Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: Full Time
Number of Positions: 1
Qualifications Required: QTS
Start Date:01st September 2026 
Salary: £32,916 - £51,408 per annum

 

St James CE School is part of Vantage CE Academies Trust and is one of 10 schools across Manchester, Trafford, Salford, Bolton and Knowsley.

St James’ CE Primary School is situated in the local community of Gorton. We are a two-from entry Church of England school.

Christian values are at the heart of what we do, and we actively promote generosity, compassion, courage, forgiveness, friendship, respect, thankfulness, trust, perseverance, justice, service and truthfulness.

We are proud to serve a diverse community and we believe that our differences make us stronger. Learning from each other, our traditions and our shared history. 

The Governors and Principal of St James’ CE Primary School are seeking a motivated and passionate Teacher to join their team in providing exceptional opportunities for learning and promoting positive outcomes for children.

Are you looking for a career where you can motivate and inspire?

 … a role where you can use your skills to make a positive impact in children’s lives?

 … a role where no day is the same and you can indulge your subject interests as part of your work?

 The value of teachers in our society has never been higher. We are very proud to be part of this vital profession and are offering the chance for adaptable and driven professionals to join us in our mission.

 

At Vantage CE Academies Trust, we are very proud of our values-led ethos:

  •  Fostering a culture of professional development
  •  Developing centres of excellence
  • Encouraging our individual spiritual journeys
  • Developing future and aspirational thinking
  • Celebrating individual distinctiveness and our particular vocation to the least advantaged
  • Encouraging curiosity
  • Refusing to set a limit on what is possible for ourselves, for one another, and for our community of schools. 

What do I need to bring to the role?

  •  Will hold Qualified Teacher Status
  •  Will be an excellent classroom practitioner with high expectations of children's achievements, attainment and behaviour.
  • Will be able to motivate, inspire and co-operate with their colleagues and children.
  • Will support the Leadership Team in implementing the vision of the school
  • Is reflective, willing to embrace new ideas and take risks in the pursuit of excellence.
  • Is an adaptable and resilient professional
  • Have bags of personality and enthusiasm
  • Be highly motivated, with a can-do-attitude
  • Love working with and helping children to achieve their goals

If you think this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

We Offer:

  • A secure and reliable public sector career, in diverse and inclusive schools with opportunities for progression across our three regional hubs. 
  • A strong focus on staff well-being, through our employee package, with a full complement of health-related services to support you in your role.
  • Access to comprehensive Vantage Plus employee benefits, designed by staff, for staff, including an annual flexi wellbeing day and medical cash plans.
  • A robust, tailored CPD programme, further enhanced by our trust training bursary which all staff can apply to.
  • Opportunities for career progression and secondment across Vantage Academy Trust’s nine primary schools, one secondary school and local partners.
  • Friendly, committed and highly skilled colleagues and leadership, dedicated to our mission, vision and values.
  • The opportunity to share views and feedback with leadership through our extensive governance framework and staff voice surveys.
 

To apply for this job role, please complete the application form and email it to: stjoffice@vantageacademies.co.uk

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Alternatively - please visit our trust website Work with us - Vantage Multi Academy Trust 
 
 
 
 
 
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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Location

, , Manchester, , United Kingdom

Job ID

8238