Governance Clerk

LeighAcademiesTrust; Rochester; On-site; GBP 1,000; Full time

Job summary

Leigh Academies Trust is seeking a Governance Clerk to join a dedicated team responsible for supporting governance within their multi-academy trust. The ideal candidate will have expertise in educational governance and clerking, ensuring a professional standard in administrative support. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to a promising educational environment with a commitment to personal development.

Benefits

Supportive team and work environment

Job-specific training

Commitment to personal professional development

Qualifications

• Previous experience of clerking meetings in an educational setting is essential.
• Knowledgeable on governance procedures and educational legislation.
• Must demonstrate integrity and professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective administrative support to the Executive Team and Directors.
• Ensure current educational developments and legislation affecting schools are understood.
• Facilitate governance processes efficiently.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Communication

Confidentiality

Flexibility

Knowledge of Governance Procedures

Job description

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Effective administrative support and governance are essential to the success of our Trust, and our team of Governance Clerks are crucial in ensuring the Executive Team and Directors can efficiently fulfil their positions. Leigh Academies Trust is a multi-academy trust (MAT) which comprises of primary, secondary and special needs academies across South East London and Kent, educating over 24,000 students on a daily basis.

We have an exciting new vacancy for a Governance Clerk to join us as soon as possible. The successful candidate must be able to work to a highly professional and organised standard. The successful applicant will also have a genuine interest in school governance, ensuring they keep abreast with current educational developments and legislation affecting schools. Previous experience of clerking meetings in an educational setting is essential.

We can offer you:

• An extremely supportive, friendly team and work environment
• Commitment to job-specific training
• Commitment to personal professional development
• The opportunity to be part of Leigh Academies Trust, benefiting from shared resources and support and being part of an innovative governance structure

Our ideal candidate will be:

• Well organised and have the ability to work to tight deadlines
• Flexible and adaptable to suit the needs and requirements of the Trust
• Confident in communicating with personnel at all levels and with stakeholders from central and local government, governors, sponsors and a diverse range of individuals and groups within the local community
• Able to remain professional when handling confidential material
• Knowledgeable on governance procedures and educational legislation and guidance and/or willingness to develop knowledge
• Able to demonstrate integrity in all that they do

This role offers £35 per hour and the hours will be agreed in advance.

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust

As of 1st September 2024, our Trust comprises 33 geographically organised academies (17 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff. Currently, 16 of our academies are considered to be “Outstanding” which is 53% of those which have been inspected whilst part of the Trust. The Trust is establishing three ‘clusters’ of academies: LAT Central; LAT West; LAT North. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

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Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

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