St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School

Springhead Road

Northfleet, Kent

DA11 9QZ

Contact: 01474 533 515

office@st-josephs-northfleet.kcsp.org.uk

https://www.st-josephs-northfleet.kent.sch.uk/

Vacancy: Academy Principal (Full-time role)

Grade: L11 ( £54,091 ) to L15 ( £59,581 )

St Joseph’s Primary is a Catholic primary academy and part of the Kent Catholic Schools’ Partnership (KCSP), a multi-academy trust (MAT) established by the Archdiocese of Southwark for Catholic education across Kent. Currently a MAT comprising 24 academies (19 primary and 5 secondary), KCSP is seeking to appoint an inspirational and dedicated Academy Principal from September 2022 due to the retirement of the current post-holder. 

St Joseph’s is a one-form entry primary academy located in Northfleet, serving the Parish of Our Lady of Assumption and the local area.

St Joseph’s is an inclusive academy. Its dedicated staff, helpers and governance committee members work hard to ensure that every student is supported and challenged to be their very best. Each individual is encouraged to grow spiritually and intellectually, so that unique and positive contributions can be made to society and the world. Its most recent denominational inspection in January 2020 judged it as ‘Outstanding’ and its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2009 judged the academy to be ‘Outstanding’. St Joseph’s are seeking a new Academy Principal who will continue to build upon and further develop the excellent work and foundations that the academy has in place.

Reporting to the Executive Principal, the Academy Principal will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership and management of the academy and will lead a team that strive together for children following the academy’s values of “Love, Respect, Belonging, Joy, Kindness, Wisdom”.

The successful applicant will take the lead role in providing inspirational Catholic education based on our shared Gospel values, and will be seen by pupils, parents and carers, and the wider parish as the person directing their learning, and as the academy’s pastoral leader.  We are therefore seeking to appoint a practising Catholic to this role.

Visits to the academy are warmly encouraged and will give you the opportunity to see all that this wonderful setting has to offer. Please contact the academy’s office on 01474 533 515 to arrange your visit.

You can view and download the full job description and person specification for this role together with an application form and all of the related documents at the bottom of this page.

Closing date for applications: Monday 11 April 2022 @ 5pm

Interviews to be held during the week commencing: Monday 18 April 2022

Start date: September 2022

Please send your letter of application and related application documents directly to the CEO, Annemarie Whittle, c/o: office@kcsp.org.uk

Your letter of application should be limited to 1,000 words max. and should outline why you feel you are suited to this role, what you believe you can bring to the academy and also detail your experience to date, skill set and qualifications.

St Joseph’s Primary and KCSP are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and require all staff, helpers and governance committee members to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check and a section 128 check.