National Regional Director

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Job Title: Regional Director

Location:  National

Contract: Permanent, 52 weeks per year

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Salary: Up to £110,00 per annum dependent on experience and location

Car Allowance: £4500

Bonus: Performance Related Bonus

About the Role

Acorn Education are looking for a Regional Director. As Regional Director you will be accountable for a portfolio of schools within the division, alongside other Regional Directors supporting our leading services across the UK.

This role has significant strategic and operational responsibility and is charged with ensuring that schools deliver all elements of performance as specified in the school(s) development plans, budget and group-wide expectations. This role includes the maintenance and improvement of quality, staff retention and well-being, financial performance, sustainability, and growth.

You will lead change initiatives, raise standards and work within a multisite environment to ensure we continue to deliver excellent outcomes for the pupils we look after.

Who we are looking for?

As a results driven, committed professional, you will be able to demonstrate significant improvement in delivering services in your sector. You will have the ability to motivate and develop colleagues, sometimes remotely, to ensure you create stable and supported teams where members feel engaged and confident in their roles.  You will be able to demonstrate strong performance management capabilities that will enable the delivery of our group strategy, as well as have experience in managing budgets and achieving financial targets.  You must have a sense of energy, pace, purpose and commitment.

You will have extensive experience in a senior, strategic management role. A solid understanding of regulated environments is desirable, but not essential, and you must have demonstrated success in a regional/multisite role. You will be commercially aware and able to demonstrate the ability to grow the business.

Education Sector Experience is Advantageous for this role

Please find further information in the job description below: 

Regional Director - Job Description

Equal Opportunities

Why Join Acorn Education? 

Your wellbeing is very important to us, and we know that being able to choose the benefits that suit you and your family will support your wellbeing.

Our flexible benefits platform which lets you tailor your benefits package.

When your circumstances change‿no problem. You can flex, trade and add to your benefits package to suit your circumstances.

• Holidays start at 25 days per annum plus bank holidays on top, with options to buy an additional 5 days

• Critical illness cover and life assurance options

• Company Pension with options to increase your contributions

• Private medical and dental Insurance

• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad

• Eco-Car Scheme

• “Your Wellbeing Matters- access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

• Career development opportunities

• Professional support networks and groups

• * 4 Day working week - ‘rest-day’ could be any day Mon-Fri (agreed with Manager)

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children, young people and vulnerable adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS and Social Media Checks 

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit