West Midlands Regional Network Chair

JR United Kingdom; West Midlands Combined Authority; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

As the West Midlands Regional Network Chair, you'll lead discussions on parent participation, engaging with a community of school staff while benefiting from training and accreditation services. This voluntary role offers a chance to enhance your leadership skills and contribute to a charitable cause.

Benefits

Up to £2,750 of Accreditation services

Up to £650 of Training services

Reference from the UK's largest parent charity

Responsibilities

• Spend approx 30mins per week leading your network in our private social community.
• Stimulate discussion and support members to advance in their own parent participation.
• Join half-termly online meetings to align and discuss community matters.

Job description

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Parent-Friendly Schools

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

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Job Description:

About you

• Based in the West Midlands, England.
• Currently working as a teacher, support staff or leader at a school in the West Midlands, 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 West Midlands 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.