Deputy Principal

Deputy Principal

£107k

The City of Liverpool College is recruiting to the role of Deputy Principal, to build on and accelerate our innovative approach to turning student disadvantage to advantage. The successful candidate will join a senior team committed to delivering against a backdrop of high expectations and high performance, with responsibility for leading our pedagogy and insight and key student support functions as part of a learner-centric approach.

We are looking for a critical thinker with a creative side: someone with a track record in driving an outstanding and inclusive student experience, committed to their own continuing development and a robust, evidence-based approach to excellence in teaching and learning and practical change.

The City of Liverpool College serves over 10,000 students and close to 700 staff as well as hundreds of employers and the wider community across Liverpool and the City Region. As an insight-driven, ambitious college, COLC is home to ground-breaking innovation and a central part of the education ecosystem in the City Region. Our ambitious approach to turning disadvantage to advantage through all aspects of our delivery means the successful applicant will be supported to play a leading role in changing practice across the City Region in collaboration with key stakeholders across a wide variety of sectors.

Interviews are expected to take place the week commencing 8th May 2023. 

Please note: we are proud of the diversity within our city and want to ensure that the city’s diversity is reflected at all levels within our workforce. To help achieve this we are guaranteeing an interview for all BAME applicants who meet the essential criteria for all management roles.

For further information on the role, attributes and experience required, please see the attached job specification.

The City of Liverpool College are a living wage paying employer accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, gender, gender reassignments, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age adhering to the requirements of Quality Act 2010.

The college also follow a blind shortlisting process.

The City of Liverpool College Group serves 12,000 learners each year from a diverse variety of backgrounds. With state-of-the-art facilities, TEF Silver status for Higher Education provision, the College is home to ground breaking innovation and involved in a wide variety of exciting new developments across the city.

The College is committed to safeguarding children and safer recruitment practices and will undertake all required DFE pre-employment checks on the successful candidate including Enhanced DBS Disclosure including a Barred List Check