Vice Principal 

Grade: L8 – L12
Pay Scale: £65,642 - £72,009 per annum (dependent upon experience)
Hours: Full Time (flexibility of fewer hours will be considered)
Contract: Permanent (flexibility of weeks will be considered)

Lake Farm Park Academy serves the children and families of the richly diverse and welcoming community of Hayes in West London and is the educational home to over 700 children. The academy is part of The Park Federation Academy Trust, allowing us to benefit from a wealth of expertise across our eight academies, as well as enabling us to provide opportunities for sharing of good practice and high quality training.  

We are looking to appoint a Vice Principal. The ideal candidates will be caring, patient, self-motivated and able to work from their own initiative. They will support the academy to establish a safe, happy and inclusive school where hard work, good behavior and excellent progress are prized. This is an exciting opportunity as you will also be instrumental in designing and developing the brand new junior curriculum and the future direction of the Academy as it grows.

At least two full years’ teaching experience is an essential requirement.

We are looking for individuals who:

• Have a track record of excellent progress and high quality teaching and learning;
• Will be proactive, positive, calm and flexible;
• Have very high expectations of themselves and the children they work with;
• Have excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills;
• Will be committed to working as part of a team.

For the right candidates, we will offer:

• Extensive support and CPD;
• The opportunity to work with other professional colleagues across the Multi-Academy Trust;
• A welcoming school, with friendly, enthusiastic and supportive staff team;
• An ambitious and dynamic Senior leadership Team;
• A dedicated Governing Body;
• Supportive parents and children who are keen to learn;
• An employee assistance programme (EAP).

We warmly welcome candidates coming to visit the school prior to application. 

The completed form should be returned to recruitment@theparkfederation.org or posted to the HR Department, c/o James Elliman Academy, Elliman Avenue, Slough SL2 5BA by the closing date.

Closing date: As and when we receive successful applications.