At St Francis, we are passionate about being the Employer of Choice for our staff. We are committed to identifying and nurturing talent, succession planning for the future and implementing outstanding training and development so that our staff progress in their careers from the earliest starting point of ITT and apprenticeship through to executive leadership. We are also dedicated to providing the highest level of support for wellbeing and personal growth. We want our staff to genuinely love coming to work and we will work tirelessly to create a working environment to ensure that this is the case.
Wonderful School Environments
Our schools are warm and welcoming and reflect the needs of our children and communities. Our Catholic faith will be felt whenever you enter one of our schools and the welcome that you get will be tangible.
Exemplary Leaders
We benefit from having truly exceptional leaders in St Francis. Their focus on achieving extremely high standards for our children is coupled with a passionate protection of our staff and an energised and aspirational approach to staff development. The wellbeing of our staff is held at the core of school leadership and the promotion of a healthy work life balance is paramount.
Community of support
Our staff bodies are extremely supportive of each other. Their closeness and supportive approach is often commented on across all of our schools by visitors and newly appointed staff.
Excellent terms and conditions
All of our staff are employed in line with the Burgundy and Green book. We operate national pay scales and a supportive and positive appraisal programme.
CPD and Talent Development
Our Trust CPD and development offer is at the core of our work. We are passionate about spotting talent early, nurturing this with investment in training, development and opportunities and we are dedicated to the growth of our own leaders. Staff often come to work with us because of the support that we give to people growing in their role.
Employee Assistance Programme
All of our staff have access to SAS which provides a full wellbeing package including GP appointments, physiotherapy, Menopause support, counselling and weight management amongst many other services.