Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: Full Time
Number of Positions: 1
Qualifications Required: QTS
Start Date: 5th April 2027
Salary: £67,898 - £76,772 per annum
The Diocese of Salford, in partnership with Manchester City Council, is seeking to appoint an inspirational and experienced leader with vision and a proven track record in leadership and management to this popular and very successful Catholic Primary School.
We need a leader to inspire us in the next phase of our journey, a person committed to building upon an exceptional and caring learning environment where all members of the school community thrive.
St Ambrose is a genuinely happy school and we warmly welcome potential candidates to visit and see us in action.
About the Candidate
The Governing Board are looking for a committed and practising Catholic who:
- is ambitious and will inspire our children, our parents and the whole of the staff on our journey
- will share their faith with the whole school community inspiring the Catholic ethos of the school and its relationship with the Parish
- will take a leading role driving progress across the school in inspirational teaching and learning
- has a vision for the future of the school and can communicate that at all levels and be a role model to all staff
- is a strategic leader able to inspire and motivate the whole team
- is an engaging and hardworking individual, able to collaborate with parents, staff, governors, the parish and wider community in providing opportunities for all pupils
- has excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ‘leads from the front’
We can offer:
- a wonderful group of children, who are eager to learn and enthusiastic in every aspect of school life
- a very strong, hard-working, successful and experienced staff
- an environment where everyone is valued in a caring and spiritual ethos
- a motivated and very experienced senior leadership team
- a supportive, dedicated, well-informed governing body who are well known to staff
- a great opportunity for the right candidates.
About Us
We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here.
This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.
We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation
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