Working at Woldingham

Not only is Woldingham a great school for our students, it’s a fantastic place to work. We employ around 200 teaching and support staff who provide a first rate education and excellent pastoral care for our students, and also look after our stunning 700 acres of grounds and our beautiful buildings.

A great place to work

A great place to work

It is important to us that every colleague enjoys an equally fulfilling future at Woldingham. As part of the Woldingham family, your work will be recognised and valued at every level. Life at Woldingham is about working together and enjoying being part of a close-knit and supportive team.

Staff development is a high priority. We provide a varied training programme and personal professional development planning for all colleagues, including an accredited (Institute of Leadership) Leadership training scheme, the opportunity to qualify as a Graydin accredited coach, and regular training in soft skills as well as pedagogy and pastoral care. We offer an exceptional range of benefits including free lunch and refreshments, pension scheme, employee assistance programme, on-site car parking, discounted school fees, fitness studio, swimming pool and fitness classes.

Current vacancies

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IT Support Officer

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Start Date: ASAP

Working hours: Full time, 52 weeks

Term Time - Mon to Fri 08:00 to 16:30 or 08:30 to 17:00 (on weekly rota)
School Holidays - Mon to Fri 08:30 to 17:00

Salary: £30,388 to £34,266 dependant on skills and experience

The IT team will be required to provide on-site support to key events and on-call services from time to time which means some out of hours working will be required.

All staff receive free lunches and refreshments.

Once completed, return your application and cover letter to hr@woldinghamschool.co.ukThis is an open campaign and we encourage early applications, and as such reserve the right to close the role early should a suitable candidate be appointed.

 

The IT Support Officer provides first- and second-line support for all technology provided across Woldingham School and works with the Apprentice IT Technician to ensure high quality IT services as always available. This role would suit an experienced 1st line support looking to progress within the role.

All staff receive free lunches and refreshments.

The Woldingham community is a rich one in which many different backgrounds and cultures are represented and many different languages spoken.  This diversity is valued and respected and we are keen to welcome applications from all applicants that feel that they meet the requirements of the role, regardless of their background and culture. All job applicants will be considered solely on their ability to do the job.

Close to London, yet in an outstandingly beautiful rural setting, Woldingham is a happy and successful Catholic boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18. With a strong community and caring culture, we are building on a proud heritage that stretches back over 180 years. We’re now driving an exciting future that’s underpinned by fresh ideas, an innovative spirit and state-of-the-art facilities.

Once completed, return your application and cover letter to hr@woldinghamschool.co.ukThis is an open campaign and we encourage early applications, and as such reserve the right to close the role early should a suitable candidate be appointed.

Woldingham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS report will be required for the successful candidate.

Professional development and staff welfare

Our professional team of staff is Woldingham’s greatest asset, and we want to ensure that everyone is supported to work in an effective, enjoyable and fulfilling way. Staff Development is a high priority, with induction and mentoring programmes for Newly Qualified Teachers and new colleagues, plus an annual cycle of Personal Professional Development planning for all colleagues.

Staff are welcome to use our range of outstanding facilities including the gym, squash and tennis courts and the swimming pool. Our Staffroom Committee organises regular social events, and individual members of staff have organised yoga classes and reflexology on site.

Compliance Officer

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Start Date: ASAP

Working hours: 25 hours per week, 37 weeks per year (term time plus 3 weeks)

Actual Salary: £16,639.88 - £18,460.96

(FTE £31,396 - £34,832)

All staff receive free lunches and refreshments.

This vacancy will close at 9am on Thursday 30th January 2025. Interviews will take place on Monday 3rd February 2025.

Please note we do reserve the right to close this role early should a suitable candidate be appointed, and as such we welcome early applications.

We are looking for a well-organised, capable Compliance Officer to work closely with colleagues and departments to ensure that school processes, practices and policies are implemented and maintained, in order that all aspects of regulatory compliance are addressed appropriately within the school.

The Post Holder will have an essential role in supporting the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) in ensuring that the school is inspection ready at all times and that the school has in place and implements a suite of policies that complies in full with the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) requirements. 

Actual Salary: £16,639.88 - £18,460.96

(FTE £31,396 - £34,832)

All staff receive free lunches and refreshments.

