Deputy Headteacher

apartmentinploi placePlatt Bridge calendar_month05/03/2025

Holy Family Catholic Academy

Wigan Street

Platt Bridge

Wigan

WN2 5JF

Leadership Pay Spine

Full Time

Temporary to cover Maternity

Required as soon as possible

The Board of Directors of St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust is looking to appoint an outstanding Deputy Headteacher to support the Headteacher of Holy Family Catholic Academy. We are seeking someone, who is an inspirational leader and who possesses the vision and dedication required to enhance the leadership of this vibrant inclusive school, working alongside the Headteacher.

This is an exciting professional development opportunity for an outstanding practitioner with a proven track record of raising attainment for all learners including those who have SEND or are disadvantaged. Someone with strong leadership skills who is willing to engage with committed staff, enthusiastic children and supportive parents.

The successful candidate will:

be a practising Catholic with a strong faith commitment (this is a reserved post)
have a proven track record of leading, managing and motivating a school team
be an outstanding classroom practitioner who can demonstrate and sustain outstanding teaching and learning embracing new developments and changes in the educational landscape
be able to plan strategically and work alongside the Headteacher to create a longer-term vision for the school
be passionate about making a positive difference to our pupils’ lives within an inclusive environment; someone who is ambitious for all our pupils
have an excellent understanding of the CSI and Ofsted frameworks
have the ability to build relationships with staff, pupils parents, governors and others working in St Joseph CMAT plus a variety of external partners.
be able to inspire the whole community, build and maintain successful teams and work collaboratively with others to achieve success
actively listen and effectively communicate to a wide range of audiences
place safeguarding at the heart of all decision-making

In return we can offer you:

a welcoming community of enthusiastic, happy and well-behaved children, who love to learn
a highly supportive, effective and ambitious Board
excellent professional development opportunities
a team of highly committed headteachers
high quality support from the CMAT central team
Benefits platform including EAP

St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, and in accordance with statutory guidance, we will carry out an online search (for publicly available material) to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened which we may want to explore with shortlisted applicants at interview.

For an informal discussion please contact Amy Fidler, Director of Primary Education on afidler@sjcmat.co.uk

For more information and an application pack, please visit https://sjcmat.co.uk/blog/vacancy/deputy-headteacher-fixed-term/

Applications forms are returnable to the school.

Interview date: Week Commencing Monday 17th March 2025

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check

The employer is committed to safeguarding

To view the details relating to this position please click the links below: Job description

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