition. We invest and nurture our workforce and support our employees to develop and thrive. The better we are the bigger difference we make to the people we serve.

In return we also offer a great range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working hours and work arrangements, employee discounts, salary sacrifice schemes, a local government pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.

At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice and we know we are stronger and better connected as a result.

We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and where our data shows that specific groups are under-represented within our workforce, our adverts will actively encourage applications from these groups.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities or other health conditions. You can find out more about this and our 'guaranteed interview scheme' here

You can also read more about our Recruitment and Selection Policy and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders here and the Transgender & Non-Binary Inclusion Policy commitments here