Head of College (Assistant Principal)
St Elizabeth's Centre
Hertfordshire
- Salary:
- £52,214- £56,815 per annum inclusive (Starting salary dependant upon skills and experience)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 13 April 2015
Job overview
The Governors seek to appoint a dedicated Head of College to ensure we provide the best possible education for every learner in our care. Following an organisational review, this is a new post which will work in partnership with, and report to, our Executive Director of Education position to develop and deliver an outstanding education for our growing number of students, who all have learning difficulties and/or disabilities.
This will be a challenging, rewarding and exciting role within a long established large charitable organisation. We already have excellent multi-disciplinary domiciliary care and health support services with modern, purpose built academic and residential accommodation. In response to growing and changing demand we are now expanding our College management team who, working together with our Director of Education and Head of School, will help continue our journey to achieve a seamless education service with the highest standards of teaching and curriculum delivery for young people at St Elizabeth's.
The successful candidate will be an experienced Senior Teacher/Lecturer who:
- is an excellent teaching practitioner and an effective leader committed to collaborative working
- shares our passion about seeing potential in young people and helping them to live their lives to the full
- brings a proven record of raising expectations and achievement
- is a committed Christian who can support and nurture our gospel ethos and values
For informal discussion or a visit to the College please contact Janet Pugh on 01279 844419 or Wendy Smith on 01279 844202 to make the necessary arrangements.
This is a full-time post (37.5 hours per week with 40 days annual leave including bank holidays). Teachers’ Pension scheme and a range of additional attractive Staff Benefits are offered. A Relocation Allowance is also available where applicable.
To apply for this post, please visit www.stelizabeths.org.uk.
Closing Date: 12:00 noon 13 April 2015
Interview Date: 23 April 2015
St Elizabeth’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services and expects all staff to share this commitment. All posts are subject to enhanced DBS clearance. An equal opportunities employer committed to equality and diversity.
St Elizabeth’s is administered by the English Province of the Daughters of the Cross of Liège. A registered charity 1068661 and a company limited by guarantee 3492921.The Registered Office is at 29 Tite Street, London SW3 4JX "The Daughters of the Cross, a compassionate heartbeat in the world"
St Elizabeth’s College (Much Hadham, Herts)
Independent Specialist College (Up to 45 Learners aged 18-25)
HERTS/ESSEX Border, 20 minutes from the M11 or A10
About St Elizabeth's Centre
- St Elizabeth's Centre
- South End, Perry Green, Much Hadham
- Much Hadham
- SG10 6EW
- United Kingdom
Based in Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, St. Elizabeth’s Centre manages and runs a School for 5-19 year olds, a College for 18-25 year olds (supported by a Domiciliary Care Agency) and a Residential Care Home with Nursing. The centre provides education, care and medical support for people of all ages who have epilepsy and other complex needs. Established in 1903, St. Elizabeth’s is one of the charitable works of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of Liege ("the Congregation"), a Catholic religious congregation, founded in 1833 in Liege, Belgium. The centre is set in set in 65 acres of parkland and employs over 600 staff. As of the most recent inspection there were 37 students in the college facility. The town of Much Hadham has a population of 3,000, and is eight miles north of Harlow.
Principal
Sharon Wallin
Values and vision
Rooted in Christian, gospel values, St Elizabeth’s exists to offer to vulnerable people individually designed education, care and support services that maximise their opportunities to live life to the full.
The skills of numeracy, literacy and communication are embedded within the waking day curriculum of living and learning at the College. The College is committed to providing learning opportunities that will be relevant and useful to learners in their everyday life, meet their needs and enhance their quality of life. The learning programme is accredited through City & Guilds. This gives a flexible, modular structure that has a range of outcomes. Functional skills are embedded within the learning. The curriculum is also designed to provide learning experiences and opportunities to meet the holistic needs and interests of the learners.
Ofsted
“Learners benefit from good, specialist medical support. Teachers and LSAs are very skilful at managing medical incidents, such as seizures, and implement the strategies devised by the multidisciplinary team, so that learners can live and work in a calm atmosphere, and participate in activities wherever possible.”
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