Headteacher
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy, Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 2AA4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
27 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 February 2025
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: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £74,926.00 - £86,783.00
Pay scale
- L18-L24(A)
What skills and experience we're looking for
St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust (STOC) is seeking to appoint an exceptional Headteacher to provide visionary leadership across St Joseph Heywood RC Primary School. This pivotal role will ensure that our pupils receive an outstanding education, while also contributing to the strategic development of our Trust.
Your leadership will ensure consistency and high standards, across the school. If you are an ambitious, professional, and forward-thinking leader ready to make a transformative impact, we look forward to hearing from you.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Trust as it continues its transition from a single site autonomy developing to a professional management approach to all estates matters as the Trust grows over a period of time into a Catholic Academy Trust which, at scale, will be one of the largest Trusts in England.
Our Mission
Our Trust Mission is simple, it is to make Christ known, making lives better for our communities, our children and young people.
Our Values
One of Hope
Inspired by St Teresa of Calcutta, we are people of hope. We have a complete belief in the future we will build together. By offering our children, staff and schools’ opportunities to grow and flourish, we make aspiration and ambition a reality. Our people, just like St Teresa are relentless and fiercely ambitious. We will always reach for that which seems to be just out of our grasp.
One of Courage
As modelled for us by St Teresa of Calcutta, we will have the courage to do what is right. As a community, we will not shy away from making decisions that ensure our communities thrive. We will be brave in our actions. As a truly Catholic organisation this courage will be most apparent in how we collectively support the most vulnerable.
One of Innovation
St Teresa of Calcutta changed the world. Together, we will always be pursuing new ideas and best practice in all areas of our work. We will prepare our children and young people for the world that awaits them. A world which they will shape and change.
Purpose of the role:
As Headteacher, you will play a key role in fostering a safe, secure, and welcoming school setting that enables the Trust to achieve its objectives. Through your leadership, you will promote teamwork, motivate staff, and build strong working relationships to drive continuous improvement and ensure every child has access to an outstanding education.
Our priority is to provide an exceptional learning environment where children feel inspired, motivated, and empowered to achieve their full potential. If you are a dynamic and passionate leader ready to make a tangible difference, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey.
We are seeking an individual who:
- Be a confident communicator, with excellent written and oral skills to engage effectively with all stakeholders.
- Demonstrate significant leadership experience in managing teams and resources.
- Have proven experience in leading and managing staff, including the ability to support and motivate staff.
- Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ensuring effective decision-making to drive school improvement.
- Be highly proficient in the use of ICT systems, supporting the strategic and operational needs of the academy.
- Work well under pressure, maintaining accuracy, attention to detail, and the ability to meet tight deadlines.
- Exhibit a flexible approach to working patterns, adapting to the demands of a dynamic and growing organisation.
What the school offers its staff
- Be a member of a forward-thinking and innovative leadership team, driving excellence across our Trust.
- Lead a thriving Catholic academy as part of a growing family of schools across Bury, Bolton, Rochdale, Salford, and Wigan.
- Work with a caring and engaged group of stakeholders who share a commitment to delivering the highest standards for our children.
- Benefit from a dedicated and highly supportive Central Team and Trust Board, with a clear vision and ambitious aspirations for the Trust.
- Receive tailored support for your professional and spiritual development from both the Academy Trust and the Diocese.
- Collaborate with excellent local and borough-wide networks, enhancing opportunities for innovation and best practice.
- Enjoy a generous 28.68% Teachers’ Pension employer contribution.
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
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CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
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About St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- Up to 420 pupils
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@stoccat.org.uk
Arranging a visit to St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy
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