Key Role Information

Salary
37101.00 - 51048.00
Job type
Permanent
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
07/11/2025 16:00
Interview
14/11/2025
Contract term
AYR - All year round
Pay grade
Main Pay Range | M3 - M6
Department
Teaching
Hours per week
27.50
Weeks per year
52.143
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

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.

Join us now on our journey to make a difference.


The Governors and Principal of St James’ CE Primary School are seeking a motivated and passionate EYFS Lead Teacher to join their team in providing exceptional opportunities for learning and promoting positive outcomes for children. This post comes with a TLR2c £3,527 per annum.


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.

 

What Can Vantage Offer You?

  • 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.


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.

  • A creative and innovative approach to leading EYFS
  • 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 warmly encourage visits to our school. Please contact us on 0161 223 2423, visit our website https://stjames-gorton.manchester.sch.uk/  or email stjoffice@vantageacademies.co.uk.

 

Appointments made are subject to an enhanced DBS check, suitable references being received and social media checks being carried out. References will be requested prior to interview.


Benefits

TLR2c
TLR2c

Qualifications

QTSessential
Evidence of continuous professional Developmentessential
Honours degree qualificationessential

Skills

Abilities, Skills and Knowledge

Ability to manage the performance of a diverse range of staffessential
Excellent leadership skills and the ability to inspire and challenge colleagues, peers and teamsessential

Experience

Ability to use their own initiative and have a positive attitude towards the school ethos as well as be adaptable in situationsessential
Experience of using a range of technologies to support student learningessential
Experience of successful management and leadership of diverse teamsessential
Teaching experience with the age rangeessential
Proven success of improving student outcomes within a schoolessential
Ability to teach ‘outstanding’ lessonsessential

Leadership

Adaptable - ability to adapt style to a variery of situations and peopleessential
Strategic thinkeressential
Focused on standards and positive outcomesessential
Ability to drive strategic leadership, empowering all staff and students to excelessential
Ability to inspire, set clear direction and motivate staffessential
Ability to instill a strong sense of belief and accountablility in both staff and studentsessential
Strong leader in the delivery of excellence in teaching and learningessential
Inspirational leader particularly during challenging timesessential
Ability to advance equality and overcome disadvantageessential
Effective leadership and motivational skillsessential

Personal Attributes

Thinking Big!essential
Great teamworkingessential
Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, parents and studentsessential
Dedicatedessential
Committedessential
Ability to work collaboratively and lead a teamessential
Integrityessential
Focused

Personal Qualities

Sense of Humouressential
A proven track record of good attendanceessential

Relevant Skills

A strong commitment supporting children’s learning and good behaviouressential
Effective behaviour management skillsessential

St James CE Primary School

Human Resources

HR@vantageaademies.co.uk

Stelling Street
Gorton
Manchester
M18 8LW

Safeguarding Information

Vantage Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references. Vantage Academies Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.