Job Description

Whitgift is a leading independent day and boarding school for boys, with approximately 1550 pupils including over one hundred boarding pupils and flexi-boarding pupils. It is set in an attractive 48-acre parkland site in South Croydon enjoying excellent links to London, Surrey and the south coast.

This is an exciting opportunity for a School Staff Instructor (SSI) to further develop the school\xe2\x80\x99s Combined Cadet Force (CCF). This post would suit a recent or current regular or reserve SNCO or indeed an experienced CCF CFAV.

We would happily consider someone who has recently left the Armed Forces with experience of working with cadets. We seek to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic and suitably qualified applicant who has demonstrated the skills and character needed to coordinate the contingent.

The ideal applicant will possess Regular or Reserve Military Experience (preferably as an Officer) or have previous experience within the CCF.

The position is available from October 2023.

We welcome applications from all sectors of our community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our student intake.

For further information about the role and the skills required, see the documents below and the green \'Apply Now\' button for the online application form. For any queries, please contact Lt Col. Glenn Hogben or for general enquiries telephone Human Resources Department on 020 8688 9222 or e-mail .

Applications will be reviewed daily, and interviews may occur at any stage after applications are received so we invite interested candidates to apply as soon as possible. The school reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time.

Closing date: Midnight Friday 6 October 2023

Interviews: Potentially w/c 9 October 2023

`Whitgift School (part of the John Whitgift Foundation) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers, the Disclosure & Barring Service and on-line media checks (including personal, professional and other online activities)`.

For more than 400 years, Whitgift has been transforming boys\xe2\x80\x99 lives through education.

Whitgift 2025 was created as a result of the input and imagination of staff and students and the next few years will represent an exciting time of evolution for the school, both in terms of our site development plan and the educational partnerships we are embarking on.

PLACEHOLDER

John Whitgift Foundation