Assistant Vice Principal

Every student matters.
Every student can achieve.
Every lesson counts.

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate Assistant Vice Principal (Leading on Behaviour, Pastoral & Student Welfare) to join and contribute to the success of an academy that believes in providing a first class education and giving every pupil the opportunity to go to university or pursue the career of their choice.

At Charter Academy, you will join a community of staff striving to create an outstanding school. We are looking for a dedicated Assistant Vice Principal (Leading on Behaviour, Pastoral & Student Welfare). who will have had experience of working with young people in challenging circumstances. You will be able to use your initiative and be solution focused whilst drawing on the wealth of skills and experience of the pastoral team at Charter Academy.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience of having led, or significantly contributed to, the success of a school through its leadership, ethos, teaching and learning and results
• demonstrate a positive impact on vulnerable and challenging students
• have experience of working within challenging communities
• be committed to Ark’s ethos of high expectations and no excuses.

Charter Academy is a four form mixed 11-18 comprehensive community school and opened its Sixth Form in September 2014, offering students the opportunity to continue their learning with us in the same supportive and nurturing environment in our new, 21st Century state-of-the-art buildings.

Since becoming part of the Ark schools and Sixth Form networks in September 2009, we have made rapid improvement year on year.  In 2016, we celebrated further impressive achievement in our GCSE performance, with 67% of students achieving 5 or more A*-C grades including English and Mathematics. Charter Academy has made significant progress and improvement since becoming an academy, and was awarded a nationwide Pupil Premium Award for its work in providing a high quality education for students from low income backgrounds.

Please visit https://goo.gl/oN003V to submit an application by 11am on Monday 14th November 2016

For more information about Charter Academy please go to http://charteracademy.org.uk. For any queries regarding your application, please contact the Ark recruitment team on 0203 116 6345 or recruitment@arkonline.org.

Closing date: 11am on Monday 14th November 2016

Charter Academy is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Job Description: Assistant Vice Principal(Leading on Behaviour, Pastoral & Student Welfare) 

Reports to:   Principal
Start date:  April 2017 or sooner if possible
Salary:          Ark Leadership scale (£47,490-£52,404) dependent upon experience

The Role
• The exact role and specific responsibilities of each Vice Principal will be agreed annually and will change regularly, to afford each member of the Leadership Team the opportunity to gain experience in all aspects of school leadership in preparation for Headship.
• Work closely with the Principal in creating the academy’s ethos for teaching and learning and driving exceptional standards of behaviour and attitudes to learning
• Leadership responsibility for behaviour and student welfare, ensuring students are supported in a way that maximises their capacity to learn

Key Responsibilities
• To support the principal in setting high standards of behaviour that will impact upon learning and attainment across the whole academy.
• To act as the Designated Safeguarding Lead with overall responsibility for safeguarding
• Line management of Pastoral staff, reflection room, pupil services, attendance and the extended leadership DSL, with SLT safeguarding lead awareness and qualifications
• Lead and analyse Behaviour/Attendance and Safeguarding data and provide weekly information and initial strategies to SLT
• To support colleagues, including all other members of the Leadership Team, in their work for the development and improvement of the academy
• To support and contribute to the process of writing, implementing, evaluating and reviewing the annual Academy Development Plan, with understanding of its position and relevance in the cycle of school resourcing, improvement and long term planning
• Alongside the principal, to ensure the safeguarding of all pupils, and that the safety and wellbeing of pupils and staff is promoted and maintained at all times.
• To monitor the impact of behaviour development strategies on the progress made by all pupils
• To support the Principal in developing the implementing strategies to raise aspirations and expectations of all students
• To lead, develop and support the highest standards of compliant behaviour and behaviour for learning
• To help maintain/ establish discipline across the whole academy.

 

Outcomes and Activities
Leadership and Management
• To share responsibility for the management of the academy and to contribute to the consultative and decision-making processes including the formulation of aims and objectives
• To fully support whole school policy decisions, contribute to their establishment and initiation and sustain their implementation and review
• To actively promote the academy and liaise with outside agencies as necessary, representing the Principal, the academy or Ark as appropriate
• To contribute to discussions and decisions at Leadership Team meetings
• To offer information, advice and perspective to the governing body and to any legitimate external enquiry/evaluation
• To communicate and consult with staff, students, parents and members of the local community as necessary
• To manage staff and resources, ensuring that policies and procedures are adhered to
• In the absence of the principal, to step-up and undertake the professional duties of the principal as reasonably delegated
• To have Line Management responsibilities for Key Pastoral Staff, to include the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
• To provide and analyse behavioural, attendance and safeguarding data
• Attend weekly senior leadership meetings to deliver results of data analysis

