Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)

Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy, LEEDS, West Yorkshire, LS16 6NF

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  10 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  3 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) MPS/UPS

Class Teacher (Maternity Cover) job summary

• Maternity cover - Fixed term for 1 year until 31 December 2026 (or the return of the post-holder, whichever is soonest)
• Full time, 32.5 hours per week
• Salary MPS/UPS
• Required from 1 January 2026

The Governors wish to appoint an inspirational classroom teacher committed to excellence, who is able to inspire and motivate pupils and has high expectations of their achievement and behaviour. The successful candidate will primarily support pupils in key stage 1 (year 2).

We are looking for a Classroom Teacher who will:

• support the Catholic ethos of our school
• be a good to outstanding practitioner, able to motivate children
• be innovative, creative, forward thinking and work collaboratively within our team
• have high expectations of children of all groups and abilities
• engage and motivate children to learn
• be cheerful and friendly and build positive relationships with children, staff and parents
• be committed to children’s welfare and safeguarding
• have a fair, positive and calm approach to ensure pupils meet high expectations of excellent behaviour

We offer:

• a strong Catholic ethos
• a friendly, happy school that lives by its vision statement, ‘Live, love and learn with the Lord’
• happy children with exemplary standards of behaviour
• a welcoming and caring environment where everyone is valued
• supportive parents, Academy Council and parish community
• a strong commitment to continuous professional development
• the support and guidance of governors, Diocese of Leeds and the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust

For further information, please contact Sheila Flynn, our Office Manager at the school on 0113 2677532. Visits to the school are encouraged, by appointment through the school office.

• Closing Date: Friday 10 October 2025, 12 noon
• Interviews: Thursday 16 October 2025

The Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy for applications or withdraw the vacancy at any time at its absolute discretion.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS enhanced disclosure certificate.

In line with KCSiE 2024, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.

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

Holy Name is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all our children and young people and we expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

In line with KCSiE 2022, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 208 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/holy-name-catholic-voluntary-academy

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