What skills and experience we're looking for
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School wishes to appoint a dedicated and highly motivated teacher to join our hardworking, dedicated team. St Joseph’s is a caring, supportive school that values high standards, expectations and achievements, but also seeks to ensure that the pupils enjoy their experience of school and develop their full range of talents in a caring, Catholic community with a curriculum framed by Catholic values.
The successful candidate will:
• Show a strong commitment to the distinctive Catholic ethos and values of our school
• Have high expectations of children’s attainment, progress and behaviour
• Have a commitment to outstanding teaching and learning
• Be driven by a strong moral purpose to inspire, motivate and empower pupils to make the best possible progress
• Love to learn and be dedicated to their own professional development
• Have good organisational and communication skills
• Be able to work collaboratively within a team committed to excellence and continuous school improvement
• Support and promote the faith life and wider life of the school
What the school offers its staff
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School is part of Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, a family of 32 primary schools, and 6 secondary schools. With more than 12,300 pupils and 1,500 plus staff, the Trust is now one of the largest Catholic Multi Academy Trust in the UK. As part of the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust family of 38 schools, there is a vast array of professional opportunities to network and grow with colleagues across the Trust. This post is suitable for an excellent classroom practitioner.
We can offer you:
• Hardworking, dedicated supportive colleagues
• A strong Catholic ethos
• A friendly and passionate team who are dedicated to maintaining high standards
• A curriculum tailored to the needs of our pupils
• Positive relationships with parents, governors and colleagues across the Trust
• A commitment to continuous professional development
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.