Community Governor
Thorns Primary School, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 2JY24 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
23 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
19 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Flexible Hours
Contract type
- Fixed term - 4 Years
Full-time equivalent salary
- Voluntary Post
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is a voluntary Community Governor role for our growing Multi Academy Trust for Thorns Primary School. We welcome community governors who have a passion for achieving the best possible educational experience for the children in our local community. In addition, we want our community governors to work in a supportive but challenging way with the Senior Leadership of the school. As a community governor, you will play a particularly vital role in ensuring that the committee is connected with, and is aware of the views of, parents and the local community.
To be a community governor you should have:
• A strong commitment to the role and to improving outcomes for children.
• Good inter-personal skills, curiosity, and a willingness to learn and develop new skills.
Expectations of governors:
The governing body has a vital role to play in making sure every child receives the best possible education. This is achieved by ensuring that governors have the necessary skills and commitment to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school. The particular skills that governing bodies need will vary and will include personal qualities and capabilities, such as the ability and willingness to learn and work as part of a team. It is expected that governors will make use of the various training opportunities available to them and play a full part in the work of the governing body.
What the school offers its staff
An outstanding, innovative, and ambitious executive leadership team who, through their passion and drive to improve outcomes for children, support and motivate each other to achieve great things! In return for your commitment to our Trust, we can offer:
- Excellent CPD opportunities.
- A fantastic supportive working environment.
- The opportunity to make a significant difference in the lives of children across the Midlands.
- Access to our mental health and wellbeing platform, ExcelWell.
- The opportunity to develop into a highly effective leader.
- Flexible working arrangements.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Thorns Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 200 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Thorns Primary School website
- Email address
- hr@excelsiormat.org
- Phone number
- 01212745872
School location
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