Head of College

Head of College

Are you looking to work somewhere completely different? 

The Green Room College (GRC) is for young people over the age of 16, who have had a difficult educational experience. 

We are looking for an exceptional person to run our college.

The core essence of The Green Room is to ‘Start a Path’. We enable our students to do this through a programme of education that is built upon a foundation of ROCCIT. ROCCIT is a framework of transversal skills (Resilience, Organisation, Communication, Community, Initiative, Teamwork), created at The Green Room, that will help our learners adapt to change and go on to lead meaningful and productive lives. Not all of these skills can be taught or experienced in a regular school environment which is why GRC has built its home in a community pub. This unique setting allows us to regularly engage with the community and offer meaningful work encounters in the hospitality, catering, events and retail sectors.

The success of GRC relies first on it being a place of safety where students feel they can grow and thrive, our first and foremost value being kindness. We then aim to spark a passion for curiosity which broadens our students' experience, perceptions and understanding of the world and the community they live in. Our final purpose being to increase aspirations and enact positive change.

The Head of GRC is a position that needs to model these values and skills through exceptional leadership. 

The journey for GRC students begins on day one, where your leadership will inspire a desire to be there, and the confidence to change. You will be able to provide high support to students and staff, coupled with high challenge as we provide meaningful and bespoke opportunities for our young people. You will need to be firm with boundaries and respected for consistency and fairness. GRC is a place for social development, where students can make friends, support each other and develop independence and resilience as they progress into the next stage of their life. It is important that, wherever possible, this should be a fun experience. We aim to make education unmissable by being audacious in our approach. 

This role includes leading the college as well as modelling unmissable teaching to groups of students as well as 1:1 interventions across our curriculum of project based learning. We also provide GCSE resits, vocational certificates and would like to expand into the world of apprenticeships. The successful candidate will be given the support but also freedom to develop this engaging curriculum and manage our brilliant team.

Package includes competitive salary (£45K-£50k p.a.) for this full time role in addition to eligibility for our pension scheme, Benenden Healthcare, Death in Service benefit, lunches, DBS, statutory training and role-specific training as needed. 

Take a look at our website www.thegreenroomschool.com and our social media to learn more about our schools and see the job description below. If this is you, send us your CV and a covering letter explaining why to recruitment@thegreenroomschool.com.

Job Title: Head of The Green Room College 

Location: Windsor, Berkshire 

Reporting to: Director of Education

Vision and Purpose: 

The Green Room College (GRC) is a journey into adulthood for young people who have had a difficult educational experience. The core essence of which is to ‘Start a Path’. 

We enable our students to do this through a programme of education that has ROCCIT skills as its foundation. ROCCIT is a framework of transversal skills, created at the Green Room, that will help our learners adapt to change and go on to lead meaningful and productive lives. Not all of these skills can be taught or experienced in a regular school environment which is why GRC has built its home in a community pub.

The success of GRC relies first on it being a place of safety where students feel they can grow and thrive, our first and foremost value being kindness. We then aim to spark a passion for curiosity which broadens our students' experience, perceptions and understanding of the world and the community they live in. Our final purpose being to increase aspirations and enact positive change.

The Head of GRC is a position that needs to model these values and skills through exceptional leadership. 

The journey for GRC students begins on day one, where your leadership will inspire a desire to be there, and the confidence to change. You will be able to provide high support for students and staff, coupled with high challenge as we provide meaningful and bespoke opportunities for our young people. You will need to be firm with boundaries and respected for consistency and fairness. GRC is a place for social development, where students can make friends, support each other and develop independence and resilience as they progress into the next stage of their life. It is important that, wherever possible, this can be a fun experience. We aim to make education unmissable by being audacious in our approach. 

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1) Leadership and development of the school

• Provide inspiring and purposeful leadership for the staff and pupils aligned with the GRF leadership strategy. (Trust, support, challenge)
• To work in partnership with our stakeholders, staff and parents underlining our ethos and values.
• To collate, collaborate and deliver on the GRC School Improvement Plan to secure continuous school improvement.
• To monitor and evaluate the performance of the school and respond and report as required.
• To ensure that management, budget, organisation, admissions and administration of the school supports its vision and aims.
• To monitor, evaluate and review the impact of policies, priorities and targets of the school in practice, and take action if necessary.
• To ensure that all those involved in the school are committed to its aims, motivated to achieve them, and involved in meeting long, medium and short term objectives and targets which secure the educational success of the school.

