Principal
Ruskin Mill College
Gloucestershire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 10 May 2016
Job overview
The Ruskin Mill Trust Group operates five colleges and associated residential provision in Birmingham, Horsley (Gloucestershire), Pembrokeshire, Sheffield, and Stourbridge and an associated site in Darlington, as well as an independent specialist school in Sheffield. We provide innovative and experiential education for children, young people and adults with special learning needs, developed out of the inspiration of Rudolf Steiner, William Morris and John Ruskin.
College Principal – Ruskin Mill College
Up to £66,300 per annum.
We are looking to recruit a new College Principal for Ruskin Mill College, based in Horsley, Gloucestershire.
As the Senior Leader at the College you will be responsible for articulating and manifesting the vision and method of Ruskin Mill Trust and the Practical Skills Therapeutic Education in order to support the re-imagination of the student potential and shape their own future with regard to the operation and development of the College.
To be able to undertake this role you must have a degree level education, ideally also holding a Masters level qualification. You must have a full teaching qualification or equivalent experience; Have experience of leading and managing change to deliver improved performance; Be able to give evidence of innovative and successful performance management, ideally through staff development; Be able to demonstrate experience of having led, or significantly contributed to the success of an organisation through its leadership, ethos, teaching and results; Evidence of successful business development within the education sector, which may include looking at alternative funding sources or via increasing student recruitment; Be able to evidence experience of successful implementation of quality assurance processes to address concerns or identified areas of improvement and ideally have experience of engaging and recruiting privately funded students.
In addition you must have an up to date knowledge of the legislative frameworks which impact on this 24 hour provision; Experience of working within a complex organisation; Knowledge of Rudolf Steiner Holistic Education with particular reference to the works and insights of John Ruskin and William Morris; Be adaptable and show initiative with high levels of personal, emotional and social intelligence.
In return we offer significant personal development opportunities to work within a holistic organisation that is complex and growing.
Only those with an outstanding commitment to excellence should apply.
Closing date: 9am on the 11th May 2016
Selection process: 27th May 2016
An application pack can be downloaded from our website at www.rmt.org/jobs or by contacting Katy Harrington, Director of Organisational Development on katy.harrington@rmt.org
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure. The Trust is committed to becoming an equal opportunities employer.
About Ruskin Mill College
- Ruskin Mill College
- The Fisheries, Horsley
- Gloucestershire
- GL6 0PL
- United Kingdom
Ruskin Mill College is a national charity, operating a range of educational, vocational and residential services for young people with learning and behavioural difficulties and disabilities. Ruskin Mill College is part of Ruskin Mill Trust Limited. The college is situated on a large site in Horsley, Gloucestershire and provides a curriculum based on craft activities. This is a rural location, and the village’s population is 820. The college works with students aged 16-25, and has operated since 1987. The school accommodates both residential and day students, and as of the most recent inspection there were a total of 91 students on the school roll.
Principal
Paul Garnault
Values and vision
Ruskin Mill College values inclusive learning and living activities that integrate practical activity, thinking and our emotions. They also value mutual respect and we strive to understand all people's differences and uniqueness, the capacity for re-imagination present in all people, towards positive change and development, and openness, goodwill, tolerance and treating individuals with dignity and respect.
The school’s vision is that each individual has the potential to shape their own future through experiencing meaningful relationships with universe, earth and people. Hundreds of students have benefitted from the Trust’s innovative Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) method. PSTE enables each curriculum to offer an exciting and wide range of course subjects that gives students the opportunity to overcome barriers to learning, become skilled through doing real-life purposeful activities and engage as valued members of their community.
Ofsted
“Students play an increasingly important role in promoting an understanding of equality and diversity. Student council members played a key role during autism awareness week. They have organised world food days and checked displays and resources around the college.”
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