Headteacher
St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 5EN18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April 2025
Closing date
2 December 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
8 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £59,167.00 - £68,586.00 Annually (FTE) Group 1, L8 - L14
Headteacher job summary
The Directors and Governors are looking to appoint a permanent Headteacher from April 2025 due to the retirement of the current Headteacher. We are looking for an inspirational leader who will ensure that St. Joseph’s continues to provide broad and rich learning experiences for our students that are rooted in Gospel values.
This role is suitable for someone who is excited about leading our school through the next stage of development, with the aim of providing an Outstanding Education for all pupils. Applications from new and experienced school leaders who are practising Catholics with proven management skills and a clear vision for Catholic Education are welcome.
We are seeking a Headteacher who will:
- Inspire, challenge and motivate staff to maintain and develop powerful teaching and learning;
- Bring experience of focussed, successful and sustained school improvement;
- Work closely with our Academy Council in the assessment, monitoring and evaluation of pupils’ progress, attainment and wellbeing;
- Be a committed member of the Senior Leadership Team of our Trust; and,
- Work collaboratively with the Trust team, as well as local and Diocesan heads, to ensure high standards of attainment, and to sustain and develop the school’s Catholic Ethos.
We can offer you a great deal. There are plenty of things in place already. These include:
- Children with a thirst for knowledge who are eager to learn;
- Parents who are keen to support their children’s learning;
- A nurturing, caring staff who are focussed on school improvement, who thrive under clear direction, critical friendship and support;
- Governors who understand the importance of their role and who are actively working to help make the school the best it can be;
- A thriving Parish Community who are eager to be involved with the life of the school; and
- The opportunity to develop leadership across the Trust and the wider community.
As part of the Bishop Wheeler Trust you will be joining a successful and dedicated group of senior leaders who work collaboratively across all our schools within the Diocese of Leeds. Each school is also part of local and Diocesan partnerships.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed, please arrange to do so by emailing the school office at bursar@st-josephs-barlick.lancs.sch.uk.
The Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy for applications or withdraw the vacancy at any time at its absolute discretion.
- Closing date: Monday 2 December 2024, 12.00
- Interview date: Wednesday 11 December 2024
St. Joseph’s school 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 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.
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- Up to 140 pupils
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
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