Health and Safety Trustee (Portsmouth, Kent or Devon)

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 youll 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 Trusts 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 Were 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
• Openness to learning collaborating and contributing as part of a diverse governance team

We value individuals from all backgrounds and lived experiences you dont need to have worked in schools to care passionately about keeping them safe.

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.

Real Community Contribution:Give back in a role that directly supports public safety wellbeing and educational opportunity.

If youre ready to use your expertise to help create safe thriving school communities and make a meaningful difference across our Trust wed love to hear from you. Step into a role where your insight protects people - and helps shape brighter futures.

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a family of schools consisting of both primary and secondary schools across the South East South and 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:

• Think about their Thinking
• Be their Best self
• Shape their Success

In this way we transform life chances

To learn more about our Trustclick here

Next Steps

If you are interested in working in our school benefitting from a supportive network of governors across our Trust we would encourage you to apply.

Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.

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 pleaseemailprotected