Assistant Principal - Pastoral Care
Ark Putney Academy, London, SW15 3DGThis job expired on 22 April 2024 – see similar jobs
Closing date
22 April 2024 at 9am
Date listed
8 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- ARK LEADERSHIP INNER LONDON 12 £71,851 - ARK LEADERSHIP INNER LONDON 16 £78,464
Assistant Principal - Pastoral Care job summary
Salary: Ark Leadership L12-16 (Inner London) £71,851- £78,464
Start date: 1st September 2024
Working pattern: Full time
Contract: Permanent
Closing date for applications: 9.00am on Monday 22 April
Interviews commencing: Monday 29 April
About the role:
We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Principal – Pastoral Care to join our talented and committed senior leadership team. You will be responsible for an area of pastoral care. This could be a key stage or safeguarding across the academy. You will work closely with the Vice Principal to promote the academy’s culture and ethos.
You will:
- have considerable pastoral experience, either as a head of year, supporting a year group through two key stages or as a DSL or Assistant Principal.
- be motivated and resilient with excellent interpersonal, planning and organisational skills.
- have experience of having led and managed a team of people.
- have worked successfully in at least one school in an urban, multi-cultural setting, teaching students from backgrounds of socio-economic disadvantage.
- have experience of having led, or significantly contributed to, the success of a whole school initiative.
View the full job description and person specification here
About our school:
Ark Putney Academy opened in September 2012 as part of the Ark network in the London Borough of Wandsworth. We’re a mixed school with 870 students, ranging from year 7 through to sixth form. We adopt a holistic view to educating young people. Through our commitment to inclusion, equality and attainment, we prepare every student to be a pillar of any community.
In our 2022 Ofsted inspection we were rated ‘Good’ in every category with real strengths in teaching and learning, curriculum breadth and personal development.
We offer:
- Tailored professional development based on the needs of the teacher and department to ensure everyone achieves their full potential.
- We take the wellbeing of our staff seriously as we recognise that teaching can be a challenging profession. Therefore, staff receive regular rewards and recognition for effort.
If you are interested in this post, we strongly advise that you contact the Executive Principal, Alison Downey in the first instance at a.downey@arkputneyacademy.org. She will be available for an informal discussion from week commencing 8 April or to arrange a visit to the academy for week commencing 15 April. For any other queries regarding your application, please contact Julie Rickard, Executive Principal’s PA at j.rickard@arkputneyacademy.org
How to Apply:
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Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.
We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for the role.
Commitment to safeguarding
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.
About Ark Putney Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 940 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Ark Putney Academy website (opens in new tab)
Ark Putney Academy opened in September 2012 as part of the Ark network in the London Borough of Wandsworth. We’re a mixed school with 950 students, ranging from year 7 through to sixth form. Our student body is diverse and we celebrate all backgrounds and cultures. We have a strong ethos, results are excellent and every year we send large numbers of students to some of the best universites, including Oxbridge.
We adopt a holistic view to educating young people. Through our commitment to inclusion, equality and attainment, we prepare every student to be a pillar of any community.
In our 2022 OFSTED inspection we were rated ‘Good’ in every category.
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