Assistant Principal (Stephenson College)

The College

At Durham College we’re happy with our individuals.  A globally excellent centre of instructional excellence, a collegiate group of extraordinary individuals, a singular and historic setting – Durham is a college like no different. We imagine that inspiring our individuals to do excellent issues at Durham allows Durham individuals to do excellent issues professionally and personally.  Throughout the College now we have an enormous number of roles and profession alternatives, which collectively make us a big and profitable group, which is a key hub of exercise inside our area and nationally.  We’d be thrilled for those who would think about becoming a member of our thriving College. Additional details about the College will be discovered right here

The Position and Division

The Schools and Pupil Expertise Division consists of the 15 Maintained Schools, Expertise Durham, the Pupil Assist and Wellbeing Directorate, and the Wider Pupil Expertise Operations Directorate.

This position might be based mostly in Stephenson Faculty, a contemporary, progressive Faculty which celebrated its twentieth anniversary in 2021. Stephenson is a medium-size faculty with a multi-disciplinary group constituting 1,200 undergraduates and 175 postgraduates. Round 430 college students stay in Faculty. The Faculty works carefully with its pupil widespread rooms to ship an enriching pupil expertise that’s significant for all of its college students. It additionally has a rising Senior Frequent Room and alumni group, each of which contribute to the lifetime of Stephenson Faculty. Our faculty values are braveness, curiosity, duty, inclusivity and kindness, and we imagine that change begins with us.  

The post-holder might be concerned in a variety of actions geared toward furthering the Faculty and College technique, particularly in relation to the efficient administration of the faculty.

We are actually inviting purposes for the everlasting submit of Assistant Principal at Stephenson Faculty. Reporting to the Principal and dealing carefully with the Vice-Principal, the post-holder might be an integral and visual member of the Faculty group, serving to to foster a stimulating and supportive atmosphere within the Faculty for educational examine, social interplay, and pupil enrichment. They are going to lead on the scholar help and wellbeing provision throughout the Faculty, being the first level of contact for the Faculty’s college students and can present them with face-to-face pupil help companies. The post-holder may even help pro-active wellbeing initiatives throughout the Faculty, working carefully with the JCR and MCR Welfare Officers. The Assistant Principal will work carefully with the Vice-Principal on the annual admissions course of. This submit is a full-time position with line administration duty for the Faculty Pupil Assist Administrator and Assistant Pupil Assist Officer.

The profitable candidate might be a pleasant and motivated particular person with a ardour to see college students from numerous backgrounds progress academically, overcome challenges, and develop as mature, well-rounded people geared up to interact with distinction. They are going to be an efficient communicator with a powerful sense of professionalism and a champion of the Faculty’s values, creating an inclusive atmosphere for all college students throughout the imaginative and prescient, mission and ethos of Stephenson Faculty.

Additional details about the position and the obligations is on the backside of this job description.

Working at Durham 

A aggressive wage is just one a part of the numerous implausible advantages you’ll obtain for those who be part of the College: additionally, you will obtain entry to the next implausible advantages: 

•    30 Days annual go away per yr along with 8 public holidays and 4 customary days per yr – a complete of 42 days per yr.  
•    The College closes between Christmas and New 12 months. 
•    We provide a beneficiant pension scheme, As a brand new member of employees you’ll be robotically enrolled into the College Superannuation Scheme (USS).
•    Irrespective of the way you journey to work, now we have you coated.  We’ve got parking throughout campus, a cycle to work scheme which lets you purchase a motorbike and low cost with native bus and practice firms.
•    There’s a real dedication to creating our colleagues professionally and personally.  There’s a complete vary of improvement programs, apprenticeships and entry to {qualifications} and routes to develop your profession within the College.  All employees have devoted annual time to focus on their private improvement alternatives. 
•    Numerous help for well being and wellbeing together with discounted membership for our state-of-the-art sport and gymnasium amenities and entry to a 24-7 Worker Help Programme.
•    On web site nursery is out there and youngsters’s golf equipment in the summertime holidays.
•    Household pleasant insurance policies, together with maternity and adoption go away, that are among the many most beneficiant within the greater training sector (and certain above and past many employers).
•    The chance to participate in employees volunteering actions to make a distinction in the area people
•    Reductions can be found through our advantages portal together with; cash off at supermarkets, excessive road retailers, IT merchandise comparable to Apple, the cinema and days out at varied sights. 
•    A wage sacrifice scheme can be obtainable that can assist you make the most of tax financial savings on advantages. 
•    In case you are transferring to Durham, we may help with removing prices and now we have a devoted workforce who may help you with the practicalities comparable to home searching and colleges.  Should you want a visa, we cowl most visa prices and supply an curiosity free mortgage scheme to pay for dependant visas.

Durham College is dedicated to equality, variety and inclusion

Our collective goal is to create an open and inclusive atmosphere the place everybody can attain their full potential and we imagine our employees ought to mirror the range of the worldwide group through which we work.  As a College equality, variety, and inclusion (EDI) are a key a part of the College’s Technique and a central a part of every thing we do.  We additionally stay by our values and our Employees Code of Conduct.  At Durham we actively work in the direction of offering an atmosphere the place our employees and college students can examine, work and stay in a group which is supportive and inclusive. It’s vital to us that every one of our colleagues are aligned to each our values and dedication to EDI.

