Key Role Information

Salary
0.00
Job type
Part Time
Contract type
Volunteer
Closing
27/02/2026 12:00
Contract term
TTO - Term time only
Pay grade
N/A
Department
Pastoral
Key stage
Not Applicable
Hours per week
1.50
Weeks per year
38.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

Role Description  

Position: Chair of Centre Governing Board

Location: Red Balloon Norfolk  

 

Your Role as the Chair of Centre Governing Board

Governors are the strategic leaders of our Centres and play a vital role in ensuring that every child receives the highest possible standard of education, that has been carefully tailored to meet their individual needs. 

We are seeking a Chair of Centre Governing Board for our Red Balloon Centre in Norfolk. The post holder will provide leadership to the governing board, ensuring that it fulfils its functions well, and to work closely with the Head of Centre to support, advise and help shape proposals to be discussed at board meetings, ensuring the focus is strategic. 


In line with safer recruitment practices, we are only able to accept applications via our application forms, which can be accessed by following the application link on our recruitment portal available here: Vacancies - SAMpeople Recruit. You can save your application at any point and come back to it at a later stage. 


●      All applicants will be contacted to advise if they have been shortlisted for an interview


Red Balloon Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be conditional of the satisfactory completion of safeguarding training and pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and barred list check.

 

Red Balloon Educational Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating a diverse workforce. 

We'll consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership. . 

 

You can view a full job description and person specification below. 

Skills

Abilities, Skills and Knowledge

Knowledge of governance procedures and statutory complianceessential

Experience

Experience in a trust-level education environmentessential

Leadership

Ability to inspire, set clear direction and motivate staffessential

Personal Attributes

Committed
Dedicated

About Us

Red Balloon Educational Trust (RBET) is a UK charity that provides an alternative provision to young people studying at KS3-4 unable to attend mainstream school due to bullying, mental health issues, trauma or neurodivergence. We provide tailored educational, wellbeing and social re-engagement programmes both in physical Centres and as a blended online and in-person provision via Red Balloon of the Air.


The RBET Central Services team provides the underpinning strategic support and organisational development for the Red Balloon network, and works to open additional Centres in new locations.

Red Balloon Educational Trust

HR RBET

hr@rbet.ac

Address: Willow Lodge
37 High Street
Milton
Cambridge
CB24 6DF
HR RBET
hr@rbet.ac

Safeguarding Information

Every student has the right to flourish and be safe from harm and abuse. As a professional within Red Balloon Educational Trust; we all have a duty to keep our students safe and healthy. Every Centre has a range of policies, and ensure all staff complete this training to ensure we all understand good practice and how to safeguard our students and ourselves.


Safeguarding is the action taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. It means:

  • protecting children from abuse and maltreatment
  • preventing harm to children's health or development
  • ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care
  • taking action to enable all children and young people have the best outcomes


Red Balloon Educational Trust has Safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure that every single student, regardless of their age, disability, gender, race, religion, or belief, sex or sexual orientation, has a right to equal protection from harm. It's so important that everyone at Red Balloon Educational Trust knows what to look out for and how to report any concerns.


Safeguarding policies may be available at Trust level or be held by each Centre individually. All Safeguarding related policies and procedures are available on our website.


Due to the role involving engaging in regulated activity with young people, it is an offence to apply for the role if the you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Safeguarding is Red Balloon Educational Trust's priority. No member of staff will have access to work with learners until all required training has been completed.