Assistant Principal Digital and Advanced Manufacturing

Hull

Working Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Salary: £60,424 - £65,170 FTE per annum

Annual Leave: 37 days per annum (excluding bank holidays and up to 3 additional discretionary days over the Christmas/New Year period)

As our Assistant Principal Digital and Advanced Manufacturing, you will need to lead and manage the delivery and future development of the faculty and the collection of subjects which sit within it working in accordance with Hull College’s strategic aims annual operating plan.  

The post holder will head successful quality improvement, student enrolment, drive excellence in teaching, learning, progress and outcomes and improve effectiveness and efficiency in the use of resources.  

Hull College provides high-quality education & training for school leavers & adults, offering a wide range of vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships & degrees.

As one of the largest vocational institutes of its kind in the region, we have one focus - to create careers, not courses. We pride ourselves on this approach & are committed to ensuring our learners acquire the relevant skills, knowledge, attitudes & experience to progress in life, whether that is to seek employment in the industry of their choice or step up to higher education & university.

While dedicated to delivering the very best experiences to our learners, we also extend the same commitment to our staff. We have worked hard to create an environment where all of our staff, no matter what their role, are empowered to inspire & support our vision to create better futures for the people of Hull.

Responsibilities of our Assistant Principal Digital and Advanced Manufacturing:

• Establish high quality effective relationships with external stakeholders and team members across the College and develop, manage and oversee effective partnerships, sponsorships, employability initiatives and collaborations with industry to enhance employer engagement and our reputation.
• To drive forward effective staff engagement in knowledge exchange and scholarly activities, high quality learning, teaching and assessment and learner engagement.
• Deliver outstanding provision under the latest education inspection criteria from Ofsted, leading the faculty with inspiration, innovation and enthusiasm and seeking best practice from across the sector.
• Develop effective, agile, responsive and accountable junior managers, technical and teaching staff who strive for excellence and are ambitious for what we can achieve as a college.
• Leadership of the Faculty in terms of quality, physical, financial, human resources and achievement of quality and curriculum KPIs.
• Lead and develop collaborative partnership links both internally and externally in order to promote academic enterprise in a strategic and co-ordinated manner and to the benefit of the learner journey/ experience.
• Ensure that learners in the Institutes receive the highest standards of customer service and learner support including advice and guidance, interviewing, initial assessment, pastoral and core skills development.
• Be accountable for planning, monitoring and evaluation of the Institutes to ensure the achievement of targets to include recruitment, attendance and success rates.
• Provide the effective and efficient management of the area in terms of physical, financial and human resources ensuring the maximum appropriate utilisation of all available resources.
• The post holder is required to ensure the Faculty and the Institutes within it achieves its budget on a monthly/ annual basis in conjunction with the Vice Principals for curriculum and finance.

What we’re looking for in our Assistant Principal Digital and Advanced Manufacturing:

• A First Degree of evidence of high-level technical skills  
•  Graduate Teaching Qualification or equivalent  
• Management qualification or evidence of managerial and supervisory training 
• Experience of curriculum and quality improvement further education to a very high standard
• Experience of management/leadership of curriculum and/or quality in a high performing organisation
• Successful and substantial experience within Further Education 

If you have the skills and experience, we are looking for and would like to join us as our Assistant Principal Digital and Advanced Manufacturing please click ‘Apply’ now, we’d love to hear from you!

Hull College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All colleagues are expected to contribute to the delivery of their safeguarding strategy and values. In addition, these posts require the colleague to undertake an enhanced disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please note that this post is subject to regulated activity.

We at Hull College prioritise digital proficiency; all new staff should either be skilled or open to training, looking forward to hearing from you on the last point.

Please be aware that this vacancy may close earlier dependent on the level of applications received so if you do wish to be considered we recommend that you complete the application as promptly as possible.