Director of RE & Catholic Life
Cardinal Griffin Catholic College, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 4AWThis job expired on 4 March 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
April 2024 or September 2024
Closing date
4 March 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 February 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Religious education
Working pattern
- Full time: Full-time hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Highly Competitive Salary
What skills and experience we're looking for
- An exciting opportunity has arisen for a practising Catholic to join our Senior Leadership team at Cardinal Griffin Catholic College. Catholic Social Teaching permeates everything we do and therefore we are looking for an exceptional middle leader or current senior leader, who will promote positive behaviour and faith filled attitudes through the lens of Catholicism. We are now part of the newly expanded Painsley Catholic Academy, the largest multi-academy in the Archdiocese of Birmingham, with a strong Catholic ethos that puts ‘love’ at the heart of its community. The school provides a haven where all can flourish.
About the role:
Interested candidates should be outstanding RE teachers, who have experience of being an exceptional Head of RE, who subscribe to the vision that Cardinal Griffin can be the best school in Staffordshire with the ability to inspire and motivate teachers, students and the wider community through the Catholic Social Teachings. The right person will lead with drive and ambition to secure and take forward Catholic Life, Mission and RE.
Candidates should be:
- Outstanding teachers with a track record of raising standards
- Superb communicators and highly strategic. They must genuinely listen to others and be empathetic but also have conviction and determination to do what is right for all students.
- Driven to secure improvements at a whole school level
Candidates should have:
- High aspirations for their professional development with a vision to provide leadership to the team, ensuring high quality teaching and learning of RE and Catholic Life at Cardinal Griffin
What the school offers its staff
Why Cardinal Griffin Catholic College? You will have the opportunity to:
- work in a high performing school with outstanding behaviour;
- lead using dedicated and protected additional leadership and management time;
- receive personalised leadership openings to follow NPQSL;
- benefit from two days of personalised CPD entitlement designed by you;
- to work in collaboration, with outstanding RE specialists, across the Painsley family of schools (Primary and Secondary);
- Work closely with colleagues to ensure that the religious education teachings align with the overall mission and goals of the school as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, play a key role in the strategic development of the school.
Further details about the role
Informal tours with the Principal are welcomed and encouraged.
For Informal enquiries, further details and application forms please contact Mrs M Kelsey. MAC HR Officer on mke@painsley.staffs.sch.uk.All applications should be returned to Mrs Kelsey.
The position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure & Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose all criminal convictions. Further details regarding this check are available by visiting www.gov.uk/dbs Cardinal Griffin Catholic College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service which will require you to disclose all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application. Applicants will be subject to an online search if shortlisted. Where the role involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children, it is an offence to apply if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Cardinal Griffin Catholic College
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 808 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cardinal Griffin Catholic College website
- Email address
- mke@painsley.staffs.sch.uk
Are you looking for a new challenge in an innovative and supportive 11-18 Catholic school? Now part of the newly expanded Painsley Catholic Academy, the largest multi-academy in the Archdiocese of Birmingham, Cardinal Griffin Catholic College is looking to recruit dynamic, forward-thinking and inspirational staff to join us on our journey to success. With a strong Catholic ethos that puts ‘love’ at the heart of its community, the school provides a haven where all can flourish. Situated just outside the town centre and easily accessed by train, bus or the M6, Cardinal Griffin Catholic College is proud of its strong community links and its beautiful grounds.
Arranging a visit to Cardinal Griffin Catholic College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mke@painsley.staffs.sch.uk.
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