Head of Religious Education
Cardinal Griffin Catholic College, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 4AW3 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
7 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 April 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, flexible: Full Time - Competitive Salary and opportunity for flexible working (including compressed hours) could be negotiated.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS - Competitive salary to be negotiated
Additional allowances
This post Includes a competitive TLR
What skills and experience we're looking for
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a practising Catholic to join our team at Cardinal Griffin Catholic College. Catholic Social Teaching permeates everything we do and therefore we are looking for an exceptional 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 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.
- Full-time hours (with opportunities for flexible working including compressed hours)
- The opportunity to teach across all Key Stages
- All staff will be fully supported with a professional development programme
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 Religious Education 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
- Work in an environment in which people feel safe, seen, heard and respected.
- We are part of a highly successful Multi-Academy with a supportive network of experienced, hardworking and committed colleagues with an emphasis on teamwork and supporting each other as one MAC family.
- benefit from two days of personalised CPD entitlement designed by you.
We are a Christian community
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.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to h.tapper@cardinalgriffin.staffs.sch.uk
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About Cardinal Griffin Catholic College
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- Up to 998 pupils
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- h.tapper@cardinalgriffin.staffs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01543 502215
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 h.tapper@cardinalgriffin.staffs.sch.uk.
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