Head of College (Vice Principal)
The Hundred of Hoo Academy, Rochester, Kent, ME3 9HH10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Easter 2025
Closing date
24 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Highly competitive plus performance bonus and private health care
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are now recruiting for the role ofHead of College (Vice Principal)for The Hundred of Hoo Academy.
The successful candidate will play a huge part in accelerating the development of the school into an outstanding provider of education. We will expect the Vice Principal to support the further development of a positive culture and ethos where every child is expected to do well and their progress is supported every step of the way. Our successful candidate will be a talented and highly motivated leader with drive and commitment to excellence as well as strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to communicate to a range of stakeholders. You will be joining a supportive, committed and passionate team who work hard to ensure that all of our pupils achieve their potential. We are looking for an experienced professional who can demonstrate strategic leadership and excellent management, and a proven track record of success in raising standards, preferably in a non-selective setting.
This is an exciting time to join our leadership team. You will be expected to play a key role in continuing the strategic vision for The Hundred of Hoo Academy even further whilst ensuring that our pupils develop their potential, achieve academic success and develop our core values. The successful applicant will be a key member of the senior leadership team and will model our human scale approach to education by driving our small school philosophy. The successful candidate will have significant autonomy in leading their assigned College and will have management responsibilities for key subject areas.
This post provides an outstanding career opportunity to be part of driving our academy forward and to play a critical role in the next phase of the academy’s development.
We wish to hear from you if you are committed to changing our education world and are:
- an enthusiastic, energetic and ambitious leader with a successful track record at secondary level;
- a motivational and inspirational leader with high expectations of staff;
- confident and able to communicate a clear vision for the school;
- able to develop children to reach their full potential regardless of background or circumstance;
- approachable and keen to work with staff across the Trust to ensure wide success;
- able to establish and develop excellent relationships with the community and other stakeholders.
What the school offers its staff
A truly exciting leadership opportunity within a very successful and financially sound, mature and geographically local multi-academy trust that combines management freedom for effective leaders with secure central support that encourages collaboration for success.
For our successful candidate, being a member of staff at The Hundred of Hoo Academy and the wider Trust means you’ll receive access to a great range of employment benefits from day one
and be mindful that the list is always growing.
Further details about the role
Naturally, we are seeking to appoint the best possible candidate and therefore the application process will reflect our desire to undertake all necessary measures to achieve this.
On the basis that interested candidates will be keen to visit the academy before making a formal application, you can arrange this by contacting Kathy Blackwell via: kathy.blackwell@hundredofhooacademy.org.uk
Visits will be offered in November 2024 and hosted by the Secondary Principal. Please ensure you offer Kathy a range of dates when you are available in your initial email to ensure we can coordinate a visit that works for both you and the academy.
Candidates wishing to have an initial conversation with Carl Guerin-Hassett about this role can also arrange for a telephone call. Those wishing to do so should also contact Kathy (as above) in the first instance.
Closing date: Sunday 24th November 2024Shortlisting date: Monday 25th November 2024Interview date: Thursday 28th November 2024
If you have any queries on any aspect of the application process or need additional information please contact Rachel Cribben (Recruitment Advisor) on 01634 412 258 or rachel.cribben@latrust.org.uk.
The academy is committed to safeguarding children and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the Trust.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
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About The Hundred of Hoo Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 19
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1785 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Hundred of Hoo Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- joinus@latrust.org.uk
Arranging a visit to The Hundred of Hoo Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email joinus@latrust.org.uk.
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