We welcome and encourage purposes from members of teams who’re under-represented in our work drive together with individuals with disabilities, girls and black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.  In case you have taken trip of your profession, and you’re feeling it related, tell us about it in your utility.  In case you are a candidate with a incapacity, we’re dedicated to making sure honest remedy all through the recruitment course of. We’ll make changes to help the interview course of wherever it’s affordable to take action and, the place profitable, affordable changes might be made to help individuals inside their position. 

What it’s essential to exhibit while you apply/Particular person Specification  
  
If you apply it is vital that you just tell us what expertise/expertise you will have from the same position and/or what expertise/expertise you will have which might make you proper for this position.  Additional details about the position and obligations is on the finish of this job description.  The place a standards has an asterisk* subsequent to it, it might be given extra weighting when your utility is taken into account.    
  
Your utility ought to cowl the next standards:
Important Standards

{Qualifications}/Expertise
1.    Educated to diploma degree (or equal expertise).
2.    Skilled practitioner with information and experience within the supply and improvement of pupil help and wellbeing throughout the organisation.
3.    Expertise of implementing insurance policies and procedures and supporting change and repair enhancements. 
4.    Expertise of offering specialist recommendation and steerage to a variety of shoppers and colleagues, together with extra senior colleagues.
5.    Expertise of collaborating in inner or exterior networks to share and talk about good apply, develop sturdy and productive working relationships and positively affect the College’s popularity.
6.    Expertise of managing and creating a workforce or groups and/or line administration qualification. 

Abilities/Talents/Information
7.    Wonderful spoken and written communication expertise together with the power to develop efficient working relationships, each internally and externally.
8.    Sturdy digital competence throughout a variety of digital gadgets and apps together with digital communication instruments, Microsoft 365 purposes, enterprise programs.
9.    Dedicated to persevering with skilled improvement to take care of skilled recognition.
10.    Information and expertise of guaranteeing compliance with regulatory and organisational coverage and pointers.
11.    Means to unravel issues and determine on and plan acceptable options.
 
Fascinating Standards

12. Earlier expertise working in a better training setting.

13. Earlier expertise working in a Durham College Faculty. 

Tips on how to Apply   

To progress to the evaluation stage, candidates should proof every of the important standards required for the position within the individual specification above. Will probably be on the discretion of the recruiting panel as to whether or not they may even think about any fascinating standards, however we might urge candidates to offer proof for all standards.  Please don’t neglect to test if there may be any weighted standards (see above).

Whereas some standards might be thought of on the shortlisting stage, different standards could also be thought of later within the evaluation course of, comparable to questions at interview.   
  
Submitting your utility 

We favor to obtain purposes on-line.   We’ll replace you about your utility at varied factors all through the choice course of, through automated emails from our e-recruitment system. Please test your spam/junk folder periodically to ensure you haven’t missed any of our updates.
  
What it’s essential to submit   

•    A CV: and   
•    A  masking letter which outlines your expertise and expertise towards every of the important standards.

Please word, purposes won’t be thought of if the entire above paperwork aren’t submitted.  

Contact particulars   
  
To debate the position please contact Professor Rob Lynes, Principal of Stephenson Faculty & Affiliate Professional-Vice-Chancellor (World) on [email protected]. 

Typical Position Necessities

Service Supply/Growth
•    Present a dedication to equality, variety and inclusion and Stephenson Faculty’s and College’s values.
•    Evaluation and search for methods to enhance programs and procedures which might be related to your space of labor according to the College’s frameworks and Rules.
•    Handle the supply of pupil help and wellbeing throughout the Faculty to a excessive customary.
•    Present the absolute best service by frequently reviewing what’s required from employees, college students and others who you’re employed with and contribute to concepts and repair enhancements.
•    Work along with your workforce to search for methods to enhance processes, methods and outputs/outcomes throughout all areas of your work.

Planning and Organisation
•    Handle the supply of operational actions carried out by the Pupil Assist workforce inside Faculty. 
•    Contribute to progressing the strategic and operational priorities of Stephenson Faculty. 
•    Evaluation information on the extent of service offered by your space to advocate areas for future enchancment.
•    Handle budgets and expenditure together with shopping for (and returning) items and companies, the place related. 

Crew Growth
•    Handle and monitor the efficiency, workload and anticipated outcomes of the Pupil Assist Crew and take motion to reply something that impacts on the service degree offered.
•    Make sure that your workforce can ship the required companies by devolving and delegating obligations to acceptable workforce members.
•    Perform common efficiency critiques to offer suggestions on aims and expectations and determine any improvement wants.
•    Make sure that your workforce continues to develop by teaching and mentoring workforce members and delivering any coaching wants.
•    Assist the welfare and wellbeing of your workforce referring extra complicated points to specialist companies.

Communication/Liaison
•    Present recommendation and share steerage along with your stakeholders to make sure that the College’s insurance policies, procedures and rules are complied with.
•    Use your operational experience to take part in enterprise conferences, working teams and sub-committees.
•    Coordinate and oversee committees and different enterprise conferences and take care of any associated complaints.
•    Replace insurance policies and procedures in response to any inner or exterior modifications.
•    Create constructive working relationships, together with inner and exterior networks, utilizing your networks to extend your information and expertise and swap data with friends.

•    Every other affordable duties.   

Please word, the Assistant Principal is required to participate in an out-of-hours welfare obligation rota all year long.   

Please word that in submitting your utility Durham College might be processing your information. We’d ask you to think about the related College Privateness Assertion Privateness Notices – Durham College  which offers data on the collation, storing and use of information.   

When appointing to this position the College should be certain that it meets any relevant immigration necessities, together with wage thresholds that are relevant to some visas.