Trustee

Do you have a finance background and a commitment to improving the lives of young people?

Then we’d love to talk to you about this exciting opportunity to become our Finance Trustee & Chair of our Finance, Risk & Audit Committee at South Essex Academy Trust!

Trustee Opportunity at South Essex Academy Trust

SEAT offers you the chance to make a profound impact on the lives of young people across our community. This is a wonderful way to use your professional expertise where it matters most.

This role provides a rewarding opportunity to help influence our strategic direction as well as our financial management and strategy. As our Finance Trustee, you’ll help guide us in providing an exceptional educational experience for our children.

Who are South Essex Academy Trust?

South Essex Academy Trust (SEAT) is a collaborative family of schools. We work with educators, parents and the community to create supportive learning environments. Together, we create spaces where every pupil can thrive.

By sharing resources, and expertise, we leverage the collective strengths of our schools. Through this approach, we enhance teaching and learning outcomes across the Trust.

We want our young people to grow and achieve their full potential. Together, we create an environment where students and staff alike can thrive.

What matters to South Essex Academy Trust?

Our vision: an image of where we want to be in the future and can change. Enabling our schools, pupils, staff and wider community to thrive and transform through Empowering Growth Together.

Our mission is set by the founders of the trust and does not change: a family of unique schools working in collaboration to learn and develop, with the individual child at the heart of all we do.

Please make sure you read our Candidate Information Pack before applying. It contains important details about the role and our organisation.

Don’t think you quite meet all the specifications? Please don’t count yourself out. We’d still love to learn more about your interest in joining SEAT!

If you have specific questions about the role or the application process, please contact Lucinda Shaw, [email protected] to arrange a call. Having a call of this kind will not influence the success or otherwise of your application.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential. If you have a disability or require reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact us so we can support you appropriately.