Work for us

Thank you for your interest in working at Northwood College for Girls.

Northwood College for Girls is an independent, academically selective day school for approximately 840 girls aged 3-18.  Located in North West London, most of our pupils come from professional or business backgrounds with a wide catchment area which encompasses parts of the North London, Buckinghamshire and Middlesex community.

The school is part of the Girls’ Day School Trust and offers:

• the opportunity to teach highly motivated, talented pupils
• an enhanced salary scale
• access to the GDST’s programme of professional development
• a pleasant and convenient location in North West London with excellent transport links

There is also the opportunity of reduced tuition fees at Northwood College for daughters of established staff (subject to the usual entry requirements).

All adults employed at the school are cleared for working with children and young people through the Disclosure and Barring Service.

TEACHING STAFF VACANCIES

To apply for teaching positions all applicants must send:

• a completed application form and equal opportunities monitoring form (available below)
• a full letter of application
• a detailed CV
• the name, email address and telephone number of two professional referees, one of whom should be the Head of their present or most recent school

Completed applications should be sent to:

Mrs Kim Forbes Mitten, Head’s PA
Northwood College for Girls
Maxwell Road, Northwood, HA6 2YE

or may be emailed to: recruitment@nwc.gdst.net 

Teachers are expected to have a suitable degree and teaching qualification, unless their experience and further training makes them qualified to teach a subject they did not initially study to degree level.

There are no teaching staff vacancies at present.

Northwood College for Girls is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.  Applications will be considered only from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK.

 

SUPPORT STAFF VACANCIES

ICT Operations Manager

Required from: Immediate
Contract term: Full Time Year Round
Hours: 36 hours per week
Salary: GDST Support Staff Pay Grade 5 (£35,544 to £48,669 per annum pro rata)

The role:
This is an exciting opportunity to join Northwood College for Girls and make a significant contribution to the school community.  You will oversee the provision of a responsive, effective and customer focused ICT development and support service within the school.

The successful candidate will have a passion for ICT with a strong technical background, be self-motivated and enjoy providing excellent customer service.  The role requires you to be a team player and have strong communication and organisation skills.

Department:
The ICT Team is integral to the School community and the Operations Manager is expected to pro-actively manage the IT Technicians and Reprographics Officer. The ICT provision is vast throughout the school, with the team supporting students and staffs with Chromebooks, iPads, Apple Macs, Windows laptops and desktops, along with interactive screens and virtual reality devices.

With the school continually looking to IT to improve the Girls experience of e-learning, the IT department play a pivotal role in enabling the school’s digital strategy as well as being innovate and implementing creative ideas to improve education.

Please send completed application forms to recruitment@nwc.gdst.net    

Applications must be received by 9am on Friday 31 October 2019.  Interviews will be held the following week. 

Reprographics Officer

Required from: Immediate
Contract term: Permanent Term Time Only + 10 days
Hours: 36 hours per week
Salary: GDST Support Staff Pay Grade 3 (£22,095 to £28,656 per annum pro rata)

The role:
This is an exciting opportunity to join Northwood College for Girls and make a significant contribution to the school’s administration office.  The role includes providing reprographic support to staff and students to facilitate the running of the school and maintaining reprographic equipment to ensure maximum efficiency.

The successful candidate should have excellent IT and organization skills with the ability to approach work methodically, prioritise and meet deadlines. Experience in an educational environment and with compliance would be desirable.

Department:
The ICT Team is integral to the School community and the Reprographics Technician is expected to pro-actively manage an efficient document production service by communicating with professional and academic staff.

For further details and an application form please click this link: https://my.corehr.com/pls/gdstrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=001442

Applications must be received by 9am on Thursday 17 October 2019. 

To apply for support  vacancies applicants must send:

• a completed application form and equal opportunities monitoring form (available below)
• a detailed CV
• the name, email address and telephone numbers of two professional referees.

Applicants must please ensure that they read the relevant job description and provide evidence of any relevant and suitable qualification, experience, or further training required for the role.

Mrs Kim Forbes Mitten, Head’s PA
Northwood College for Girls
Maxwell Road, Northwood, HA6 2YE

or may be emailed to: recruitment@nwc.gdst.net 

Northwood College for Girls is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.  Applications will be considered only from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK.

Please convey the message to all your staff to continue with their hard work and promote the ethos and value of Northwood College for Girls. These beliefs and philosophies are the reasons why we wanted our daughter to continue her schooling here.

— Current Parent