Assistant Principal - Supported Learning

As one of the largest and most successful Further Education Colleges in Europe, The Manchester College provides education and training to a wide range of learners and clients across the City of Manchester and beyond. The mission of the College is to deliver a high quality, inclusive and comprehensive curriculum in an accessible and flexible way. The College sits at the very heart of the devolution agenda across Greater Manchester and will afford the right candidates exceptional opportunities for career progression and development, set within a truly diverse group structure.

The Specialist Supported Learning Department provides a wide range of support, strategies and guidance for learners up to the age of 25. These learners have been assessed as having a learning difficulty and/or disability up to age 25, or are 25+ learners who require high levels of support. Specialist teams carry out a thorough, rigorous and comprehensive assessment process, in order to implement the most appropriate learning support for students during their programme of study. These teams work with students across eighteen campuses, according to the specific needs of individual learners, to empower them to fully access their chosen curriculum.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Providing outstanding educational leadership in the development, planning, delivery and monitoring of the curriculum area.
• Responsibility for the management team and resources within the department.
• Ensuring outstanding student experience.
• Being an active member of the College’s Senior Leadership Team.
• Working closely with other Assistant Principals and the Principalship to deliver the College’s strategy and objectives.
• Ensuring a range of support methodologies with students, to promote independence for learners wherever possible.

The successful candidate will:

• Possess a proven track record of developing a supported learning educational environment within an exceptional FE institution.
• Have a profound understanding of the challenges facing the sector, as well as a clear view on how to develop a College capable of matching future demands.
• Be an innovative leader with a passion for quality and service excellence, who can demonstrate the capacity to influence, inform and raise the bar so that others will follow.
• Have outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, being able to engage and influence at all levels across a diverse organisation to solve complex strategic challenges through tangible solutions.

This is a tremendous opportunity for a high calibre professional to utilise and develop their skills within the organisation.

For more information on this role, to view the candidate brief and to apply, visit our advising consultants’ website by clicking the apply button. For a confidential discussion, please call our retained consultants Andrew White or John Dodd on 01625 508100.

Closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 11th May 2015.