Teacher (with SENDCO responsibility)

Vacancy Summary

Teacher (with SENDCO responsibility)

Part time - 0.6 Contract

Pay scale: M1 to UPS3 (with a SEN Allowance of £2787 - £5497 dependent on experience)

To Start September 2026

Vacancy Information

The Academy Council and St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School are looking for an inspirational and caring teacher to join our school, to start in September or as soon as possible afterwards. 

The candidate will be instrumental in creating a lasting positive impact on the children and families we serve. We can offer a vibrant school, with happy, focussed children and dedicated staff. The school benefits from a strong, supportive Academy Council and is part of an established Trust.

The Role

As a Primary school teacher you will be an outstanding classroom practitioner who consistently demonstrates the highest standards of delivery. You should be fully committed to raising attainment across the whole school/ specify key stages and across all subjects that you are required to teach. You will be acutely aware of the strategies required to achieve the highest standards within your specialist subject area/across the curriculum. For this particular role you will be required to Teach in KS1 with allocated SENCO time for your SENDCO responsibilities , so experience working with children with SEN is essential.

You may from time to time be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade and level of responsibility defined in this job description.

As a Classroom teacher you will, at all times, be mindful of, and adhere to, the Professional Standards for Teachers and the Career Stage expectations negotiated and adopted by the school at any time. In addition, for Teachers paid on the Upper Pay Range (UPR), your achievements and contribution to an educational setting should be substantial and sustained.

We can offer you:

• a school where children feel happy, are motivated and keen to learn
• a dedicated, supportive team of staff and governors
• an opportunity to work in a good school that has a strong, caring
• Catholic ethos
• Financial support from an experienced central finance team at the Trust

Applicants are warmly invited to visit the school. For further details please contact Louise Robinson (Headteacher) on 01274 564883. 

Application forms are available on the school website on https://sjb.bcwcat.co.uk/Vacancies/ 

Please note all completed application forms MUST be emailed directly to the school, on a CES application form.

Closing date for applications: 12 Noon, 1 July 2026

Interviews: w/c 6 July 2026

The school is committed to a rigorous implementation of our safeguarding policy. All successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment checks and an enhanced DBS check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exception Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.