Headteacher

St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, Manchester, M12 5LZ

29 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
30 September 2024 at 9am
Date listed
30 August 2024

Job details

Job role: Headteacher
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Pay scale: Headteacher L15 - L21

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Directors of Emmaus CAT, St Francis RC Primary School Local Governing Body and the Diocese of Salford wish to appoint an exceptional leader, a dynamic and inspirational practising Catholic to take their school forward.

Could this be you?

If it was you, you would:

Be a practising Catholic, with a strong faith and commitment to the Catholic ethos of the school and its community
Be aspirational in your approach to the quality of teaching and learning and of the achievement and wellbeing of every child
Be a role model who inspires and motivates others through their commitment, enthusiasm and dedication to raising standards
Be a highly effective leader who can manage and organise the personnel, financial and professional needs of the school’s resources and staff
Be an experienced leader with the interpersonal skills to develop strong working relationships with staff, children, parents, parish and governors
Be a skilled communicator who can share and develop their vision of what makes a good school with the school’s shareholders

What the school offers its staff

If so, St Francis RC Primary School can offer you:

Wonderful children who love school with very supportive parents
Caring, dedicated and hardworking staff, who welcome new ideas
An attractive, stimulating and safe environment
Exceptional links with the Diocese, Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust and other local Catholic schools
Commitment to your own personal development
The opportunity to work within a growing Catholic Academy Trust

Further details about the role

St Francis RC Primary School is a designated Catholic school. The Directors are accountable to the Ordinary of the diocese, or a Vicar or delegate where that is determined, to ensure that the Academy is conducted as a Catholic school in accordance with Canon law and the teachings of the Catholic Church so that, at all times, the school may serve as a witness to the Catholic faith in Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore, this post requires a practising Catholic who can show by example and from experience, that they will ensure that the school is distinctively Catholic in all its aspects.

Commitment to safeguarding

St Francis RC Primry School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers 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.