Job Title: Assistant Principal - Student Experience and Support Status: Permanent, Full Time Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 1 st March 2026 Assessment Centre Date: Tuesday 10th March 2026 (full day), Teams interviews W/C 2nd March Overview Reaseheath College and University Centre is a forward-thinking, industry-focused college providing an exceptional educational experience to over 5,000 learners each year. Set within a 330-hectare rural campus, our specialist facilities, employer partnerships, and sector-leading approach ensure our learners are truly industry focused and career ready.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Executive Team as Assistant Principal - Student Experience & Support, taking strategic leadership responsibility for the full breadth of the student journey. You will lead the Enrich pillar of our Strategic Plan-ensuring every learner benefits from a safe, inclusive, supportive and inspiring environment where they can thrive academically, personally and professionally.
About the role The Assistant Principal - Student Experience & Support will provide strategic leadership for safeguarding, wellbeing, inclusion, employability, student support and personal development. As a Designated Safeguarding Lead, you will set and uphold the highest standards of safeguarding practice, ensuring a culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and students feel safe, listened to and protected.
You will work collaboratively across FE and HE to deliver professional, innovative and compliant services that effectively meet the needs of learners, staff and industry partners. As a member of the college executive team, you will also play a key role in strategic planning, performance and college-wide improvement.
Key responsibilities: - Provide strategic leadership of the College's student experience, setting a culture of high expectations, care and accountability.
- Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead, leading all safeguarding, Prevent and online safety activity and ensuring robust compliance and training across the College.
- Lead and support high-quality delivery across Student Services, Residential Life, Wellbeing, Progress Coaches, Inclusion and Careers/Employability.
- Ensure outstanding personal development, tutorial provision and student life activity, supporting learner confidence, behaviour, resilience and employability.
- Build and maintain productive internal and external partnerships, using data, insight and student voice to drive continuous improvement and positive outcomes.
The successful candidate will: - Bring substantial strategic leadership experience within a Further and/or Higher Education setting.
- Have a proven track record of delivering outstanding student experience, safeguarding and support services.
- Demonstrate strong knowledge of SEND, high needs funding, safeguarding legislation and the Prevent duty.
- Hold a relevant teaching or professional qualification and be educated to degree level or equivalent.
- Be an inspiring, values-led leader with exceptional communication skills and the ability to build, motivate and develop high-performing teams.
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We can offer you: - 35 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Two-week festive/New Year shut down
- Generous pension scheme with an employer contribution of 28.68%
- Enhanced sick pay of up to 6 months full pay depending upon service
- On site gym membership available
- Pluxee reward scheme
- Free Parking
As a College, we actively encourage applications from industry professionals without a teaching qualification, as well as those from qualified teachers. Reaseheath offers a full CPD programme with access to funded qualifications alongside hands on support whilst completing Further Education Training. Industry professionals joining the College in an academic role, will complete their Further Education Training whilst in post.
For more information, please refer to the additional job description. Alternatively, you can email [email protected] to arrange a conversation or tour with our hiring managers. Please note this role constitutes 'regulated activity' as defined by the Protection of Freedom Act 2012. The successful candidate will therefore be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check with barred list information prior to starting employment. You must also have the right to work in the UK and will be required to provide evidence to support this. In addition, online checks will be carried out during the recruitment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Reaseheath College is committed to achieving its public sector general equality duty, which is set out in the Equality Act 2010. The College has a clear mission and clear values, which incorporate equality, diversity and inclusion.
The College staff recruitment and selection process, CPD processes, policies and practice are designed to ensure that when employment decisions are made, they are based solely on the skills and qualities required for the position and comply with all relevant employment legislation and best practice standards.
Disability Support The College is a Disability Confident Employer and will support any reasonable adjustments you require to perform your best during the recruitment process. You can contact the HR team at
[email protected] should you require any adjustments during either your application or during the assessment centre.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised close date if we receive a sufficient number of applications. We do not accept applications or speculative CVs through recruitment agencies.
