Assistant Principal

About The Role

The Assistant Principal at Beaumont College, Carlisle, will hold cross-College responsibilities, specifically overseeing Curriculum and Achievement. This role involves leading and managing a staff team and students, including pre-assessment processes, assessments, work placement oversight, transition for new entrants, and transition for graduates. The Assistant Principal will also ensure compliance with external regulators like CQC and Ofsted, focusing on excellence in education, care, and support for students.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure high-quality, multi-disciplinary and person-centred care planning across services.
• Monitor delivery of care, promoting the health, safety, and wellbeing of learners and staff in line with relevant legislation.
• Support independence, self-advocacy, and appropriate application of the Mental Capacity Act.
• Ensure all practice meets regulatory standards and safeguards the wellbeing of learners.
• Oversee effective use of staffing, resources, and budgets to maximize learner opportunities and service efficiency.
• Work with senior leaders and therapy teams to develop a strong, needs-led therapeutic curriculum.
• Lead staff development through training, coaching, and reflective practice.
• Use audits, monitoring, and data to drive continuous improvement in service quality and outcomes.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary professionals to ensure coordinated, effective care.
• Maintain clear and compliant communication with staff, families, and external stakeholders (GDPR compliant).
• Promote a culture of openness, accountability, and continuous safeguarding awareness.
• Keep up to date with safeguarding requirements, including KCSIE, PREVENT, and statutory guidance.
• Undertake additional duties appropriate to the role.

About You

• Term time only, 40 hours a week, permanent position.
• Key Responsibilities include ensuring high-quality, multi-disciplinary and person-centred care planning, monitoring care delivery, supporting independence, self-advocacy, and appropriate application of the Mental Capacity Act, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, overseeing resource management, developing a therapeutic curriculum, leading staff development, using audits and data for continuous improvement, collaborating with multi-disciplinary professionals, maintaining clear communication, promoting a culture of openness, accountability, and continuous safeguarding awareness, and keeping up to date with safeguarding requirements.