Assistant Principal - Early Years and Health and Social Care
Derby College
Derby
- New
- Salary:
- £50,000 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 4 August 2024
Job overview
Proposed interview date: Thursday 8th August
Optimistic - Inclusive - Healthy - Innovative – Collaborative
Derby College Group (DCG) have a rare opportunity for an experienced senior leader to join us immediately on a 9-month fixed term contract as the Assistant Principal of Early Years and Health & Social Care. We are recruiting to this new role due to growth within the subject areas, our extensive work with local employers and upcoming opportunities with the local authority. The role will primarily be based at our iconic Roundhouse Campus and if you would like to arrange a site visit, please reach out to us.
The Opportunity
Within this role you’ll proactively lead on the operational management and strategy of the curriculum areas. This is a great opportunity to have a lasting impact and drive operational change to maximise the growth of the areas and ensure educational excellence and outcomes for circa 500 students. You’ll directly line manage 2 Curriculum Managers, who in turn lead teams of circa 12 employees.
The student cohort mainly consists of 16–18-year-olds, along with some adult provision and apprenticeships. The study programmes range from level 1 to Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs), and includes T-Levels.
About you
You’ll be an experienced manager who is adept at providing inspirational leadership to drive innovation and build efficiencies. It’s not essential that you have worked in a further education college setting, however you will have a good knowledge of both curriculum areas which will allow you to quickly drive operational change and ensure excellent outcomes for students.
The Benefits
- 49 days holiday (inclusive of 8 bank holidays and 6 closure days where these occur)
- Membership of the Teacher Pension Scheme with a 28.68% employer contribution
- Discount at our Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ onsite Little Explorers Nursery
- TOTUM discount card (aka NUS/Student Discount Card) / discounted Tastecard
- Discounts on East Midlands Railway Annual Season Tickets
- Microsoft Office for FREE with 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage
- Discount on treatments at SENSI our onsite salon at the Roundhouse
- Flint Bishop Solicitors – free will writing, 1-hour free consultation with family department, 10% discount on Conveyancing services
- Continuous development and progression opportunities
Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace which promotes and values diversity. We welcome all talent irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. We ensure that our policies and procedures treat all applicants consistently and fairly during our recruitment process.
If you have any questions about the recruitment process, reasonable adjustments, or about the role, please get in touch.
Safeguarding statement
DCG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. An online search of the preferred candidate is completed to help to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the college may need to explore with the candidate further. Please be advised that it is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
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About Derby College
Derby College is a large general further education college with four sites in or near the city of Derby. It supports around 26,000 learners, who choose from more than 1,000 full-time and part-time apprenticeship, A-level, BTEC and NVQ courses.
Derby College was established as a single institution in 2002 by merging three further education colleges: Mackworth Tertiary College, Wilmorton Tertiary College and Broomfield Agricultural College. A merger between South East Derbyshire College and Derby College was approved in 2010. Heavy investment has been made by the college in its teaching and learning facilities, from the fully equipped teaching kitchens at the Roundhouse campus to the high-tech science labs at the Joseph Wright Centre and the Equestrian Centre at the Broomfield Hall campus.
Chief executive
Mandie Stravino
Values and vision
In its mission statement, Derby College states an ambition to provide inclusive, inspirational and innovative learning communities, predicting and serving the needs of its learners, the economy and society. Designed in collaboration with industry, business and the professions, the college’s vocational pathways concentrate on developing students’ employability skills through work experience and expert mentoring. Independent learning, critical thinking and research skills are developed in students aspiring to higher education in an environment that seeks to be challenging and interactive.
Ofsted report
“Teaching and learning are good, particularly in practical and vocational subjects. The college is a valued resource for the city of Derby and county of Derbyshire; it provides an inclusive and welcoming environment and high-quality facilities for teaching and learning.”
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