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Chief Education Officer (Deputy CEO)

Romero Catholic Academy Trust, Burnley, BB12 7NG

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• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  10 September 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Leadership Spine Point L33 – L37 £109,275 - £120,524

What skills and experience we're looking for

Chief Education Officer (Deputy CEO)

Full Time, Full Year

Salary: L33 – L37 (£109, 275 - £120,524 PENDING PAY AWARD)

Responsible to: CEO

Main Location: Romero CAT Central Office (bb12 7ng) with Travel to other sites

Required to commence: January 2026

Romero Catholic Academy Trust (Diocese of Salford) is committed to providing an outstanding Catholic education across all our academies. Rooted in faith, our mission is to nurture every child in their spiritual, academic, and personal growth.

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated, experienced and dynamic Catholic leader to join our central team. The CEdO is the most senior role leading the education function across our Trust. This is an exciting, strategic role, effectively engaging with stakeholders, leading the education team and deputising for the CEO when required.

If you feel you have the right skills and attributes we are looking for, then we will be delighted to hear from you. Please contact the HR Department on 01282 855500 or careers@romerocat.com to arrange a meeting with our CEO, Katy Cox.

Full details and application forms are available from our website: www.romerocat.com

What the school offers its staff

Employee Assistance Programme

Subsidised Gym Membership

Local Government Pension Scheme (LCC break down the employee/employer contributions)

Teachers Pension scheme

Enhanced Terms and Conditions after 5 years’ service

Enhanced Sick Pay

Free Parking/Company Parking

Bereavement Leave

Enhanced maternity pay

Enhanced paternity pay

Flexible working opportunities

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Recruitment Pack - Chief Education Officer (Deputy CEO).pdf - 431 KB (opens in new tab)

About Romero Catholic Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: careers@romerocat.com
• Phone number: 01282 855500
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/romero-catholic-academy-trust

Romero Catholic Academy Trust is a family of Catholic schools serving the needs of children and young people in the Diocese of Salford, covering the areas of Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen and Calderdale. To achieve this, we will uphold four key values:

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