FIELD OFFICER
Home-based within easy access of the London region.
Full-time. Permanent.
For this role, we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time working (minimum 0.6FTE/3 days per week) for the right candidate.
Starting salary £64,601 (£38,761 0.6FTE).
ASCL is seeking to appoint a field officer to undertake casework supporting ASCL members. The post will cover the London region, supporting the regional officer.
The post of field officer requires up-to-date knowledge and experience of the issues facing the senior leadership teams of schools and colleges and the ability to deal with individuals at a senior level. Therefore, you should have held a senior leadership position within schools or colleges within the last two years. Business Leaders with extensive HR experience, or leaders at or above Deputy Headteacher level or equivalent, will be best suited to this post.
For this post the postholder must live within easy access of the region that they serve. The postholder will work from home, although much of the role involves travel on a very frequent basis within the region to meet with members, to attend meetings and to meet with employers. There will be regular contact with, and visits to, ASCL HQ in Leicester plus regular training sessions. IT and telephone equipment will be provided.
ASCL is an equal opportunities employer and offers a very generous package of benefits, including 33 days holiday plus bank holidays and a pension scheme to which the association contributes 9%. Reasonable travel and out-of-pocket expenses are also covered, including a working from home allowance. We encourage applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Previous applicants may re-apply.
INTERESTED?
The closing date for the application is 4pm on Tuesday 1 July 2025.
Interviews will be held at the ASCL HQ in Leicester on Thursday 8 July 2025.
Start date: 1 September 2025 but dependent on individual circumstances.
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To download the job description and person specification, follow the link on the 'Apply here' button above and complete your email address in the top right-hand box.
If you have any queries, please contact Angela Stewart, Workplace and Facilities Manager in the first instance on 0116 299 1122.
LEADERSHIP AND WORKFORCE SPECIALIST
Home-based, with travel as required across the UK.
Full-time. Permanent.
Starting salary £66,091.
Due to an internal promotion, the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) is seeking to appoint a Leadership and Workforce Specialist. This role will work within ASCL’s policy team, reporting to the Deputy Director.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the most respected and influential organisations in UK education, to lead on a core policy area, to help support school and college leaders, and to help shape the future of school and college leadership and the training, recruitment and retention of education staff.
ASCL is a trade union and professional association which supports and represents around 25,000 school and college leaders. We work closely with ministers, advisers, civil servants and other organisations to ensure the voices of our members are front and central in policymaking, and to co-construct policy which enhances the lives and life chances of the children, young people and staff in schools and colleges across the UK.
This role will support the Deputy Director of Policy, leading on school and college leadership and the training, recruitment and retention of the school and college workforce. You will work closely with the DfE and a wide range of other stakeholders to influence and develop national education policy, ensuring that the views of ASCL’s members are fully represented.
You will also support members who have questions, concerns or queries with varied aspects of school and college leadership and the workforce. You will also be expected to provide ongoing advice to ASCL members about changes to policy in this area.
You will join a team of highly experienced and effective policy specialists, working closely with the policy leads for funding, pay and conditions, pensions and business leaders.
The successful candidate will be skilled at gathering, synthesizing and effectively representing the views of ASCL’s diverse membership. You will have a strong knowledge and understanding both of the school and college landscape and of how education policy is made. You will be a clear communicator, a persuasive influencer and an effective and collegiate colleague.
This is a home-based role, with significant travel required to London, ASCL HQ in Leicester, and across the UK. Reasonable travel and out-of-pocket expenses are covered. IT and telephone equipment will be provided.
ASCL is an equal opportunities employer and offers a very generous package of benefits, including 33 days holiday plus bank holidays and a pension scheme to which the association contributes 9%. We encourage applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
INTERESTED?
The closing date for applications is 4pm on Monday 30 June 2025.
Interviews will be held in Leicester, venue to be confirmed, on Thursday 10 July.
Start date: As soon as possible but dependent on individual circumstances.
Apply here
To download the job description and person specification, follow the link on the 'Apply here' button above and complete your email address in the top right-hand box.
If you have any queries, please contact Angela Stewart, Workplace and Facilities Manager in the first instance on 0116 299 1122.