The Woldingham community is a rich one in which many different backgrounds and cultures are represented and many different languages spoken.  This diversity is valued and respected and we are keen to welcome applications from all applicants that feel that they meet the requirements of the role, regardless of their background and culture. All job applicants will be considered solely on their ability to do the job.

Close to London, yet in an outstandingly beautiful rural setting, Woldingham is a happy and successful Catholic boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18. With a strong community and caring culture, we are building on a proud heritage that stretches back over 180 years. We’re now driving an exciting future that’s underpinned by fresh ideas, an innovative spirit and state-of-the-art facilities.

Once completed, return your application and cover letter to hr@woldinghamschool.co.uk

This vacancy will close at 9am on Thursday 30th January 2025. Interviews will take place on Monday 3rd February 2025.

We encourage early applications, and as such reserve the right to close the role early should a suitable candidate be appointed.

Woldingham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS report will be required for the successful candidate.

Professional development and staff welfare

Our professional team of staff is Woldingham’s greatest asset, and we want to ensure that everyone is supported to work in an effective, enjoyable and fulfilling way. Staff Development is a high priority, with induction and mentoring programmes for Newly Qualified Teachers and new colleagues, plus an annual cycle of Personal Professional Development planning for all colleagues.

Staff are welcome to use our range of outstanding facilities including the gym, squash and tennis courts and the swimming pool. Our Staffroom Committee organises regular social events, and individual members of staff have organised yoga classes and reflexology on site.

Admissions Assistant - fixed term

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Fixed Term - up to 6 months

Start date: ASAP

Monday to Friday 09:00am – 5:00pm

Salary: Competitive dependent on skills and experience

This is campaign will close at 9am Monday 27th January 2025. Interviews will be held on Friday 31st January.

 

With a professional and positive approach, you are an excellent communicator who can quickly build a rapport with all kinds of people. Then you could be just the person we need to represent Woldingham School with prospective pupils, parents, and feeder schools. So, join us - and be part of our welcoming and supportive team.

Maintaining regular communications with parents (on the phone, face-to-face and in writing), you will ensure that everyone who comes into contact with us enjoys a friendly, responsive and informed introduction to the school. As well as that, your wide-ranging role will include keeping administration up to date, planning events, maintaining our database, carrying out market research and producing reports when required.

All staff receive free lunches and refreshments.

The Woldingham community is a rich one in which many different backgrounds and cultures are represented and many different languages spoken.  This diversity is valued and respected and we are keen to welcome applications from all applicants that feel that they meet the requirements of the role, regardless of their background and culture. All job applicants will be considered solely on their ability to do the job.

Close to London, yet in an outstandingly beautiful rural setting, Woldingham is a happy and successful Catholic boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18. With a strong community and caring culture, we are building on a proud heritage that stretches back over 180 years. We’re now driving an exciting future that’s underpinned by fresh ideas, an innovative spirit and state-of-the-art facilities.

Once completed, return your application form to hr@woldinghamschool.co.uk with a supporting letter.

This is campaign will close at 9am Monday 27th January 2025. Interviews will be held on Friday 31st January.

Woldingham School reserve the right to close the role early should a suitable candidate be appointed.

Woldingham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS report will be required for the successful candidate.

Professional development and staff welfare

Our professional team of staff is Woldingham’s greatest asset, and we want to ensure that everyone is supported to work in an effective, enjoyable and fulfilling way. Staff Development is a high priority, with induction and mentoring programmes for Newly Qualified Teachers and new colleagues, plus an annual cycle of Personal Professional Development planning for all colleagues.

Staff are welcome to use our range of outstanding facilities including the gym, squash and tennis courts and the swimming pool. Our Staffroom Committee organises regular social events, and individual members of staff have organised yoga classes and reflexology on site.

Application process

Candidates are asked to read our recruitment policy and must complete our application form as part of the application for any of our roles. The application form includes a section on equality and diversity which helps us monitor our obligations under the Equality Act 2010.

Woldingham School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates. As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for students and staff.

Woldingham School is committed to ensuring the highest level of safeguarding and takes its duty toward promoting the welfare of children seriously.  Therefore, we expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Any offer of employment is subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check, among others. Before applying, please review our statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders.

The application form is in Microsoft Word (.doc) format. If you want the form in a different format , please email us with details of your requirements to the email address below.

To apply for a role, please click the link to download the application form, then complete, save and email it to: hr@woldinghamschool.co.uk

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