Working for Us
Godalming College employs around 200 teaching and support staff on both a full and part-time basis. We have around 2000 full-time students age 16 to 19 years on 40 different courses at A level, BTEC and GCSE. The College also offers part-time courses for 14 to 16 year olds from local schools.
The College was rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted at our inspection in December 2019. The report noted:
We recognise and value the contribution of all staff in achieving our success. The College seeks to recruit, retain and develop high quality staff. We recognise that this will be achieved by embracing equality of opportunity and promoting diversity in our staff group.
We offer an attractive work environment, a range of employment benefits which includes an occupational pension scheme as well as generous support for training and development. There is a catering service with food outlets and coffee shops and the College gym is available for staff use.
The College is within walking distance of Godalming Town Centre and the Railway station which serves the main London-Portsmouth line. Godalming is readily accessed from the A3 and free car-parking is available to staff on the College campus.
For all the latest Godalming College staff vacancies, please visit the vacancies section on a regular basis.
Learn more about Staff Benefits at Godalming College.
Current Vacancies
Teacher of Economics | Permanent, Part to Full time | Up to £48,355 per year including fringe allowance, pro rata
The College is eager to appoint a suitably qualified and innovative A-level Economics Teacher on a part or full time basis. An experienced teacher or an enthusiastic new entrant to the profession would be welcomed. The College can accommodate an immediate start, but appreciates that a January start will suit most applicants. As this is currently an extremely difficult subject to recruit for, both locally and nationally, an exceptional payment of up to £2,500 will be offered upon successful appointment and completion of probation as appropriate.
Temporary Teacher of Economics | Temporary, Maternity Cover, Part to Full time | Up to £48,355 per year including fringe allowance, pro rata
The College is looking for a suitably qualified A Level Economics teacher to cover a period of Maternity Leave from October half term. Ideally the successful candidate would be available to start on 4th November 2024 although an earlier start, or a delayed January 2025 start could be accommodated. Depending on the wishes of candidates, we can offer full time but also can be flexible as to the size of part time contracts.
Safer Recruitment Checks
Godalming College is committed to equality of opportunity and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore shortlisted candidates must complete a full College application form, may be subject to online searches and are required to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Furthermore there is a requirement for all successful candidates to apply for an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure (DBS) in addition to referencing and qualification checks.
Should you apply for a role at Godalming College, the College holds your data in accordance with Data Protection Laws and the General Data Protection Regulations 2018. To learn more please see our privacy notice click here or contact our Data Protection Officer on dpo@godalming.ac.uk.
For key policies including Safer Recruitment, Data Protection and Safeguarding and Child Protection please see our College Policies.
‘Leaders support staff very well. They take the well-being and workload of their staff into account when determining new processes and policies. Staff benefit from extensive investment in professional development opportunities, which helps them develop both their subject and classroom skills. Staff are highly positive about working at the College.’
