Assistant Principal

**Assistant Principal - Student Services**

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**Starting January 2025**

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**This is a permanent, full-time post**

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Woodhouse College is one of the top-performing sixth form colleges in England, with large numbers of students each year progressing to Oxbridge, medical schools and leading research-intensive universities. It is academic in focus and appeals to students who are ambitious and, in the main, intend to go on to higher education. Being 16-19 only, it has the characteristics of a very large school sixth form, yet it has scale, diversity and a liberal, tolerant ethos often associated with colleges.

The College:

- is one of the most successful, academic SFCs in England
- has excellent staff, management and governance
- enjoys a well-deserved reputation and is over-subscribed
- benefits from a sound financial position
- has well-maintained buildings on a pleasant campus in North Finchley
- is secular, diverse and committed to equality and inclusion
- has an outstanding pastoral support and extra-curricular offer
- is focused on continuously improving

The Assistant Principal, Student Services is a senior leadership position with responsibility for key aspects of the support provided to students such as safeguarding, attendance and additional learning support. The postholder will also oversee the financial support offered to students and our behaviour systems. We are seeking an outstanding educational professional with strategic vision to lead and develop this area of the College and join our lively leadership team.

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**Interviews will be held on Tuesday 1 October and Wednesday 2 October. Further details regarding the format to be confirmed.**
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- The College is a member of The Maple Group of leading sixth form colleges in England._

**Person Specification**

**Knowledge, Understanding & Experience**

1. A good honours degree.

2. Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent.

3. Significant experience of working with A level students and experience of teaching A levels will be an advantage.

4. Knowledge and understanding of the particular needs of A level students and of how to provide the systems and services which help them complete their courses successfully.

5. Understanding and experience of safeguarding and child protection processes in a school or sixth form setting with relevant training.

6. Understanding of the additional learning support needs which some students have and the ability to supervise and evaluate how well those needs are being met.

7. Experience of and commitment to promoting inclusivity, diversity and equality as well as

successfully supporting students from socio-economically less advantaged backgrounds.

8. Experience of event-planning and the necessary attention to detail required.

**Skills and Personal Qualities**

9. Highly developed inter-personal skills and emotional intelligence.

10. The ability to establish positive and sensitive relationships with colleagues.

11. A rich repertoire of strategies for working with young people who are facing difficulties.

12. Determination to support young people in improving their attendance and behaviour and overseeing the systems deployed throughout the College which share this focus.

13. The expertise to lead on safeguarding across the Trust and report to the Board as necessary.

14. Experience of contributing to training and professional development.

15. Excellent written and verbal communication skills

16. Excellent planning, organisation and administrative skills.

17. Proven ability to work under pressure and to deadlines and to prioritise and manage your personal workload.

18. Commitment and energy to improve young people’s experiences throughout their time at College.

**Leadership & Management Skills**

19. Strong track record in a staff leadership role with the ability to lead and support team members and others.

20. Ability to create a strong vision and think strategically in order to plan and lead change.

21. Ability to foster a culture of cooperation and collegiality.

22. The resilience and confidence to lead the College’s work in key areas central to our mission.

23. Experience of analysing complex issues, reconciling competing views and building consensus.

For further details about the college and for downloadable documents, please go to the following links:
Overview of the College and the Role

Job Description

Person Specification

Some of the benefits of working at Woodhouse College:

- Very strong learning ethos
- Positive workplace culture
- Excellent pension schemes (TP and LGPS)
- Generous holiday entitlement (Support staff)
- Internal CPD programme
- Well-resourced library for staff personal use
- Bike Scheme
- Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
- Free flu jabs
- Workstation assessments
- Free parking on site
- Employee Assistance Programme - free counselling and support and guidance on a wide range of topics
- Wisdom Wellbeing App by Health Assured
- Excellent