Assistant Principal - Student Experience

The VacancyAt Southwark College, part of NCG, you will join a dynamic Senior team led by the College's Principal, which includes the Vice Principal of Curriculum and Student Experience, Assistant Principal of Curriculum (16-18 Lead), Assistant Principal of Skills and Adult Education, and Professional Service Leads. This is a great opportunity to join Southwark College and an ambitious leadership team aiming to deliver outstanding education and exceptional experience for our students. The Assistant Principal, Student Experience will be motivated by student success, have an advanced understanding of safeguarding and supporting students with Special Education Needs and be an impactful team player. The post offers the opportunity to develop high-level leadership skills and the ability to work cross-group on key projects and priorities aligned to the role and responsibilities. With this motivation, the Assistant Principal will be able to deliver NCG's strategic objectives and mission, demonstrating a commitment to the vision. The Principal is open to applications from ambitious middle managers leaders looking for their next step or applications from more experienced leaders who would like to broaden their experience. As part of this exciting Assistant Principal role, you will: Be Designated Safeguarding Lead and manage the Safeguarding Team Line manage the Student Experience Manager (Safeguarding) and the Student Experience Manager (Tutorials) Line manage the Supported Learning Head of Faculty, and you will have responsibility for all EHCP learners within the college and be responsible for leading the team responsible for the accurate claim of all Element 2 and 3 funding claims. You will need to effectively manage additional learning support costs in line with funding regulations including Element 2 & 3 funding agreements. Line manage the Student Experience Team including the Student Union team. Lead the college strategy for inclusion, mental health and wellbeing, including the production of materials for tutorials on Safeguarding, Student Wellbeing, Mental Health Awareness and Prevent. To manage the college counsellors who are contracted through SE Mind, to make sure that the counselling availability is proportionate to student need and manage the Service Level Agreement SLA with SE Mind. To be the Mental Health Lead for the College, to be responsible for all student welfare and mindfulness support, including the commissioning of activities to support student wellbeing. Lead the colleges mental health/wellbeing strategy including allocation of mental health first aiders. To lead on the support for Care Experienced Students to ensure that these students achieve the same level of qualification success as their peers. Lead high standards of careers education, information, advice and guidance Be a great organiser, events planner and have high level communication skills including an eye for detail, this includes working with our Student Union to facilitate student events. Have high expectations for staff and students and be an impactful team player.Have experience working with local stakeholders, such as employers, civic leaders and local councils Share values of inclusive education and high expectations for all.At Southwark College and NCG, we value our staff, so we will invest in your development, helping you grow and succeed. If this sounds like an exciting opportunity to join a great team of people in the heart of London and have a real impact, then it is time to apply. There are two assessment days scheduled for Monday 14 & Tuesday 15 October 2024. Day one is a series of activities. There is a shortlisting activity and those applicants who are successful are called back for Day 2. Day 2 is a formal interview. About Southwark CollegeSouthwark College is a large further education college in London, offering an exciting range of work-focused courses that give our students the skills and experience they need to develop their employment potential. We provide a friendly, supportive learning environment where talent is nurtured.We're proud of our success in achieving excellent results and producing knowledgeable and successful students, but we're built on our staff and our success is down to recruiting and retaining the best possible talent. Helping our young people and adults to fulfil their potential and often transform their lives through education requires dedication, patience and the ability to think differently. That's why we set out to recruit staff with a genuine passion for further education and a commitment to ensuring all students achieve their potential, whatever barriers they need to overcome. We'd love you to join the team if you want to make a real difference to the lives of students, local employers and the wider Southwark community. In return, we'll provide you with a range of development opportunities, benefits and support to help you fulfil your role.Southwark College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment.At Southwark College, our values are not just about what we do, but also about how we do things.Our values underpin the culture and beliefs of our organisation, we expect all our staff to demonstrate behaviours in line with our core values.1. Being both inclusive and diverse2. Trusting and respecting our communities3. Taking ownership whilst working collaboratively4. Inspiring excellence and curiosity.As part of the NCG Group, Southwark College offers an excellent benefits package, including generous holiday entitlement, access to the Teachers' pension scheme (for teaching posts) or Local Government pension scheme (non-teaching posts), company sick pay, a cycle to work scheme and much more.NCG seeks to promote and maintain an equal, diverse, inclusive and supportive environment for work and study that assists all members of our communities to reach their full potential. We are committed to achieving a truly representative workforce and therefore welcome applications from across the national and regional communities that we work with and serve.To view Job Description, Person Specification and NCG Values Pack please click the document attachment at the bottom of this advert. No agency applications will be accepted.NCG reserve the right to close the vacancy early.BenefitsGenerous Annual LeaveGovernment Pension SchemesCompetitive SalariesFlexible WorkingAccess to DiscountsCycle to Work SchemeEmployee Assistance ProgrammeTraining and Development OpportunitiesEnhanced Sickness PolicyVideo