Assistant Principal - Student Experience and Designated Safeguard Lead (Strategic)

Whether you’re an outstanding Teacher or an innovative Support Worker, Shooters Hill Sixth Form College’s inclusive, dynamic and creative ethos provides an imaginative workplace in which you will be supported to develop your knowledge and practice throughout your tenure. We are extremely proud of our diverse workforce and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Job Title:     Assistant Principal – Student Experience & DSL (Strategic)

Grade:           L10 – L14 (Inner London Pay Award) up to £73,933 (non-teaching)

Contract:     Permanent, Full Time, all year round

Shooters Hill Sixth Form College are seeking to appoint an Assistant Principal - Student Experience and Designated Safeguarding Lead (Strategic), to join our supportive, friendly and highly experienced College Strategy Team for the start of the new academic year 2024/25.

Our successful appointee will be an inspirational strategic senior leader with a proven track record of success in raising standards and excellent management skills. You will demonstrate leading improvement strategies in an educational environment and be responsible for implementing the key aspects of our student experience strategy with commitment to an enhanced and inclusive student experience, student wellbeing and welfare. You will address student feedback, build community and contribute to student success. 

We need you to inspire others, work collaboratively with the highly experienced College Strategy Team, dedicated staff and our enthusiastic and committed Board of Trustees to ensure the continued success of the college, leading the college on its journey towards ‘Outstanding’.

If you are looking to take the next step of your own journey and use your proven track record of success, excellent communication skills and leadership qualities to contribute to our secure, sustainable and deep-rooted improvements and if equality, diversity and inclusivity lies at the heart of all you do, then this college could be the perfect place for you.

What are the benefits of working for Shooters Hill Sixth Form College?

At Shooters Hill Sixth Form College, we value our employees, as they are vital to our continued success. We are a diverse, open and inclusive environment that provides the motivation for everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish.

Some of the attractive benefits we offer our employees:

• Supportive and friendly colleagues
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Competitive pension scheme LGPS
• High quality professional development
• Flexible working opportunities
• Free on-site parking and breakfast
• Various health & wellbeing benefits including, private healthcare – Benenden Health, free flu voucher, free onsite gym, access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, 365 days a year including confidential staff counselling service, health cash plans (Credit Union)
• Dedicated staff wellbeing days throughout the year, including a long wellbeing weekend
• Rewards and recognition for employee outstanding service

And much more.

For full details about this post, please download the application pack. Alternatively, contact our Human Resources department.

Please contact us if you would like to have an informal Teams meet with the Principal (available up until 15th May)  

To apply for this post, please visit our website at www.shc.ac.uk/vacancies or download our application form via the TES. Alternatively, you can email our HR department for an application form at hrteam@shc.ac.uk

Please send your completed application: hrteam@shc.ac.uk

Please contact us if we can assist you in any way with your application or adjust the processes that we use in our recruitment methods.

Closing date for applications:    17th May, at 10:00am

Interviews to commence:           22nd May 2024

Start Date:                                     New Academic Year 24/25

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown in our vacancy at Shooters Hill Sixth Form College and wish you well in the application process.

At Shooters Hill Sixth Form College, we celebrate the diversity of all our staff, students, and visitors. We provide a safe and supportive environment in which everyone can study and work to the best of their abilities. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity & inclusion for all. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. As part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates we may carry out online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2023.

As part of our recruitment process, Shooters Hill Sixth Form College collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. We are committed to being transparent about how we collect and use that data and to meet its data protection obligations.