Assistant Principal

The Role

We are currently recruiting for an enthusiastic and dynamic Assistant Principal to join Venture Academy. This is a newly created role to support our Principal and senior leadership team in delivering the vision of the school and to foster a culture that promotes excellence, equality and high expectations of all students and staff. It is a really exciting opportunity to be part of something very special.

Key Requirements

We currently have a senior leadership team of Principal, Deputy Principal and School Business Manager. As Assistant Principal you will join the senior leadership team and be fully involved in the strategic leadership and daily management of the school through a wide-ranging awareness and contact with staff, the students and their families/carers. With a passion for working with students with SEN and their families, you will embrace coaching approaches as essential, be creative and flexible and, as with all staff, be non-judgmental, unconditionally accepting and highly resilient.

As Assistant Principal you will lead on teaching and learning and support the senior leadership team. Our school delivers a highly personalised and holistic curriculum to students with autism and SEMH needs. Each class is supported by a Teacher, HLTA and TA and is focused on preparing children and young people for adulthood. Classes are usually between 4 and 8 students. The Academy is committed to the Professional Development of all; roles can be tailored to allow strengths.

Additional Information & How to Apply

We can offer you a competitive salary, local government pension scheme, an Employee Assistance Programme to support your health and wellbeing and full induction, training and career opportunities. We also offer enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave schemes (once you have a year’s service with us), annual flu vaccinations and a cycle to work scheme alongside our tailored wellbeing offering.

For more information please contact Jennie Nicholls, School Business Manager on 01564 792514.

To apply please visit our website. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed.

Closing date: 20 May 2021.

MacIntyre Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All positions will require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and registration with the DBS Update Service together with all other relevant recruitment checks including obtaining references. Referees will be asked to assess suitability of candidates to work with vulnerable adults, children or young people and will be verbally verified. MacIntyre Academies’ Safeguarding Policy can be found on our website and candidates will be asked about this as part of the recruitment process.

MacIntyre Academies is an equal opportunities employer. Our policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders is available to applicants on request and is also available on our website under ‘Work for Us.’