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Governor Position

Governor Position

William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form

Calderdale

Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
As soon as possible
Apply by:
3 June 2024

Job overview

START DATE: As soon as possible

CLOSING DATE: Ongoing campaign until positions are filled

The William Henry Smith School & Sixth Form and College are looking for new volunteer governors with professional background/experience in Further Education, Finance, HR or Legal 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 sixth form and Specialist College and its growing and developing services?

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Visits to The Smith Foundation are encouraged. For further information on this post please contact Vanessa.Talbot@thesmithfoundation.org.uk or the HR department on email address: HR@thesmithfoundation.org.uk

Please click the 'Quick apply' button below to complete an online application form.

Please apply by visiting our vacancies page on the Foundation website https://www.whsschool.org.uk/about/vacancies/ (please note we do not accept CV’s

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About William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form

ABOUT US

The Smith Foundation values equality and diversity across its workforce and aims to ensure our staff community is reflective of the diversity of the children and young people within our care. We are also committed to promoting the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of both students and staff and reflects life in Modern Britain.

The Smith Foundation is a registered charity that operates the outstanding William Henry Smith School, Sixth Form and Specialist College and a children’s home, all for children and young adults experiencing social, emotional, and mental health challenges (SEMH).

The School, Sixth-Form, Specialist College and Childrens home have a wealth and breadth of professionals which form an integrated team around students, including Creative Arts Psychotherapists, Speech and Language and Occupational Therapists, Nurses, a Social Worker and a Family team. Residential Care and Teaching and Learning staff play a vital part in children’s lives, progress and quality of life.

The Smith Foundation values equality and diversity across its workforce and aims to ensure our staff community is reflective of the diversity of the children and young people within our care. We are also committed to promoting the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of both students and staff and reflects life in Modern Britain.

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