Health and Safety Governor at Edgbaston High School for Girls

The Governing Body is seeking to appoint a high-calibre, Health & Safety specialist to join its Governance & Compliance Committee. The H&S Governor would be a member of the Governance & Compliance Committee which has responsibility for integrating and co-ordinating all aspects of non-financial corporate governance, legal and regulatory compliance and risk management. This remit includes Health & Safety, upon which the H&S Governor would be expected to lead and provide recommendations to the full Governing Body on such matters.  The Health & Safety Governor would be invited to attend termly Health & Safety meetings with the Senior Leadership team.

This may be your first board appointment, but you will need experience as a strategic leader with commercial understanding. The Governing Body benefits from recruiting individuals with a diverse range of backgrounds, skills and experiences; therefore, experience of Operations, Facilities or Compliance that has Health & Safety responsibilities would be beneficial.

Hours: This will vary with the cycle of the school year, but it is anticipated to equate to approximately 3-4 days per term, including both school time and evening engagements

The hours will likely be split into several activities across the period.

Salary: This is a voluntary and unpaid appointment with expenses paid.

To request a job pack, please contact Meahwish Mahmood on Mahmoodm@edgbastonhigh.co.uk

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children."

To comply with KCSIE Edgbaston High School for Girls is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Services.

Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do. We are actively committed to promoting and participating in good practice in the way that we attract, recruit and retain staff. Everyone is encouraged to bring their whole self to work because we appreciate the value that a truly diverse workforce brings to an organisation. We celebrate difference, recognising the benefits this brings to our inclusive culture, including age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation and socio economic background.