School Ethos and Culture
• To maintain a presence around the school to ensure that the highest standards of behaviour and site-usage are upheld, to contribute to overview and review of student behaviour and to participate in the regular whole-school supervisory duties fulfilled on a scheduled basis by the Leadership Team
• To ensure, as the SLT lead, that Student Council and Parent Council are driven and actively participate within the needs of the academy and support of the students
• To be active in issues of staff and student welfare and support
• To demonstrate a commitment to Equality of Opportunity for all members of the academy’s community.
• Lead on dealing with serious behavioural issues in the school, referring to the Principal in extraordinary circumstances as required (such as for exclusions)
• Lead on strategies for addressing issues associated with attendance, absence and punctuality
• Encouraging high standards of learning and behaviour by implementing procedures in line with the school’s behaviour policies
• Contribute to the review of safety and welfare policies and procedures in school to ensure that scholars and staff benefit from working in a productive climate for learning
• Devise, implement and monitor the effectiveness of systems designed to improve behaviour liaising with the relevant staff as appropriate
• Ensure that there is a consistent and effective practice in relation to attitudes to learning and progress
• Identify training needs and lead on training in order to advance standards of behaviour management
• Lead behaviour for learning CPD teaching and support staff
• Promote and develop the use of student’s voice and leadership opportunities to inform improvement strategies in school
• Lead consistent communication to parents and carers staff and scholars regarding sanctions and rewards used in school
• Promote safeguarding and ensure all necessary procedures are understood and followed by staff

Teaching and Learning
• Teach engaging and effective lessons that motivate, inspire and improve pupil attainment
• Use regular assessments to set targets for pupils, monitor student progress and respond accordingly to the result of such monitoring
• To produce/contribute to oral and written assessments, reports and reference relating to individual and groups of pupils
• Develop plans and processes for the classroom with measurable results and evaluate those results to make improvements in student achievement
• Ensure that all pupils achieve at least at chronological age level or, if well below level make significant and continuing progress towards achieving at chronological age level
• Maintain regular and productive communication with pupils, parents and carers, to report on progress, sanctions and rewards and all other communications
• Direct and supervise teaching support staff assigned to lessons and when required participate in related recruitment and selection activities
Other
• Undertake, and when required, deliver or be part of the appraisal system and relevant training and professional development
• To undertake any other responsibilities as directed by the Principal.

 
Job Description: Assistant Vice Principal(Leading on Behaviour, Pastoral & Student Welfare) 

Qualification criteria
• Qualified to degree level and above
• Qualified to teach and work in the UK.

Experience
• Experience at Assistant Head or Deputy Head level (or equivalent)
• Experience of having worked successfully in at least one school in an urban, multi-cultural setting, teaching students from backgrounds of socio-economic disadvantage
• Experience of having led, or significantly contributed to, the success of a school through its leadership, ethos, teaching and learning and results
• Experience of having improved and sustained an effective behaviour management policy.

Behaviour
Leadership
• Able to work in close harmony with the Principal
• Effective management style that encourages participation, innovation and confidence
• Ability to lead, coach and motivate staff within a performance management framework, including professional development and effective management of underperformance
• Ability to develop the leadership skills of others
• Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
• Takes personal responsibility for their own actions
• Resilience and motivation to lead the academy through day-to-day challenges while maintaining a clear strategic vision and direction
• Genuine passion and a belief in the potential of every student
• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all students.
• Understands what outstanding teaching practice looks like, how to diagnose and implement effective strategies to raise learning standards.
• Can skilfully manage and maintain effective working relationships with parents and other stakeholders.

Vision and strategy
• Vision aligned with Ark’s high aspirations and high expectations of self and others
• Understands how to set high aspirations and effective strategies for the small school within the overall Academy.   Including; delivery and prioritisation of small school leadership management that faces all aspects of curriculum, learning, administration, finance and communication
• Clear understanding of the strategies to establish consistently high standards of behaviour in an inner city school and commitment to relentlessly instilling these strategies. Strong organisational skills and ability to delegate
• Use of data to inform and diagnose weaknesses that need addressing.

Other
• Commitment to equality of opportunity and the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils
• Willingness to undertake training
• This post is subject to an enhanced DBS criminal record check.

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our academies.  In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process. This process is outlined here, but can be provided in more detail if requested. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.