Governor Vacancy (Voluntary)
HR Management/ Employment Law
The Tiffin Girls’ School, a selective girls’ grammar school with more than 1,260 students on roll, is consistently one of the most successful state schools in the country. The school has a high ethnic student representation which makes for a diverse and inclusive stakeholder community. It is full of opportunity, creativity and challenge, and all aspects of student progress and achievement are celebrated. The vision of the school is ‘Our community is vibrant, curious, creative and inspires positive change. We dare to be wise’.
The Tiffin Girls’ School is a single academy trust, and the Members are seeking to appoint a Governor for a four-year term of office, who is in, or has held, a senior position in the public or private sector and has good knowledge and experience of HR management/employment law. Experience of chairing a board level committee would be beneficial. They should be a confident leader and have a strong commitment to selective girls’ education and its role in enhancing social mobility and diversity. We recognise that a diverse range of Governors can strengthen the Governing Board’s decision-making by considering issues from a wider range of perspectives. We therefore welcome candidates from all backgrounds. To apply, please complete and return the application form (governor) below, together with your CV, to [email protected].
Closing date: Wednesday 19 November 9.00am
Interviews: Thursday 27 November
Teaching vacancies
There are currently no teaching vacancies.
Non-teaching vacancies
Weekend and evening work available
We are looking for Leisure Assistants to work in our Sports Centre in the evenings and at weekends. Occasionally we can offer work during the school holidays as well. This is an ideal position if you live locally to the school, and are aged 18 or over. Rates of pay depend on your age and details of what the role involves can be found in the job description below. If you would like to apply, please complete the application form for non-teaching staff below and email it to [email protected]. Please note that we do not accept CV’s.
If you are interested in working at The Tiffin Girls’ School but the role you’re looking for isn’t currently available, we would still like to hear from you. Please complete an application form and email the completed form to [email protected] and we’ll be in touch.
Please note that by submitting the form, you are consenting to the school holding your information securely and processing it for purposes relating to job opportunities, for a period of 12 months, after which it will be deleted. After this time, you will be required to re-register your interest.
Safeguarding
The Tiffin Girls’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share and support this commitment. In supporting the Department for Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education”, the school will carry out an online search on all shortlisted candidates prior to interview. In addition, the successful candidate will be subject to both a full employment history and child protection check, and will also be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring (criminal record) check.
Equal Opportunities
The school is an equal opportunities employer. We recruit, train and promote people because of their ability, the needs of the post and other relevant criteria. We encourage all employees to take advantage of the opportunities we provide for training and development. We treat all employees and people who apply to us equally. We will not consider your race, nationality, colour, ethnicity, heritage or national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexuality, beliefs or disability in any matters to do with employment. We regularly review our practices and procedures to make sure our equal opportunities policy is working but we need more than this formal statement to make the policy work. We expect each of our employees to make their own contribution.
Contact
Please email [email protected] to submit your job application or if you have any queries regarding the position you are applying for.