Assistant Principal - INTERNAL ONLY

Percy Hedley Foundation; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 37 days

Pension scheme

Induction training

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work

Job summary

Hedley's College, part of The Percy Hedley Foundation, is recruiting an Assistant Principal to join an established senior leadership team. The post involves leading a designated college site with a focus on high-quality learning, safeguarding, and development of staff to support learners with diverse needs.

The role is 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, with a strong emphasis on structure, routine and person-centred approaches in a specialist education setting.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a team or site
• Excellent organisational skills
• Flexible, structured approach to work with vulnerable groups

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a designated college site as part of the senior leadership team
• Oversee day-to-day operations, ensure high standards of learning and safeguarding
• Collaborate with staff to implement person-centred support for learners

Job description

The Percy Hedley Foundation is one of the largest regional charities supporting people with a range of learning and physical needs. We take a person centred, flexible approach to the care and support we provide.

We work towards excellence every day and our team members are committed to delivering the very best outcomes for the people we support. Our dynamic and flexible service is tailored to the specific needs of the individual, making it easier to live, learn and be part of a world adapting to change.

Hedley's Collegeis a high-quality specialist further education and training provider. We provide education and training for young people aged 16-25 with a range of learning difficulties and disabilities who require specialist individual programmes to develop their communication, independence, and employability skills. We help our learner make successful transitions into adulthood within the Northeast region.

The Role

We are looking to recruit an Assistant Principal who will join an established senior leadership team currently leading Hedley's College. We seek an individual who has experience managing a team or site, who has excellent organisational skills and can be flexible in their approach and understand the importance of structure, routine and familiarity that this client group requires.

The position is 37 hours per week and will involve working Mondays to Fridays between 8.30 - 5pm.

Why Work for Us

Hedley's College encourages career development and progression. We run a robust training programme and we also have development opportunities both within college and across the wider Foundation.

We also offer the following benefits to staff:

• 37 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Loyalty awards starting at 2 years' service
• Wellbeing support (including occupational health, physio services and counselling services)
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Induction and ongoing training
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to a rewards scheme designed to save money on shopping
• Access to Blue Light Card
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to discounted Nexus Travel Corporate Pop Card (payments spread over 12 months and deducted from salary each month)

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants should be aware that the post will only be offered to successful candidates subject to an Enhanced DBS and barring checks as well as other employment clearances such as referencing in line with our regulator's legislation requirements.

Please note that this role is classed as regulated activity as it involves working directly with children and/or vulnerable adults. All shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a criminal records self-declaration form prior to interview, and all candidates will be subject to an online check prior to interview. The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013, 2020 & 2023) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected' and are not subject to disclosure toemployers, andcannot betaken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Please note it is an offence to apply for this role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and the Percy Hedley Foundation has the right to respond appropriately.

Please access the following link for our vulnerable adults protection policy:

This vacancy will close on Sunday 6th September at midnight.