House Champion
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5SL20 days remaining to apply
Closing date
10 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full time equivalent salary
- Voluntary Position
House Champion job summary
About the Role
Our House Champions play a vital part in promoting a positive school culture by helping to motivate, inspire and engage students in a wide range of House activities, competitions and events. This voluntary position is ideal for staff who enjoy working with young people, value community, and want to contribute to the wider life of the school.
As a Disability Confident employer, we want to ensure everyone can perform at their best when applying to work with us. If you need any support with your application or adjustments during the selection process, please contact our People Team by emailing people@maidenerleghtrust.org or calling 0118 929 6020.
Key Responsibilities
- To help embed the identity of their assigned House across all year groups
- Promote their House values and motto
- Encourage student participation in House events
- Create a House sense of pride within the school wide community
- Develop healthy competition between the ambassadors House and the other two Houses
- Build a sense of unity between different year groups through the House identity
- To plan and deliver assemblies to promote the House identity
- Liaising with the House System Lead, SSLG and School Council (including relevant overseeing staff) to co-ordinate and deliver House events
- Advertise and promote House events to ensure students are aware of them
- Responsibility of tracking and reporting student participation in house events
- Updating the House Google classrooms page to keep students updated
- Promoting their House identity across the school in innovative ways
- Engaging with student voice to support the process of the House identity
- Any other activities defined by the Headteacher
What We're Looking For
- A positive, approachable, and enthusiastic member of staff
- Someone committed to supporting students’ personal development and wellbeing
- A team player who is willing to contribute creative ideas and lead by example
- Strong communication and relationship‑building skills
- A genuine interest in helping our House system thrive.
Further details of responsibilities and requirements can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification.
About the School
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading is an ambitious, over-subscribed 11-16 secondary school in an urban context which is as committed to the welfare of students and staff as it is to our high-quality education. Staff wellbeing is a key focus of the school. Staff voice is very important to us in determining both our change management plans and our ongoing wellbeing objectives. Our school benefits from excellent, modern facilities and teaching spaces and we are very proud of our vibrant, diverse and engaging students who work hard and have high aspirations.
About Maiden Erlegh Trust
Maiden Erlegh Trust is a growing community of schools across Berkshire and Oxfordshire, working together to deliver the best possible education for every child and young person. With around 800 staff and 5,000 students across nine schools, including primary, secondary, special, and alternative provision, we are proud of the diversity that shapes our expertise.
We Aim High, Be Inclusive, and Work Together. These values drive our focus on high-quality education for all, through collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
Through the Maiden Erlegh Institute, colleagues access high-quality professional learning at every stage of their career, supported by mentoring, leadership opportunities, and our annual MET Staff Conference—a day that unites our whole team in sharing best practice and learning.
Joining our Trust means being part of a community that invests in people and values expertise; it is about playing a direct role in shaping the lives and outcomes of young people.
You can learn more about working with us and hear from colleagues across our Trust by clicking here to visit our website.
Additional Information
If you believe this is an environment where you can thrive, develop and make a meaningful contribution, please contact people@maidenerleghtrust.org for an informal discussion.
If you are organised, compassionate and committed to improving outcomes for young people through strong attendance practice, we welcome your application.
Applicants are encouraged to apply early, as we reserve the right to close the advert and interview at any time.
Maiden Erlegh Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
Further information about the job
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
- Organisation type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 889 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading is an ambitious, over-subscribed 11-16 secondary school in an urban context which is as committed to the welfare of students and staff as it is our high quality education. Our school benefits from excellent, modern facilities and teaching spaces and we are very proud of our vibrant, diverse and engaging students who work hard and have high aspirations.
We have a highly effective team of tenacious, optimistic and talented staff , supported by an experienced leadership team.
Professional development is a strength here, thanks to our Teaching School. We offer a flexible CPD programme which staff can tailor to their own needs which includes coaching and training for new entrants to the profession and to support career returners. We are very happy to discuss flexible working arrangements including part-time working and job-sharing.
The school is a part of the Maiden Erlegh Trust which offers a range of career opportunities in our vibrant and successful schools. We have a proven track record of supporting ambitious staff to middle and senior leadership posts and our can offer Specialist Leader of Education and school improvement opportunities to the right candidates
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