Join Our Governance Team
Governors bring a wealth of experience, a wide range of skills and a critical eye to the business acting as both a sounding board and reality check to the Managing Director. In addition, they provide insight into the sector and act as a critical friend to the MD providing support, challenge, and impartial business guidance.
Opportunity to join PET-Xi Training Ltd.’s Governing Board as a Governor and make a difference
Are you enthusiastic about education?
Do you have time to spare?
If so, then you may be just the person we need!
We are looking for a committed person to join PET-Xi Training Ltd.’s Governing Board as a Governor.
PET-Xi is a high-energy training specialist whose multi-award winning teams work tirelessly to make a difference to people’s lives, firing up their minds with engaging and positive learning experiences designed to help school students to achieve their target grades, jobseekers to get back into employment or those in business to upskill and progress with their goals.
We have a vacancy for a Governor and would welcome applications from people with experience in:
- Safeguarding
- Education
The Governing Board of our company is made up from a wide range of people from different backgrounds and skill sets.
The recruitment process initially requires you to have an informal conversation with our Chair of Governors. Following this, if you wish to proceed you will be asked to complete a formal application.
The next stage is the completion of a skills audit, to allow the Governing board to understand your skill set.
The final stage is an interview with the Head of HR and Chair of Governors.
The Governing Board operates at a strategic level and is not involved in the day-to-day running of the company. We are responsible for both the conduct of the company and for the promotion of high standards.
We carry out this role by setting the vision for the company, ensuring that the company works efficiently and effectively towards achieving its vision, and that the company provides a high quality education for its learners.
This is done by building a thorough knowledge of the company and its community, by both supporting and constructively challenging the company, and by ensuring accountability and compliance.
Governors need not be experts in the field of education. What they do need is an interest in the company and in the welfare of the learners and staff, together with the time and willingness to get involved. The skills you have can be very useful to the Governing Board.
Governors also need ‘soft skills’ – the ability to be able to build relationships with a range of people, to be able to work as part of a team, to be able to question, and to make connections between different types of information. All governors are expected to be able to read budget reports and data on company standards.
Our Governing Board has certain expectations of governors, which currently are:
- to attend and contribute to quarterly meetings of the full Governing Board,
- when required, to sit on any committee or working party and attend all associated meetings
- to monitor a subject link area within the company, e.g. safeguarding, quality of education, leadership and management reporting on each visit to the Governing Board
- to visit the company formally for monitoring purposes as directed by the Governing Board,
- to visit the company informally on occasion,
- to commit to attend training courses,
- to comply with the expectations set out in our Code of Conduct.
In return, our Governing Board commits to:
- provide you with an experienced governor as mentor,
- provide you with a structured induction,
- provide access to quality training,
- develop your skills in strategic management,
- offer you an insight into the wider perspective of the company,
- give you the opportunity to make a difference to our company and the outcomes for our learners and staff.
Closing date for applications is the 28th April 2023.
Yours faithfully
Mrs Olga Bottomley
Chair of Governors
To apply for this role or if you have any questions, please contact the PET-Xi HR Department.
