Deputy Headteacher

Job Description

Deputy Headteacher

Leadership Scale 3 - 7

Permanent Full Time

Start Date: 1st September 2022

Closing Date: 20th April (midday)

Shortlisting: 28th April 2022 Formal Interviews: 5th May 2022

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a popular, friendly, highly respected Catholic school. We are seeking a highly motivated individual to become our Deputy Headteacher who will champion our mission statement 'inspired by the life of St Joseph, we live, love and learn together'.

The Rosary Trust and the Governors of St Joseph's School invite applications from enthusiastic and suitably-qualified, practising Catholics to join our team at St Joseph's to continue to build on our successes.

We want our Deputy Headteacher to:

· Have a clear vision and strong commitment to Catholic education

· Be kind, patient, caring and nurturing

· Be an excellent classroom teacher (our Deputy will be a Classroom Teacher)

· Be highly organised

· Use creativity, innovation, intellect and resources to be successful and inspire others.

· Have the ability to support, challenge and inspire

· Be an excellent communicator with a strong commitment to working in partnership with parents and the parish community

· Be passionately committed to safeguarding and the welfare and wellbeing of children and staff

We can offer:

· wonderful, respectful and well-behaved children

· a positive and caring ethos based on the values of the Catholic faith

· a commitment to support your professional development to the next stage of your career

· supportive parents and governors

· a strong commitment to staff well-being and job satisfaction

We warmly welcome visitors to our school, please contact our Headteacher to arrange a visit or to discuss the post further.

At St Joseph's we value diversity and inclusion and are committed to improving our efforts in this area. We believe that having people from diverse backgrounds not only in our own team, but also in our governance, is key to achieve our mission. For this reason, we welcome and encourage applications from all individuals, regardless of their gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, religion, age, or socio-economic background.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children. The appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, medical checks, and satisfactory references. Only successful applicants will be contacted for interview.

Please ensure that you refer to the full job description and person specification when completing the application form and demonstrate how your experience, skills and competencies make you suitable for this position. Incomplete application forms will not be accepted.

This is a reserved post and is open to practising Catholics only, please review the document produced by the Diocese of Brentwood ''Definition of a Practising Catholic for Reserved Posts" for further information.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early so recommend that you submit your application at your earliest convenience.