Assistant Principal, College Operations

Shooters Hill Sixth Form College

“Transforming Lives”

Assistant Principal – College Operations               

Salary Scale: Leadership (Inner London), L10 - L14 (£60,701 - £66,114)

Contract Type: Full Time, All Year Round (Support Staff Contract)

Contract Term: Permanent

Shooters Hill Sixth Form College are seeking to appoint an outstanding Assistant Principal to join our supportive, friendly, and highly performing Senior Leadership Team for the start of the Spring term, this academic year. This is an opportunity for an experienced Assistant Principal, or a talented Middle Leader looking for a promotion, in a thriving college.

Shooters Hill Sixth Form College is a 16 -19 institution located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. We are constituted as an Academy but inspected under the Education Inspection Framework for Further Education and Skills. We provide an enriched and inclusive learning experience for the diverse community we serve. We are a proud provider of high-quality standards of education and training to improve the life chances of our young people in the local community. Rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted in September 2019, inspectors found “Senior leaders have a coherent strategy for courses that are suited to the students who come to the college. They have put in place a curriculum that meets the diverse needs of their students.”

We are looking to appoint an inspirational strategic and operational 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. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring that all aspects of college life operate efficiently and effectively. Maintaining that the college has the best working environment for both students and staff. You will have responsibility for the following support staff management teams, Digital Services, Estates and Careers. Lead on student enrolment, induction and parent/carer engagement.

The efficacious candidate will have excellent networking skills, events experience and managing projects experience, and a commitment to continuous improvement. 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 place for you.

We need you to inspire others, work collaboratively with the highly experienced senior leadership team, dedicated staff and our enthusiastic and committed trustees and board of governors to ensure the continued success of the college, leading the college on its journey towards ‘Outstanding’.

If you possess these attributes and you are looking for a new opportunity, then we look forward to receiving your application.

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 recruitment booklet. Alternatively, contact our Human Resources Department: 020 8319 9725.

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 your application.

Please submit your application by the deadline date of Tuesday 6th December 2022, before 12:00 midday. Interviews are scheduled to take place soon after the closing date. We may remove this vacancy prior to the expiry date if a suitable candidate is found therefore, an early application is encouraged.

Informal discussion regarding the post and a visit to the college are welcome.

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 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.