Teaching and learning

• Provide high support and high challenge to the SLT and wider team. Enabling leaders to grow and develop. 
• Oversee an environment that promotes and secures unmissable and audacious teaching, delivers effective therapy and ensures our pupils thrive in our environment.  
• Determine, organise, implement and monitor the curriculum and its assessment and ensure that our pupils' educational requirements are met.
• Ensure that pupils develop skills in order to learn more effectively and with increasing independence.
• Monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching and learning and standards of achievement of all pupils in the school through appropriate methods.
• Implement policies which promote equality and support diversity. 
• Develop and maintain effective links with the community within the SWAN CIC and other businesses and industries, to expand work experience opportunities.
• Continue to maintain an effective partnership with parents and the wider community to support and improve pupils’ achievement and personal development.
• Work with all external agencies in order to fulfill all pupils' needs. 
• Lead SLT to achieve high standards of Teaching and Learning through CPD, observations and feedback.
• Model outstanding teaching.

Leading and managing staff

• Lead the Senior Leadership team, and line manage staff as individuals and support and challenge them.
• Implement and sustain effective systems for the management of staff performance, incorporating performance management and target setting.
• Promote and monitor the continuing professional development of staff, including the induction.
• Ensure the Deputy Head or suitable person assumes responsibility for the discharge of the Head of College role function at any time when absent from school.
• Continue the development of good working relationships with all stakeholders.
• Recruit and retain staff of the highest quality with safer recruitment practices.
• Work with The Swan CIC to ensure arrangements for the security and effective supervision of the school buildings, their contents and the grounds. 
• Set appropriate priorities for expenditure, allocation of funds and effective administration and control or oversee the someone in doing this.
• Manage and organise the accommodation efficiently and effectively to ensure it meets the needs of the curriculum, community use and health and safety regulations.
• Work with colleagues to deploy and develop all staff effectively in order to maintain and improve the quality of education and therapy provided.
• Manage, monitor and review the range, quality and use of all available resources in order to improve the quality of education, improve pupils’ achievements, ensure efficiency and secure value for money.

Responsibility

• Continue to develop an organisation in which all the staff recognise that they are responsible for the success of the school.
• Present a coherent and accurate account of the school’s performance in a form appropriate to the range of audiences, including Trustees, the LEA, the local community, OFSTED and others to enable them to play their part effectively.
• Ensure that parents/carers are well informed about the curriculum, and the progress of their child. And how they can play a big part in supporting their child’s learning and achievements at the school.
• Carry out any such duties as may be reasonably required by the Director of Education.

Safeguarding Children & Safer Recruitment

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people as required under Acts of Parliament and set out in guidance from the Department of Education.

As the school develops, additional tasks may be required and added to this job description.

KEY CRITERIA: 

• An understanding of young people, what motivates them and what makes them unique is vital. 
• The ability to be dynamic and creative in the face of each student's needs is key to the success of each individual.
• To have strength and clarity in the face of difficult decisions whilst maintaining consistency, clarity and fairness.
• To enable every pupil to fulfil their true potential at The Green Room College. 
• To ensure that all pupils and staff are safe.
• To sustain and develop the College role within the Swan Clewer CIC and the wider community maximising opportunities for all pupils whilst also having a beneficial impact on the community and the pub. A win, win, win mentality. 
• This position requires a calm, polite, non-judgemental person who can work quickly and precisely, can multi-task and organise their work despite interruptions to deliver to deadlines.
• The candidate should have a vibrant personality and a vision for the next steps for the College whilst also working closely with those that have shaped its progress to date.
• It is a busy and varied role which suits a person who can rapidly re-prioritise depending on the circumstances at the time, and consequently has excellent attention to detail. 
• In addition we require excellent interpersonal skills to liaise with colleagues and visitors, and clear precise written and verbal communication skills. 
• Good literacy and numeracy skills are essential, with knowledge of G Suite, CPOMS and ARBOR an advantage. Experience of working with Health and Safety standards, an advantage.
• Someone with leadership and management experience and success preferred. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and animals and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.