STATES OF JERSEY JOB DESCRIPTION. Assistant Principal Employment and Skills

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1 STATES OF JERSEY JOB DESCRIPTION Department: Organisation: Job Title: Reports to: Education Highlands College Assistant Principal Employment and Skills Principal/Deputy Principal Salary: LEAD ( 67,870-71,124) This post is available from 1 st January This is a licensed position. 1 Job Purpose This role provides an exciting and new opportunity for an experienced and highly successful manager to take on senior management responsibility for developing and enhancing the college s training programme with and for employers on the Island of Jersey. The post holder will be the strategic and operational lead for work-based and workrelated learning at the college. The States of Jersey is its own jurisdiction and the college is funded and managed by the Department of Education of the States of Jersey. The island has its own Apprenticeship Service, Trackers, and this role will be the strategic link for apprenticeship training and for working with employers to develop the emerging skills strategy for the island. The college is seeking to appoint an individual who has had experience of working with employers, employer representatives and training agencies and who understands the complexities around delivering high quality day release and workbased learning. Working at Highlands and within the Jersey context provides the opportunity to develop innovative and flexible programmes that will meet the needs and interest of the island s employers. The role demands up to date knowledge of current and future developments in workbased and work-related pedagogy, curriculum and qualifications. The role has line management responsibility for the five curriculum areas which deliver significant work-based learning and training, (currently Child and Animal Care, Construction and Engineering, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Hair and Beauty and Health and Social Care) but the curriculum development and quality assurance aspects of the role, in relation to day release and workrelated/based teaching, learning and training, apply equally to all areas of the college. The post-holder will be responsible for managing the relationship between Trackers (the apprenticeship provider for Jersey) and the college and will be the college strategic lead for skills and to engage with the skills strategy for Jersey. The successful candidate will be member of the Senior Leadership Team and will participate in strategic decision making and 1 1

2 will have cross-college responsibility for advising on work based learning and pedagogy. The post-holder will also have ultimate responsibility for ensuring that all day release and workbased/related learning courses are financially viable. The ideal candidate will have well developed persuasive and assured management skills to motivate and support teachers and support staff. The individual will be joining a college that has been through transformational change in the last three years and is now set on a journey to be a student-centred institution providing the best possible post compulsory education and training for the people of Jersey. The post holder will need to be a hearts and minds orientated individual who is able to manage internal and external relationships in an authoritative but diplomatic way. Highlands College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. The college requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and are required to undertake an enhanced DBS check with barred list. Indicative knowledge, skills and attributes required for the role Knowledge and skills Essential Level 5 qualification in a vocational or technical subject (eg HND or Foundation Degree) A teaching qualification and English and Maths qualifications at level 2 Recent teaching, training and/or mentoring experience Track record of regular continuous professional development relevant to the post Significant experience of managing work-based learning and curricula High level of people management skills Significant experience of working with a range of employers from different sectors Successful experience of working with stakeholders involved in work-based training Able to work independently and manage own time effectively Excellent written and oral communication skills with individuals and groups Experience in most of the role specific accountabilities and the ability and potential to develop the skills necessary to carry out the role Experience of and ability to work in a team 2

3 Desirable A qualification at level 6 or above in an appropriate subject or skills area Qualified teacher or lecturer status Experience of managing students and teaching on day release courses Knowledge of apprenticeship frameworks and work-based qualifications Attributes Approaches tasks and new ideas openly and creatively Committed to collegiate and corporate working Demonstrates a high level of emotional intelligence Confidence to positively influence staff, students and external stakeholders Able to motivate and inspire others A temperament that is in tune with working with young people Able to be assertive as and when required Job Accountabilities Generic G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7 To be a member of the college senior leadership team representing the interests of the curriculum, staff and students within the departments that report to the role To take a senior role in implementing the strategic vision and ambitions of the college and monitoring performance against agreed key performance indicators To enthuse and motivate colleagues across the college through clear and consistent communication of the strategic intentions, ethos and values of the college To articulate to colleagues the reasons and necessity for curriculum change and reforms as they occur in relation to work-based learning To interpret, analyse and present data to ensure that the senior leadership team, and governors are well informed and updated about student and staff performance To monitor equality, diversity and inclusion in all decision making and operational processes To provide the business case for resource allocation to the area and to manage annual spending 3

4 G8 G9 G10 To act as line manager for the post-holder s direct reports by supporting them to effectively plan their work and to complete tasks efficiently and to a high standard To promote and safeguard the welfare of all young people and vulnerable adults associated with working at the college To carry out other duties as reasonably requested by the Principal Role specific S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 To lead on the delivery of work-based learning and day release programmes across the college To lead on the development and design of work-related and work-based learning programmes To monitor and report on quality improvement actions for all day release programmes To ensure that the learning experience of day release and work-based students is equal to that of other groups of students in the college To ensure that a continual programme of lesson observations is carried out for all work-based learning programmes To ensure that all data relevant to work-based and day release programmes is collected, analysed and reported in an effective and timely way To work with Trackers (the Jersey Apprenticeship Agency) to ensure that the college is the preferred provider for apprenticeship training To work with Skills Jersey and Employer organisations to develop and implement skills training programmes in response to identified need and requirements To manage, develop, support and advise departmental Directors/Heads on matters related to curriculum development, teaching and learning, personnel management, and behaviour management of students To communicate regularly and openly with the Executive Team and to take advice when making decisions that may impact on the management and reputation of the college Quality aspects of the role Q1 Q2 Q3 To monitor the key performance indicators for continuous improvement in workbased and day release provision To monitor the progress and achievement of all students within the departments reporting to the role To ensure that stakeholder satisfaction surveys are carried out promptly and effectively as a measure of improvement within work-based learning 4

5 Relationships R1 R2 R3 To develop a strong partnership with Trackers (the Jersey Apprenticeship Agency), Skills Jersey, the Department of Social Security and Employer Organisations To foster strong and positive working relationships with all college departments and be willing to share expertise and resources To manage and maintain the relationship with all student representatives and their employers Signed POSTHOLDER DATE Signed PRINCIPAL/ DEPUTY PRINCIPAL DATE 5

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