Deputy Headteacher

Following the appointment of our current deputy to headship, the governors wish to appoint a Deputy Headteacher to join the leadership team of this wonderful, ambitious and highly successful school.

St Joseph's College is an oversubscribed 11-18 mixed Catholic school. Our school roll is 1100 students which includes 400 in our 6th form. Applicants are welcome to visit the school or telephone if they have any questions.

All our staff are valued, listened to, mentored, challenged and given opportunities to develop. As a Teaching School Hub we offer excellent teacher training and high-quality professional development.

The college was founded in 1932 and is distinguished by its unique identity and long tradition of outstanding academic performance with results that consistently place the college in the top rank of state and private schools nationwide. We are nationally recognised, having been awarded Teaching School Hub status, meaning that we lead on teacher training, the Early Career Framework and the delivery of all NPQs for the 317 schools of Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester.

St Joseph's College is a popular and oversubscribed co-educational Catholic Academy providing places for both Catholic and non-Catholic pupils aged 11-19 and is part of the Edmund Rice family of schools, founded by the Christian Brothers and following the teachings of Blessed Edmund Rice. The College is part of the Trusteeship of the Gaudete Trust, a joint Trust with 5 other Religious Orders.

St Joseph's College is in the process of becoming a pathfinder school within Laetare, the Catholic Multi-Academy Trust (CMAT), which is being established with an initial cohort of five schools from two Orders: the Christian Brothers and the De La Salle Brothers.

This is a fantastic opportunity to build on our current successes and goals.

The governors are looking for someone with the energy, ideas and significant leadership experience to help maintain the high standards of the school. The specific areas of responsibility will be negotiated depending on the applicant's strengths.

The successful candidate will:

· Be a practising Catholic with a strong faith commitment, who embraces the development of the Catholic life and mission of the academy as a core leadership responsibility within the distinctive charism of Edmund Rice.

· Have experience of senior leadership with a proven track record of the successful development of whole-school initiative

· Have the ability to build relationships with staff, pupils, parents, governors and others working in the Laetare Catholic Multi-Academy Trust (CMAT)

· Be able to respond and adapt effectively to changing circumstances, maintaining high levels of performance

· 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

In return, we can offer the successful candidate:

· An ethos rooted in social justice, concern for the whole person and striving for excellence

· A highly supportive, effective and ambitious Governing Board

· A school staff of supportive, creative and talented teaching and support staff

· A commitment to evidence-informed practice, subject knowledge development.

· Excellent relationships between staff and our able and well-behaved students

· A flourishing sixth form of 400+

· A confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is extended to members of your family

Visits to St Joseph's College are encouraged and can be arranged by contacting Mrs Fiona Uschmann, HR Manager on or via email:

To apply please complete the CES application form and email to Mrs Fiona Uschmann along with completed consent to references form, disclosure form and recruitment monitoring form.

Your application should be on the Catholic Education Service application form which can be downloaded from our website:

Closing Date: 4.00pm, Friday 26 April 2024

Interviews will be held on 9 and 10 May 2024

his post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). All appointments made are also subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance and Right to Work in the UK.

St Joseph's College is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education and the Prevent Duty.