Class Teacher (Nursery)
Salary Inner London Range from
Mainscale 1- Mainscale 6
£38,766 -£50,288 depending on experience
Full Time
Required for September 2025
Our Family at St Joseph’s Learns, Loves and Grows with God at the centre
We are a highly regarded school in the local community, based in a vibrant location in North London close to parkland with excellent transport links. Our school is recognised as an Ofsted Outstanding (November 2023) Catholic School under the trusteeship of the Passionist Order.
We are seeking to appoint a talented, enthusiastic and innovative Nursery Class Teacher looking to take the next step in their teaching career. We welcome applications from newly qualified teachers and applicants who are happy to work across other year groups.
We can offer you:
- The opportunity to become part of a dynamic, professional and friendly team.
- Great opportunities for professional development.
- A high-quality working environment.
- A commitment to support staff wellbeing
- Amazing outdoor learning spaces.
- An extremely well-resourced school.
- Well behaved, enthusiastic and responsive pupils.
We are looking for someone who:
- Is a practising Catholic or willing to support the strong Catholic ethos of our school.
- Is a qualified Class teacher
- Will teach across all year groups including Nursery
- Is keen to develop their teaching and learning skills
- Is committed to creating challenge, excitement, creativity and independence in learning.
- Has excellent teaching, organisation and communication skills.
- Will challenge all pupils to make exceptional progress and have high expectations for the behaviour of all pupils.
- Is a team player who has a good sense of humour and is flexible.
- Has a strong commitment to continuing professional development.
- Has a desire to work in an outstanding school, supporting the long term vision of the Executive Headteacher Head of School and Senior Leadership Team.
For more information about our school, please visit our school website https://st-josephs.islington.sch.uk/, and take a look at our school news or the videos under our Executive Headteacher’s welcome. If you would like to come and see the school, please contact Louise Palmer to arrange a tour on 020 7272 1270 or email [email protected]
Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 27th April 2025
Interviews: W.c. Monday 28th April 2025
In line with KCSIE 2024 and safer recruitment practices, St Joseph’s will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further guidance and will be asked to clarify their online presence.
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) with barred list check is required for all successful applicants. Also, this post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.