Early Years Class Teacher

Holy Family Catholic Academy

Wigan Street

Platt Bridge

Wigan

WN2 5JF

Qualified Teacher Pay Scale MPS 1- 4 £32,916 - £39,556 per annum

Full Time

Temporary until August 2027

Required for September 2026

The Board of Directors of St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust is looking to appoint a teacher of Early Years at Holy Family Catholic Primary Academy from September 2026. ECTs are welcome to apply.

We warmly welcome visits to our lovely school on Friday 8th May 2026 at 3:45pm or Tuesday 12th May 2026 at 3:45pm. Please ring the school office on 01942 704148 to book onto a time slot.

Please outline your suitability for the job clearly and concisely and ensure that it does not exceed 1,300 words. It is preferable, although not compulsory, that the supporting statement is typed rather than handwritten.

Applications must be made by the SAMRecruit link attached https://recruit.sampeople.co.uk/Jobboard/Vacancy/Details?campaignref=SCH-SJCMAT-0119

Academy mission statement:

At Holy Family we love Jesus and each other, live life to the full and learn with joy and spirit.

Situated in Platt Bridge, Holy Family Catholic Primary Academy is committed to ensuring every child and adult in our school community thrives and achieves their full potential. At Holy Family, our vision is for every adult and child to personally and academically thrive; to be resilient, independent and resourceful thinkers, equipped with the skills to be life-long learners. We consistently expect children to follow our school rules of Being Calm, Being Kind and Being Respectful.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a strong Catholic Primary Academy.

The successful candidate will:

• Be nurturing, and supportive of our Catholic ethos and embrace the development of the Catholic life and mission of our academy
• Have recent highly successful teaching experience in EYFS
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of the EYFS curriculum
• Be passionate about creating an inclusive and stimulating learning environment and a commitment to raising standards
• Be a team player and have the ability to build relationships with staff, pupils, parents and others working within our school and our Trust
• Show a commitment to continuous professional development and innovation in teaching methods.
• Be resilient and have high expectations of themselves and others.
• Be an inspirational classroom practitioner with the ability to engage and motivate pupils
• Be able to respond and adapt effectively to changing circumstances, maintaining high levels of performance
• Place safeguarding at the heart of all decision-making

In return we can offer you:

• enthusiastic and ambitious children who are keen to learn
• an academy which is staffed by a dedicated teaching and support team committed to supporting the academy and its pupils
• excellent professional development opportunities
• support from within St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

Please contact the office direct for any enquiries on 01942 704148.

Interview Date: Monday 18th May 2026

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

The employer is committed to safeguarding

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