St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Current Vacancies

Y3/4 Teacher - Maternity Cover

Required from 1 December 2022
Full time and Fixed Term until 31 August 2023
MPS/UPS

Required from December 2022, the Academy Council is looking to appoint an experienced, talented, motivational and inspiring classroom teacher to cover a period of maternity leave.

The successful candidate will;

support the Catholic ethos of our school
be a good to outstanding practitioner, able to motivate children
be innovative, creative, forward thinking and work collaboratively within our team
have high expectations of children of all groups and abilities
engage and motivate children to learn
be cheerful and friendly and build positive relationships with children, staff and parents
be committed to children’s welfare and safeguarding;
have a fair, positive and calm approach to ensure pupils meet high expectations of excellent behaviour

At St Joseph’s we can offer:

a strong Catholic ethos;
a friendly, happy school that lives by its vision statement, ‘Live, love and learn with the Lord’
happy children with exemplary standards of behaviour
a welcoming and caring environment where everyone is valued
supportive parents, Academy Council and parish community
a strong commitment to continuous professional development
the support and guidance of governors, Diocese of Leeds and the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust.

This position is not suitable for ECTs.

Applications are invited from qualified teaching professionals who have the ability to share their enthusiasm, faith, skills and passion for making a difference to learning outcomes.

Practising Catholics are particularly welcome though the position is not exclusive. Candidates would be expected to be sympathetic to the Catholic ethos and actively support our Vision and Aims Statements and School Virtues.

St Joseph’s is a small, family-orientated voluntary aided Catholic Primary School. It is part of the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust which consists of two high schools and 11 primary schools. The October 2017 Diocesan Section 48 inspection and January 2017 Ofsted inspection judged St Joseph’s as a good school.

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact Mrs Claire Norman, Administrator to arrange an appointment or for further details at admin@st-josephs-tadcaster.n-yorks.sch.uk or call: 01937 832344.

A CES application form and related documentation, are available to download from the school website: www.st-josephs-tadcaster.n-yorks.sch.uk or The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust www.bishopwheelercatholicacademytrust.org. Please email your completed application form to admin@st-josephs-tadcaster.n-yorks.sch.uk addressed to the Headteacher by the closing date.

Closing Date: Friday 23 September 2022, 12 noon
Interview: It is anticipated that interviews will take place shortly afterwards.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DSB enhanced disclosure certificate.

Application Forms

Application form

Consent to obtain references form

Recruitment monitoring form

Further information

Person specification

Job description

Administrative Assistant

Permanent and Term Time Only plus 5 additional days
Administrative Assistant - 8 hours per week, Thursday 1.00pm to 3.30pm and Friday 9.00am to 3.30pm
Lunchtime Supervisory Role – 0.5 hours per week
NJC Grade A1/A3, SCP 1- 4 £18,333 - £19,264 (actual salary £3,614 - £3,798 per annum)

Required for an immediate start, the Academy Council is looking to appoint, a friendly, enthusiastic, flexible administrator to join our growing school. The successful candidate will be an effective and welcoming first point of contact for the school. You will have a calm, courteous, professional and friendly approach along with the ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and work effectively as an individual and as part of a team in our busy school office. You will have good word processing skills, be well organised with high levels of interpersonal skills, providing support to staff, assisting in the daily office needs and managing our schools’ general administrative activities.

We are looking for an Administrative Assistant who will:

Be highly skilled in Microsoft Office, using a computer and excellent keyboard skills.
Have a knowledge / experience of school management systems, personnel administration, pupil data and ParentPay.
Use effective communication and be warm, friendly and empathetic.
Have experience of working in an office environment.
Undertake general financial admin e.g. processing orders / invoices / cash handling.
Be supportive of the Catholic ethos of the school.

We offer:

Opportunities to make a significant contribution to our growing pre-school and school
A pre-school and school that are constantly growing, developing and reflecting.
Continuing professional development opportunities.
Support of the Leadership Team and a friendly office environment.
A hard working, supportive, committed team of governors.
A dedicated and supportive staff.

Please email your completed application form to admin@st-josephs-tadcaster.n-yorks.sch.uk addressed to the Headteacher by the closing date.

Application Forms

Application Form

Consent to Obtain References Form

Recruitment Monitoring Form

Further Information:

Job Description

Person Specification

Application guidance

Application Notes

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