‘Love is repaid by Love’

The St John Bosco Catholic Academy is a community of Catholic schools brought together to secure and preserve Catholic education.

Our Multi Academy Company (MAC) was formed in September 2013 with just one secondary school and two primary schools. Over the past 11 years, we have grown to two secondary schools and six primary schools, educating over 3000 pupils aged 3-18 years and employing over 380 employees. Our MAC footprint sits across the local authorities of Dudley, Sandwell, Birmingham and Walsall, all serving wonderfully diverse and vibrant communities.

Our Mission is simple we nurture the unique God-given talents of every individual, providing a quality, distinctively Catholic education to our diverse community. We are not able to do this without our employees, which is why our employees are critical to our success.

Being a part of SJBCA means you are part of our family. We are fully committed to the development of all our staff. We are proud of our supportive CPD package which offers a range of high-quality short courses to support personal and professional development of employees.

Being part of our family enables collaboration and innovation. Our goals have been developed using our strategic plan, feedback from staff surveys and using data to inform our thinking. We want to:

• Attract, recruit and retain our best people

• Develop, nurture and grow talent

• Provide an environment for people to grow

• Spiritual development and nourishment

We are proud of what we do and what we have achieved; so please come join us and help us be even greater.

Our Offer to our staff:

• Competitive salary

• Generous holiday entitlements

• Access to Teachers Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme depending on your role

• A range of staff support initiatives to safeguard your physical and mental wellbeing including our Employee Assistance Support

• An annual performance review

• A wide range of learning and development opportunities including, in-house, external, post-qualifying, professional, vocational and management development training; secondment opportunities and a commitment to continuous professional development.

• Sick pay - in accordance with national conditions of service

• Car Parking 

• Cycle purchase scheme 

• Local discounts

• Networking and support opportunities between our schools

We look forward to hearing from you!

SJBCA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-197