Job Overview
Closing date: Ongoing campaign until positions are filled
Proposed informal discussion date: TBA
The William Henry Smith School & Sixth Form and College are looking for new volunteer Governors with professional background/experience in Finance to join our friendly, successful and hardworking Governing Board. Our Governors come from a range of different backgrounds, have diverse skills and experience, and all share a commitment to providing the best possible education, care and health for our children and young adults
* Are you interested in special education, and the wellbeing and progress of children and young adults who face social, emotional and mental health challenges?
* Are you community spirited and would you like to play a vital part in an organisation with an outstanding reputation, which is continually looking to further improve?
* Do you have an enquiring mind and the confidence to ask questions and debate issues that affect the school and its growing and developing services?
What is the Governing Board’s role?
The Governing Board of our school, sixth form and college play a key role in:
* Setting targets for raising standards of educational achievement, and supporting care, and health and wellbeing.
* Monitoring progress towards meeting these targets.
* Supporting and challenging the performance of the Senior Leadership Team.
* Deciding policy and future development plans.
As well as attending termly meetings governors are asked to look at specific areas of work in more detail to help with monitoring and attend our Open Days three times a year. To support governors, everyone has access to training to help build on existing skills and to develop new ones
If you are interested, please complete an application form and return to Vanessa.Talbot@thesmithfoundation.org.uk
For further information and to arrange an essential visit as part of the recruitment process, please contact HR at the following email address: HR@thesmithfoundation.org.uk.
Please note we do not accept CV’s #J-18808-Ljbffr