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Current vacancies

Schools

Headteacher for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle - Houghton

This is an external vacancy. Please apply directly via the school.

The Governors of St Joseph's are looking to attract a new Headteacher with the compassion, ambition, imagination, vision and drive to build on the existing strengths of the school. A Headteacher who, whilst crucially keeping the Catholic ethos at the heart of everything the school does, will continue and develop further all that the current Headteacher has achieved.

Closing date:

February 24, 2025

Interview dates

March 18, 2025

Schools

Headteacher for St Teresa of Lisieux Catholic Primary Academy, Liverpool

This is an external vacancy. Please apply directly via the MAT

All Saints MAT are seeking an inspirational and committed Headteacher to lead St Teresa of Lisieux Catholic Primary Academy in its mission to provide high-quality Catholic education. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic leader who will uphold and strengthen the Catholic identity of the school, inspire a culture of academic excellence, and ensure that the school community thrives.

Closing date:

February 27, 2025

Interview dates

March 6, 2025

Schools

Senior Assistant Headteacher at St Gregory's Catholic High School, Warrington

This is an external advert, please apply directly via the school

St Gregory’s Catholic High School seeks to appoint a Senior Assistant Headteacher to join this thriving school community and highly successful leadership team to build on their continued success as they move into a new exciting chapter.
This is an outstanding opportunity for an exceptional candidate to begin a new career chapter in 2025 by joining a successful and thriving school community, taking your current potential to a new level.

Closing date:

February 24, 2025

Interview dates

February 27 & 28, 2025

Schools

Deputy Headteacher for St Cuthbert's Catholic High School, St Helens.

Closing date:

February 10, 2025

Interview dates

February 26 & 27, 2025

Parish
Archdiocese

Parish Administrator at Holy Cross and St Helen, St Helens

An opportunity is available for an experienced Parish Administrator (Admin & Finance) to be based at Holy Cross Presbytery, Corporation Street, St Helens, WA10 1EF. The successful candidate will be required to work closely with Fr Jino Arikkatt MCBS.

This is a permanent post working 16 hours per week on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday working 4 hours per day. There will be flexibility about working times however, you must work over lunchtime. This can be discussed at interview.

The salary is £10,006.88 per annum (FTE £21,890.06). 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays (pro-rata) and pension scheme are available.

The successful candidate will be required to provide high quality support in all aspects of the day-to-day administration and financial tasks to include producing letters and booklets, issuing certificates, maintaining parish registers, recording income and expenditure and managing petty cash.

Applicants should also have; experience of working in a similar role dealing with a broad range of administrative tasks, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and an ability to work unsupervised. Experience of implementing new administrative processes and knowledge of local parish community would be advantageous.

Closing date:

February 13, 2025

Interview dates

Schools

Headteacher for St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Liverpool

This is an external advert, please apply directly via the school.

The Governing Body of St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School invites applications for the position of Headteacher. Their current Headteacher is retiring from the newly established primary school formed from the amalgamation of a successful Junior school and successful Infant school, which opened in March 2024. St Cecilia's seek a dedicated, experienced, and hard-working leader to continue to further develop the life of their caring and loving school, and to contribute, significantly, to their vibrant community following the retirement of their long-standing Headteacher.

Closing date:

February 24, 2025

Interview dates

March 6 & 7, 2025

Parish
Archdiocese

Cleaner at Animate Youth Ministries

An opportunity is available for an experienced cleaner to be based at Animate Youth, Lowe House, 99 Crab Street, St Helens, WA10 2BE. The successful candidate will be required to work closely with Fr Simon Gore and the Animate Team. They are a small and friendly team who run an exciting range of activities for young people and this role will contribute to the running of these.

This is a permanent post working six hours per week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, working two hours per day between the times of 2pm and 6pm. The salary is £3,569.28 per annum.

During school holidays, there will be flexibility about working hours and days as there will be no students on site. This can be discussed at interview. Five weeks holiday plus bank holidays (pro-rata) and pension scheme are available.

The successful candidate will be required to provide an efficient and comprehensive cleaning service on behalf of Fr Simon to ensure a pleasant and welcoming environment to all who visit Lowe House. Applicants must have; experience of working in a similar role, flexible approach to duties undertaken, an appreciation for the need of sensitivity and confidentiality and the ability to work alongside volunteers and other visitors to the presbytery.

Closing date:

February 6, 2025

Interview dates

Schools

Headteacher for St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School, Liverpool

This is an external vacancy. Please apply directly via the school


This vibrant and busy school is seeking a Headteacher who is passionate about fostering a nurturing and inclusive learning environment which will enable all children and staff to achieve their full potential – ‘Only my best will do’.

The Headteacher will also lead the Field of Dreams Nursery with the support of the Nursery’s Leadership Team.

Closing date:

February 20, 2025

Interview dates

February 27 & 28, 2025

Parish
Archdiocese

Parish Administrator at Holy Cross and St Helen, St Helens

An opportunity is available for an experienced Parish Administrator (Admin & Finance) to be based at Holy Cross Presbytery, Corporation Street, St Helens, WA10 1EF. The successful candidate will be required to work closely with Fr Jino Arikkatt MCBS.

