- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1243 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Portsmouth Academy website
Health and Safety Trustee (Portsmouth, Kent or Devon)
More than one location, The Thinking Schools Academy Trust19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
TBC
Closing date
22 March 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: This is a volunteer role
Contract type
- Casual
Hourly rate
- This is a volunteer role
What skills and experience we're looking for
🌟Join Us as a Health & Safety Trustee:
Protect People, Shape Culture, Transform Life Chances!🌟
Are you passionate about creating safe, supportive environments where young people can learn and thrive? Do you have the expertise to guide a Trust in maintaining high standards of safety, compliance, and wellbeing? As a Health & Safety Trustee, you’ll play a crucial strategic role in ensuring that every school within our Trust is a secure place for pupils and staff to flourish.
This role is your opportunity to make a Trust-wide impact, shaping the systems, cultures, and decisions that keep our communities safe every single day.
As a Health & Safety Trustee, you will:
Champion a Culture of Safety:Use your experience to influence the Trust’s policies, practices, and strategic decisions, ensuring health and safety remains a priority across all schools.
Strengthen Compliance & Assurance:Provide oversight of statutory responsibilities, risk management, safeguarding practices, and site safety, helping the Trust stay compliant and confident.
Support and Constructively Challenge:Offer professional insight to senior leaders, helping them make informed decisions and embedding best practice across the Trust.
Promote Wellbeing for All:Contribute to discussions around staff and pupil wellbeing, mental health considerations, and inclusive practices that support safe access to education for every learner.
Collaborate at Board Level:Work with fellow Trustees to ensure that safety considerations underpin wider strategic planning, resource allocation, and operational effectiveness.
What We’re Looking For:
You may come from backgrounds such as health & safety management, compliance, estates, facilities management, risk, emergency planning, or safeguarding and boast strong experience in these fields. Experience in education is a bonus, but absolutely not essential.
What matters most is your:
- Commitment to ensuring safe, supportive school environments for young people
- Experience in health & safety, risk, or compliance
- Ability to analyse information and communicate it clearly to non-specialists
- Willingness to dedicate time for Board meetings, preparation, and occasional school visits
Why Become a Health & Safety Trustee?
Meaningful, Purpose-Driven Impact:Play a key role in shaping safe learning environments across multiple schools, positively affecting the lives of pupils, staff, and families.
Opportunities for Growth:Develop your governance and strategic leadership skills while working alongside experienced Trustees and leaders.
Make a Difference Beyond Compliance:Help foster a culture of safety, wellbeing, and continuous improvement, where people feel supported, valued, and able to thrive.
If you’re ready to use your expertise to help create safe, thriving school communities and make a meaningful difference across our Trust, we’d love to hear from you. Step into a role where your insight protects people - and helps shape brighter futures.
What the school offers its staff
Early applications are encouraged, and we reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.
Further information about the job
The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates, if you have any questions regarding this process please email recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- tracy.pocock@tsatrust.org.uk
The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a family of schools consisting of both primary and secondary schools across Kent, Essex, Hampshire and the South West.
We believe that every young person in our community deserves to have the best opportunities at life regardless of their individual circumstances. Education is the key to transforming life chances and we support and develop every member of our community to:
o Think about their Thinking
o Be their Best self
o Shape their Success
In this way we transform life chances
School Details
The Portsmouth Academy
Paignton Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1582 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Paignton Academy website
Arranging a visit to The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email tracy.pocock@tsatrust.org.uk.
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