Finding teaching jobs

One of the ways you can consider looking for teaching jobs in Kent is to register with a specialist recruitment agency. Suitable teaching positions can be hard to find. If you register with a recruitment agency working with many of the schools throughout the Kent area, you stand more chance of finding a suitable that suitable position.

When looking for teaching jobs in Kent a good agency should be able to offer positions for any level of teaching. This should include primary and secondary school teaching. Primary would include Junior, Infant and Nursery teaching at the levels of Foundation, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Secondary includes teaching Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 across all curriculum subjects. Of course not all teachers in Kent are looking for full time positions; some are looking for part time work so the agency would be able to offer short term supply teaching too.

There are many times when the school might need to contact a supply teacher to fill a position immediately and often this is at very short notice. Sometimes this could be for the odd days work for instance if a member of their staff has called in sick for the day or has to attend a course or meeting. If you are registered with the agency then you could be offered that position. Of course the recruitment agency is also able to fill mid-term positions which could be due to maternity leave or long term illness. Long term, permanent and contracted teaching positions can also be found with the agency far easier than searching and applying yourself.

A good recruitment agency would work on the behalf of both the school and the teacher. When registering with the agency all teachers are fully vetted, this is now essential for the peace of mind of both the school and the parents. A good agency conducts a face to face interview with all teachers registering with them. This practice is also considered essential so that the teacher can be matched accurately with the school. The teacher and the school are both assigned an individual consultant who is on hand to make the whole process of recruitment and selection a great deal easier. The agency deal with all the hard work of finding suitable teachers for the vacancies and recruitment of teachers is therefore made so much easier for the school. This would include arranging interviews and providing feedback on behalf of the school in order to match the most suitable teacher to the position.

Finding teaching jobs in Kent through a recruitment agency can not only save a great deal of time it would also provide peace of mind. You would have access to suitable jobs and schools and of course you would have your own personal consultant to rely on if you needed help or advice on matters relating to any position you were considering taking on.

Julie Flesher is Director of Classic Education, which is a Kent based recruitment specialist for the education sector. They provide Kent supply teachers and secondary supply teachers.