Deputy Headteacher at St Josephs Catholic Primary School

Number on Roll: 144

Age Range
: 4-11

Group: 2

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: L3-L5, £56,298- £59,137 per annum.

Required start: Within Academic Year

School website:

The Directors of the Mater Christi Trust and Governors of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Lancaster are looking to appoint aDeputy Headteacher.

Our ideal candidate is someone who wants their

Catholic Faith to radiate across their school community and who is ambitious towork with the Headteacher to support and lead on school developments, with a shared commitment to ensuring thatevery child flourishes academically, socially, emotionally and spiritually.

This is

This is an internal vacancy.

Closing Date
: 12 noon, Monday 9thNovember 2026

Shortlisting
:
Wednesday 11th November 2026

Interviews: Thursday
19th November 2026

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is part of the Mater-Christi Trust inthe Diocese of Lancaster. The Trust actively promotes diversity, unity and community cohesion and that it supports pupils to become successful, compassionate citizens.

The Mater Christi Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers toshare this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment

Mater Christi Trust will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children's Barred list check, two satisfactory references,satisfactory pre-employment health screening, carry out online searches for shortlisted candidates, and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation tothe children's workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required inorder to meet our obligations under the 'Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006'.