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Class Teacher and Religious Education Lead with TLR

St Joseph's RC Primary School, Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 3JP

32 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  16 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M1 to M6
• Additional allowances:

  TLR2

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for someone who is passionate about Religious Education and determined in their mission to impart knowledge, skills and understanding to all our young people, whilst exciting and engaging them in their learning. Applicants must be a committed classroom practitioner with a passion for learning and teaching and be able to establish excellent relationships with pupils and colleagues, and work well within a team.

The successful candidate will:

- possess motivation and enthusiasm

- have experience of whole school subject leadership

- be innovative and flexible

- encourage all our pupils to go beyond what they think they can achieve, to enjoy learning, helping them to lead healthy and happy lives.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

- a caring, friencly school

- a staff team committed to achieving high standards

- enthusiastic pupils and staff

- a commitment to professional development

- a forward-looking school, keen to accept new challenges

- a dedicated, hardworking Governing Body

Further details about the role

The Governors at St Joseph's RC Primary wish to appoint an outstanding, dynamic and exceptional practising Catholic teacher to lead Religious Education across the whole school, due to the retirement of the current postholder.

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.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About St Joseph's RC Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 220 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Joseph's RC Primary School website
• Email address: lesley.byrne@salford.gov.uk
• Phone number: 0161 921 1890
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-joseph-s-rc-primary-school-salford

St Joseph's RC Primary is a school with big ideas and was judged to be good by Ofsted at our last inspection (March 2022) and securely good in all areas in our recent Section 48 inspection (May 2024. Our staff seek to encourage and challenge pupils fromtheir very first day and throughout their journey with us, creating a warm and inclusive atmosphere where learning is fun. This is in line with our mission statement "I came so that you may have life - and have it to the full" John 10:10.

At St Joseph's we:
- have a strong Catholic ethos
- have close links with the church and local community
- aim to equip pupils with the attributes and attitude they need for their next stage of education
- have an enthusiastic and supportive team of staff, parents and governors
- offer excellent opportunities for continued personal development through Salford Diocese, Salford Local Authority and external providers.

Arranging a visit to St Joseph's RC Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lesley.byrne@salford.gov.uk.

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