Overview
VICE PRINCIPAL – Job Description and Terms and Conditions of Employment for Northern Ireland (as applicable). The Vice-Principal will deputise for the Principal when necessary and take an active part in all aspects of school life, in addition to a full-time teaching commitment and membership of the School Leadership Team.
Job Description – Vice Principal
The Vice-Principal will work within the agreed Terms and Conditions of Service for Vice-Principals. The duties include deputising for the Principal and playing a major role under the Principal’s direction in: leading learning through high standards of teaching and learning; promoting a positive child-centred culture; assisting the Principal in school administration, management and organisation; supporting School Development Planning, School Self-Evaluation and Staff Development; curriculum coordination; data analysis; managing a key area of the curriculum; promoting positive behaviour and safeguarding; liaising with governors and link staff; financial administration including budget planning and monitoring; organizing timetables and rotations; maintaining links with parents; and assisting with major school events and extra-curricular activities.
* Leading learning through high standards of teaching and learning, and promoting a positive child-centred culture.
* Assisting the Principal in school administration, management and organisation, including policy development.
* Assisting in leading School Development Planning, School Self-Evaluation and Staff Development.
* Curriculum coordination across Key Stages; supporting teacher professional learning and collaborative practice.
* Co-ordinating curriculum development, planning, benchmarking, target setting, performance reviews, and monitoring provision quality.
* Analyzing key school data and reporting to the Principal and Governors.
* Taking responsibility for a key area of the curriculum.
* Promoting positive behaviour and implementing the school’s policies (Behaviour Policy, Anti-bullying Policy).
* Senior Member of the Safeguarding Team and liaison with link governor for safeguarding; line management for classroom assistants.
* Assisting with financial administration including budget planning, allocations, monitoring spend and reconciliations.
* Assisting with development and maintenance of timetables and rotas.
* Maintaining and promoting links with parents; assisting with major school events; responsibility for extra-curricular activities; lunch-time cover as required.
This job description may be amended after discussion with the Principal. The successful candidate will demonstrate relevant experience, knowledge and skills in key areas including shaping the future, leading and managing staff, leading learning and teaching, developing the school in the community, managing the organisation, ensuring accountability, and conditions of service.
Key Areas and Responsibilities
* Shaping the future: keep abreast of educational trends; strategic thinking; promoting a high-expectation learning culture; inspiring others; modelling school values.
* Leading and managing staff: provide high-quality leadership to secure improvement; collaborate across the school; promote distributed leadership; empower teams; manage performance and staff development.
* Leading learning and teaching: develop effective learning culture; lead self-evaluation; analyze data to drive improvement; ensure NI Curriculum implementation and address pupil under-achievement.
* Developing the school in the community: build relationships with parents and community; promote the school image; ensure effective communication channels; act on community feedback.
* Managing the organisation: prioritise and organise; solve problems; make informed decisions; develop systems; implement School Development Plan; manage resources and equipment.
* Ensuring accountability: foster accountability among Governors and staff; synthesize self-evaluation and external evaluations to improve the school; report to Governors.
Conditions of Service
The conditions of service are in accordance with the Regulations of the Department of Education for Northern Ireland. The post may include other duties as required and will be reviewed in light of changing circumstances. The post-holder must promote good relations and equality of opportunity in line with Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act (1998).
Person Specification – Primary Vice-Principal
Essential and Desirable qualifications and attributes are as follows. The criteria used at shortlisting include:
* Hold a teaching qualification recognized to teach in grant-aided schools in Northern Ireland.
* Preference may be given to applicants with an additional postgraduate qualification in Education.
* Experience: minimum of 8 years post-qualification teaching in primary education within the last 13 years; leadership experience at a whole-school level (Head of Key Stage/SMT/SLT) with monitoring and evaluation resulting in measurable improvements; or previously held Principal or Vice-Principal roles. The above may be in acting capacity.
* Evidence of leadership contributing to school improvement and involvement in strategic planning.
* Evidence of leading whole-school staff development and experience with financial/budgetary management.
* Essential knowledge: NI Primary Curriculum and current policies; current educational developments and change management; effective pedagogy and high standards of teaching; data management; organizational management and resource deployment.
* Skills: ability to lead, motivate, manage and empower others; strategic leadership; collaboration with staff, parents and governors; data-driven decision making; effective communication; workload management; conflict management; adherence to EA policies.
* Personal qualities: vision, integrity, enthusiasm, adaptability, tact, diplomacy, resilience under pressure, and a child-centred approach.
Equality and Safeguarding: The Board of Governors reserves the right to enhance essential criteria for shortlist. Applicants must be registered with the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (GTCNI) on taking up employment. Disclosure of criminal background may be required; Enhanced Disclosure may be requested with costs to be borne by the applicant. Applicants should provide sufficient detailed information to demonstrate how they meet each criterion.
Note: This document includes applicant guidance and information about benefits and guidance notes; for additional details, refer to the Education Authority’s information pages. The Education Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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