East of England Regional Network Chair

JR United Kingdom; England; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Parentkind as the East of England Regional Network Chair to enhance parent participation in schools. This voluntary role involves leading discussions, supporting parent engagement, and offers valuable training services for your career growth while contributing to a significant cause. You will work remotely and gain recognition from one of the UK's leading parent charities.

Benefits

Accreditation services worth up to £2,750 for schools

Training services up to £650 for personal development

Reference from UK's largest parent charity

Qualifications

• Current school staff member in the East of England.
• Experience with parent participation.
• Passion for supporting schools and parents.

Responsibilities

• Lead a network in a private social community, facilitating discussions.
• Support parent participation initiatives and celebrate achievements.
• Participate in online meetings to align with charity goals.

Skills

Leadership

Community Engagement

Moderation

Job description

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East of England Regional Network Chair, norfolk

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Client:

Parent-Friendly Schools

Location:

norfolk, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Views:

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

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Job Description:

About you

• Based in the East of England.
• Currently working as a teacher, support staff or leader at a school in the East of England.
• A passion for parent participation and the relationship between school and home.

What you will do

• Spend approx 30mins per week leading your network in our private social community, the UK's biggest school staffroom.
• Leading thought leadership and East of England regional context around parent participation together with the charity.
• Stimulating discussion, moderating content, celebrating achievements and supporting members to advance in their own parent participation.
• Joining a half-termly online 30min meeting with Chairs across the UK and the charity to align, discuss and keep on the pulse of the community, together.

What you will gain

• Your school will get up to £2,750 of Accreditation services from Parent-Friendly Schools to benefit your school team, parent community and children.
• You personally will get up to £650 of Training services from Parent-Friendly Schools to further your career and advance you on the leadership track.
• You personally will get a reference from the UK's biggest parent charity to support your career advancement.

About us

Parentkind is the UK's largest parent charity dedicated to supporting schools in strengthening their partnership with parents. Parent-Friendly Schools, operated by Parentkind, focuses on enhancing parent participation opportunities and improving educational outcomes for children.

Role Description

This is a remote, voluntary position that helps advance your career and our charitable cause. We are open to any school staff member and are an inclusive employer that we extend into our volunteer community.

Selection process

UK schools staff are busy enough. So after your Easy-Apply - we will invite you to complete an informal 3min video recording in our platform to introduce yourself and tell us about your passion for parent participation. We'll then find the best fit for our us and appoint.