Class Teacher 

Main Scale

Full time 

St John Vianney Catholic Primary is a stimulating and creative school with positive parental and community involvement. We provide an enriched curriculum and nurturing, caring learning environment, with Christ at the Centre, to help ensure all our children achieve their best.

We are excited to be able to advertise for an excellent and inspirational Class Teacher from 1^st May 2026.

St John Vianney is a very popular and thriving school.  It is a wonderful place to teach in and an inspirational place to be a pupil in. We have an incredibly committed, but fun staff who take great pride in their school and make a strong impact on outcomes for our pupils. The teachers are a professional and hardworking team who are excellently supported by our invaluable teaching assistants. We have excellently behaved children who are keen to learn, whilst following our one School Rule to ‘Love One Another As I Have Loved You’. We give a high priority to continued professional development to ensure all our teachers are providing quality first learning experiences.

Applicants will have high expectations of children's achievement and behaviour, providing them with exciting and stimulating activities, both in and out of the classroom, thus ensuring that they make excellent progress. We are looking forward to welcoming new teachers to join our team in our journey to become an ‘outstanding’ school. Support and professional development is second to none. Not only do our Newly Qualified Teachers experience an induction programme which is supported by the Diocese as well as the Local Authority, but all of our staff at every level benefit from high quality professional development opportunities. Our school gets involved in everything. We enter all manner of competitions from poetry writing, to singing in national choirs, to local sports events, we sometimes even win them! Our dedicated staff contributes to the vast range of extra –curricular activities we offer children, who attend in large numbers.

About You

The successful candidate will: 

• Be committed to contributing to developing the Catholic Life of our school
• Be a highly motivated and creative person with energy to enrich a highly creative curriculum
• Be fully familiar with the EYFS curriculum and assessment
• Have excellent classroom management and organisational skills
• Set the highest standards for themselves and others
• Have excellent subject and curriculum knowledge which they use to engage children
• Work successfully and positively in partnership with parents and our community
• Be a dedicated professional with the ability to inspire children and their colleagues
• Be an excellent classroom practitioner who ensures that all children whatever their ability make great progress

About the Role 

You will benefit from:

• Pupils whose ‘outstanding behaviour’ contributes strongly to our school ethos

• Enthusiastic, welcoming and friendly children

• Innovative colleagues who are great ‘team players’ and are always welcoming and supportive
• An experienced, hard-working, fun and supportive team of staff, governors and parents
• Parents who encourage their children to do their best and support us at every opportunity
• Highly regarded professional development opportunities for teachers at all stages in their career
• A friendly, happy, stimulating workplace
• A culture of collaboration, support and high expectations
• A warm, respectful and values-driven school community
• Opportunities for professional growth within the MAC
• Access to the competitive Teacher Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
• A strong emphasis on employee wellbeing, including free, confidential access to 24/7 helplines, counselling and support services
• Free, annual flu vaccinations
• A flexible and generous approach to family appointments and events

 How To Apply

To apply for this role, please submit an application form via MyNewTerm.

If you would like to visit our school or discuss the role further, please contact Mrs Tracy McCallum using the details below.

Tel: 02476464088

Email: sjv_admin@hccmac.co.uk

St John Vianney Catholic School part of Holy Cross Multi Academy Company, has a responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups. All employees and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and where relevant, a childcare disqualification check.

Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks including two suitable references, evidence of Right to Work, medical clearance and where applicable a prohibition check and evidence of qualifications. All successful candidates will be required to present their birth certificate along with evidence of any name changes.

This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

An online social media check will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all conditional offers of employment.