Deputy Head (Operations)
St George's College, Weybridge
Surrey
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive salary & benefits. The successful candidate will be remunerated relative to experience and qualifications.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023 or January 2024
- Apply by:
- 17 April 2023
Job overview
St George’s is a vibrant environment, with a gifted and committed staff and student body. The opportunity to undertake a leading role in the school is an exciting and rewarding one.
Main duties & responsibilities:
Leadership
· To attend and contribute to the Governors’ Academic and Pastoral Sub-Committee, Josephite Ethos Committee, SLT, SMT, Heads of Year and Heads of Department meetings, Wellbeing Committee, Hallowed Team.
· To represent SLT at all Assemblies.
· To share in the attendance of school events, maintaining a high degree of visibility.
· To manage the budget bidding process, for capital and main budgets, in liaison with the Head of Finance and Bursar. To monitor the management of budgets.
· To manage and authorise the St George’s Weybridge Allowance, in conjunction with the Assistant Head Co-Curricular & College Entry.
· To be on call, and present, when necessary, during the school holiday periods.
· To conduct formal investigations, as required.
Day to day Operations
· To oversee the day to day life of the College.
· To liaise with the Business Management Team, as required, to deliver this.
· Working with other senior staff, manage and coordinate the College calendar and term dates to support the smooth operation of the school, including effective coordination between the College and Junior School.
· To oversee all rotas and supervision, including the cover rota, duty rota, lunch queue etc.
· To ensure all Registers are correctly logged, in liaison with Student Services.
· To manage staff absence, in collaboration with the Director of HR.
· To produce and edit the Staff Handbook.
· To be responsible for development and review of nominated school policies and procedures.
· To be the conduit between SLT and the Common Room Committee.
· To represent the SLT on the Digital Strategy Committee.
· To organise termly Professional Development Days for Teaching Staff.
· To oversee and coordinate parental communication and engagement - liaising with Marketing Department as required.
Event Planning & Management
· To plan and execute, all whole school events, including the main ones listed below.
· With the Assistant Head Co-Curricular & College Entry and Marketing Dept, oversee Open Mornings.
· To oversee, schedule and plan whole school Chapel events with the Chaplaincy Team, e.g. beginning and End of Term services; Remembrance Day Services, Founder’s Day Masses, SS Peter and Paul Masses.
· To plan and execute Graduation Night, including the management of the recipients of prizes, their prizes and the Order of Service for the occasion.
· To plan and execute the Year Group Celebrations of Achievement, with the Heads of Year.
Inspections
· To take overall responsibility for the preparation for, and execution of, the ISI and CSI Inspections.
Staff
· To work with HR and SLT on recruiting staff, including serving on the SLT selection panel for appointments to teaching posts.
· To promote staff engagement with professional development activities and training.
· To liaise with the Director of HR on staffing issues and employee relations.
· To be responsible for staff on ITT routes, PGCE trainees and ECTs within the College.
· To plan and coordinate IStip Regional Days.
· To plan and monitor the staff induction programme and staff appraisal.
· To liaise with the Director of HR and Deputy Head Pastoral regarding EDI matters.
· To be a source of advice and support for teaching staff as required, and a champion of well-being.
Teaching
· To teach a limited timetable (approx. 4 periods per week).
Closing date for applications: by 4pm on Monday 17 April 2023.
First Round Interviews: w/c 24 April 2023
Second Round Interviews: w/c 1 May 2023
Attached documents
About St George's College, Weybridge
Introduction to St George's
St George’s College was founded by the Josephites in 1869, and is a leading academically selective independent co-educational Roman Catholic day school in Surrey. There are over 1,000 pupils between the ages of 11 and 18 who are able to enjoy an 100 acre campus full of excellent facilities, including a world class Activity Centre, built for our 150th anniversary in 2019.
We aim to develop perfectly balanced and quietly confident individuals by educating minds, expanding hearts and empowering lives, and our inspirational teaching inspires a love of learning and fulfils aspirations and potential. It’s this approach to education that puts us in the top 5% of schools nationwide for Value Added; something we are particularly proud of.
Build a great future with us
We want our school to be full of people who reflect and embrace our Josephite ethos. This is the embodiment of our Josephite values of politesse, douceur, happiness, zeal, hospitality, collaboration, and inclusivity. Our ethos generates a true feeling of family, and underpins how we behave with everyone while at St George’s. It positively impacts how we undertake our individual job roles whilst contributing to the culture at St George's.
What we offer:
- Staff professional development
- For teaching staff: accommodation is available onsite, with subsidised rent each flat includes a living room, bathroom, kitchen and bedroom. The occupancy of these flats requires no further commitment from teachers.
- ECT induction programme providing support and ongoing training
- On-site parking
- Fee remission for permanent appointments
- Free freshly prepared lunch
- Employee assistance programme and Benenden healthcare membership
- Employee loan scheme for permanent appointments
- Pension for business staff with doubled employer contribution up to 10%
- 25 days annual leave for business staff, increasing to 30 days on your 5th anniversary
- Staff discounts with local retailers
- Children’s holiday camp discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Uniform, where required
- Staff social events (annual staff dinner etc.)
Benefits of living and working in Weybridge
Weybridge is a small popular town with a good selection of branded and independent shops, great places to eat and beautiful woodlands and canal walks. Weybridge station offers at least four trains an hour taking only 29 minutes to reach London Waterloo station.
The College is situated on the outskirts of Weybridge on an attractive 100-acre site conveniently close to the intersection of the M3 and M25 motorways and just 20 minutes from Heathrow airport.
Academics
There are over 130 teaching staff in the College with an equal split of men and women, and some staff live on campus. Rachel Owens is the incumbent Headmistress, and she and the College are members of HMC and CISC.
The school has a selective entry and is oversubscribed. The majority of children join in First Year (Year 7), although there is a smaller entry into Third Year (Year 9) and the Sixth Form (Lower Sixth). Where space allows, new students may also arrive out of these usual intakes into Second, Third and Fourth Years.
New staff and induction
There is strong support for new teaching staff starting at the College, with an extensive induction programme. Newly appointed staff are encouraged to visit in the Summer Term to receive training and guidance from the Head of Department prior to the beginning of their employment. In addition, the College offers support and on-going training for newly qualified teaching staff lead by Mr Andy Cornick, Deputy Head (Operations) who is responsible for the welfare of new staff. There is an active and social Common Room committee and a broad range of teaching staff, many who have depth of experience and knowledge of St George’s from several years with us. QTS induction is facilitated.
All the teaching staff receive excellent support from business staff: the Bursar directs over 120 College employees including administration, IT, finance and catering. The annual appraisal scheme encourages staff to develop their careers and supports them in identifying training or study to assist in their development as teachers.
We aim to provide a caring and nurturing atmosphere at our independent day school – not just for our students. For everyone who works with us too, we want to make this an enjoyable and fulfilling environment. If you’d like to be part of it, you can look forward to excelling training and support, not to mention a range of outstanding benefits.
If you enjoy working as part of a friendly team and take a real pride in a job well done, this is your opportunity to join us here at St George’s Weybridge.
St George’s Weybridge is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. St George’s Weybridge is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a registered Educational Charity no. 1017853 as well as a data controller and registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office as required under current data protection legislation. Further information about how we use personal data is available in our Privacy Notice.
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