Secondary Associate Leader

Spencer Academies Trust

Secondary Associate Leader 

Salary: On an appropriate 5 point scale between L14 and L24, depending upon skills and experience

Hours: Full Time

Starting September 2018

We are looking for an ambitious, flexible and dynamic leader who wants to become a future Trust Principal. You will need to be highly adaptable and willing to work across and at any of our academies. 

Spencer Academies Trust is a medium sized Trust, which is committed to ensuring that every child, regardless of background, has access to an outstanding education and real choices in life. Our successful track record of providing high quality teaching and learning ensures improved outcomes for children and young people. Our mission statement for the Trust reflects our vision and aim for all Trust schools. Our highly successful network of 12 schools (5 Secondary and 7 Primary) educates students across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Nottingham City, Derby City and Leicestershire. We hope to grow significantly with three new secondary academies joining us in September and this role will be crucial in providing the leadership capacity, drive and agility that we need. 

Vision 

The Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, which provides an outstanding education for local children. Our Trust is a model of national excellence. We work collaboratively to achieve the best possible outcomes for all young people, in an environment where partnership is valued and success is celebrated. Our education delivers real life experiences for students, promotes independent enquiry and stimulates intellectual curiosity; whilst developing a strong sense of individual responsibility and a personal belief and confidence. All of our students fulfil their potential and make unparalleled progress. They are fully prepared for the next phase of their education and have unrivalled opportunities to become future leaders.

We Believe: 

• All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development. 
• Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a ‘family’ and are open to a true sense of partnership. 
• We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.

Spencer Academies Trust is seeking to appoint a dynamic, committed and innovative leader to work to work alongside the Executive Team in providing inspirational leadership to drive any Academy forward.

The Associate Leader will have the required leadership experience, vision and ambition coupled with strong management and communication skills to motivate the staff, student body and community to secure rapid and sustainable improvement, building capacity in teaching, leadership and support at all levels. The desire and ability to achieve challenging targets for high standards of behaviour, progress and attainment across and beyond every Academy that they work in is essential.

Applicants will be expected to share our high aspirations and expectations for students and employees.  If you are a dedicated professional and want to support our Trust through the next stage of its exciting developments, please visit www.satrust.com

If you would like an informal discussion with Fraser Mitchell, Secondary Director of Education please contact Lynne Hoptroff on 08455 651870.

To apply, please complete the on-line application form, attaching a CV and making sure to clearly evidence your achievements against the person specification, and the equal opportunities monitoring form.

For us to adhere to safer recruitment guidelines and best practice, please ensure your completed application form:

(i) accounts for any gaps in employment, and

(ii) provides detail of all your employment by month as well as year.

Please also include the names, addresses, phone numbers and email contact details of two professional referees who must be your current and previous employers.

The Spencer Academies Trust on-line applications can be accessed through http://www.satrust.com/vacancies

Closing date 8 a.m Wednesday 23 May 2018

Interviews will be held on or before Friday 25th May 2018

In line with safer recruitment policies references will be called for prior to interview.

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and all posts are subject to enhanced DBS with children’s barred list checks and completion of Level 2 safeguarding training.