Senior Vice Principal

Job title:           Senior Vice Principal

Location:          Sheffield Park Academy, Beaumont Road North, Sheffield, S2 1SN

Salary:              Highly competitive United Learning Leadership Pay Range plus a Golden Hello/R&R payment

Contract:         Permanent, Full-Time

Start date:       Easter 2025 or sooner for the right candidate.

Sheffield Park Academy is seeking to appoint a Senior Vice Principal. The responsibilities of the post-holder will be negotiated based upon the successful candidate’s experience. This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly improving school; candidates must be highly ambitious and career driven with a desire to become a Principal in the future; Sheffield Park Academy will support candidates with these aspirations.

The ideal candidate will positively and actively support our mission to become an ‘Outstanding’ school. Our core values are ambition, knowledge and determination and we are seeking an individual who not only shares but exemplifies these principles.

Sheffield Park Academy is an 11-19 school with a thriving Sixth Form and is part of the United Learning group. As part of United Learning our aim is to bring out ‘the Best in Everyone’ and we are committed to providing an environment where both students and staff have every opportunity to thrive, ensuring their potential is nurtured and developed to the fullest extent.  Our school has motivated, determined students with a high percentage going on to attend Russell Group universities.

This role requires a focused individual who is organised and passionate about making a difference for our school and the local community. The successful candidate will be a highly efficient individual with outstanding attention to detail. This role offers both challenges and great rewards within a supportive and welcoming school environment.

We will offer you:

·      Highly competitive pay above national average.

·      Excellent facilities and resources.

·      Access to an outstanding professional development programme.

·      A respectful working environment.

·      Supportive, friendly colleagues who are committed to each other’s professional development.

·      A chance to become part of United Learning, one of the largest groups of academies in the country.

·      Opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues in each school, across the Cluster and United Learning.

·      Excellent employee benefits which include a highly sought-after pension scheme with high employer contributions.

·      Access to training through the Apprenticeship Levy.

·      Perkbox benefits platform.

·      Free on-site parking.

·      Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

·      We encourage open and regular conversations about work-life balance.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details.

To apply, please click the ‘Apply online’ button at the top of the advert on our website using the following link to our vacancies page: Vacancies Page and complete our online application form. Please note that CVs are not accepted.

The closing date for this post is midnight, Sunday 10 November 2024. Interviews will take place soon after the closing date.

If you have any queries regarding this role please email hr@unitedlearningyorks.org.uk 

United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employees will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.