This is a permanent post working 16 hours per week on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday working 4 hours per day. There will be flexibility about working times however, you must work over lunchtime. This can be discussed at interview.

The salary is £10,006.88 per annum (FTE £21,890.06). 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays (pro-rata) and pension scheme are available.

The successful candidate will be required to provide high quality support in all aspects of the day-to-day administration and financial tasks to include producing letters and booklets, issuing certificates, maintaining parish registers, recording income and expenditure and managing petty cash.

Applicants should also have; experience of working in a similar role dealing with a broad range of administrative tasks, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and an ability to work unsupervised. Experience of implementing new administrative processes and knowledge of local parish community would be advantageous.

Closing date:

February 13, 2025

Interview dates

Parish
Archdiocese

Cleaner at Animate Youth Ministries

An opportunity is available for an experienced cleaner to be based at Animate Youth, Lowe House, 99 Crab Street, St Helens, WA10 2BE. The successful candidate will be required to work closely with Fr Simon Gore and the Animate Team. They are a small and friendly team who run an exciting range of activities for young people and this role will contribute to the running of these.

This is a permanent post working six hours per week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, working two hours per day between the times of 2pm and 6pm. The salary is £3,569.28 per annum.

During school holidays, there will be flexibility about working hours and days as there will be no students on site. This can be discussed at interview. Five weeks holiday plus bank holidays (pro-rata) and pension scheme are available.

The successful candidate will be required to provide an efficient and comprehensive cleaning service on behalf of Fr Simon to ensure a pleasant and welcoming environment to all who visit Lowe House. Applicants must have; experience of working in a similar role, flexible approach to duties undertaken, an appreciation for the need of sensitivity and confidentiality and the ability to work alongside volunteers and other visitors to the presbytery.

Closing date:

February 6, 2025

Interview dates

At present, we have no career vacancies. Please check back in the future for updates.

Schools

Headteacher for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle - Houghton

This is an external vacancy. Please apply directly via the school.

The Governors of St Joseph's are looking to attract a new Headteacher with the compassion, ambition, imagination, vision and drive to build on the existing strengths of the school. A Headteacher who, whilst crucially keeping the Catholic ethos at the heart of everything the school does, will continue and develop further all that the current Headteacher has achieved.

Closing date:

February 24, 2025

Interview dates

March 18, 2025

Schools

Headteacher for St Teresa of Lisieux Catholic Primary Academy, Liverpool

This is an external vacancy. Please apply directly via the MAT

All Saints MAT are seeking an inspirational and committed Headteacher to lead St Teresa of Lisieux Catholic Primary Academy in its mission to provide high-quality Catholic education. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic leader who will uphold and strengthen the Catholic identity of the school, inspire a culture of academic excellence, and ensure that the school community thrives.

Closing date:

February 27, 2025

Interview dates

March 6, 2025

Schools

Senior Assistant Headteacher at St Gregory's Catholic High School, Warrington

This is an external advert, please apply directly via the school

St Gregory’s Catholic High School seeks to appoint a Senior Assistant Headteacher to join this thriving school community and highly successful leadership team to build on their continued success as they move into a new exciting chapter.
This is an outstanding opportunity for an exceptional candidate to begin a new career chapter in 2025 by joining a successful and thriving school community, taking your current potential to a new level.

Closing date:

February 24, 2025

Interview dates

February 27 & 28, 2025

Schools

Deputy Headteacher for St Cuthbert's Catholic High School, St Helens.

Closing date:

February 10, 2025

Interview dates

February 26 & 27, 2025

Schools

Headteacher for St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Liverpool

This is an external advert, please apply directly via the school.

The Governing Body of St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School invites applications for the position of Headteacher. Their current Headteacher is retiring from the newly established primary school formed from the amalgamation of a successful Junior school and successful Infant school, which opened in March 2024. St Cecilia's seek a dedicated, experienced, and hard-working leader to continue to further develop the life of their caring and loving school, and to contribute, significantly, to their vibrant community following the retirement of their long-standing Headteacher.

Closing date:

February 24, 2025

Interview dates

March 6 & 7, 2025

Schools

Headteacher for St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School, Liverpool

This is an external vacancy. Please apply directly via the school


This vibrant and busy school is seeking a Headteacher who is passionate about fostering a nurturing and inclusive learning environment which will enable all children and staff to achieve their full potential – ‘Only my best will do’.

The Headteacher will also lead the Field of Dreams Nursery with the support of the Nursery’s Leadership Team.

Closing date:

February 20, 2025

Interview dates

February 27 & 28, 2025

At present, we have no career vacancies. Please check back in the future for updates.

Why work here

It is an exciting time to be joining the archdiocese as we are go through a period of change and implement our pastoral plan. Everyone who works here is involved in the meaningful work of our mission, sharing the good news of Jesus.

Our pay and benefits

The archdiocese matches employee contributions up to 6% of their pensionable salary and give generous annual leave allowance. Other benefits include a pension salary sacrifice scheme, death in service scheme (subject to criteria), discounted gym memberships and access to a 24/7 counselling scheme.

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