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Governance Administrator
Cygnus Academies Trust, Swanscombe, DA10 0BUThis job expired on 6 September 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
6 September 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 August 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,127.00 - £26,383.00 Annually (FTE) Term time only/ 25 hours a week
Governance Administrator job summary
Academy Governance Administrator job summary:
This is an incredible opportunity for a Governance professional to make a difference and join a great team of people within a supportive, values-led organisation. Cygnus Academies Trust is a growing group of schools that nurture, challenge and support all stakeholders to be the best that they can be, we have been around since 2016 making us one of the longest established trusts. Our mission is to be the Trust that makes the biggest difference both inside and outside the classroom by ‘Realising Ambition For Children and Young People.’
Core Purpose and Scope:
You will be a critical member of the Shared Services team, supporting the daily operation of Governance services within the Academy. You’ll work with the wider team to provide an outstanding approach, providing governance administrative support to the Executive Team, which includes managing the induction process for new governors, including distribution of induction packs, as well as maintaining records for Trustees and Governors.
About the role:
This role is fast paced, varied and exciting, offering opportunities to work with Governance stakeholders across all layers of the organisation. This is a great opportunity that will give you experience working with schools across the Cygnus Academies Trust network.
About you:
This role is perfect for someone looking for experience within an established and successful MAT. This post will provide exposure to all aspects of Governance at many levels. The successful candidate will be a confident relationship builder with excellent communication skills, have the ability to work with minimal supervision, independently and as part of a team, have sound judgement and ability to handle competing priorities is essential, be detail-oriented - paying attention to details and able to deliver high quality, accurate work.
What we offer you:
- A friendly, dedicated staff team who believe in teamwork and building positive relationships across the school, the Trust and in the local community.
- High quality development programme with induction programmes for all new staff.
- Excellent CPD opportunities.
- Access to professional coaching.
- A supportive and collaborative working ethos, including support from the Trust’s Central Executive Team and a range of experts, such as specialists in finance, business, HR and estates.
- Termly forums to increase collaboration and reduce workload.
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme including free counselling.
If you are interested in applying for the post, please see the Job Description/Person Specification. To apply for this vacancy, please complete the application form, completing a full education and employment history since leaving school and indicating how you satisfy the criteria set out in the Job Description/Person Specification. You will also be required to complete and return a self-disclosure declaration with your application. Applications should be submitted via My New Term.
Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted. References will be requested for those shortlisted only and prior to interview. In line with Keeping children safe in education 2023 online searches will be completed as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates, searching online content that is publicly available for inappropriate online content that may suggest that a shortlisted candidate may not be suitable to work with children, or that may harm the reputation of the school. If any issues of concern come up in online searches, shortlisted candidates will have an opportunity to address these at interview. An Enhanced DBS certificate will be required on provisional offer, including a check of the Children’s Barred List. Further vetting checks, in line with the requirements of Keeping children safe in education 2023 will be completed following a provisional offer of appointment. Where applicable, if an applicant with a provisional offer of employment has lived and/or worked outside the UK, they will be required to obtain a Certificate of Good Conduct.
Cygnus is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks. Our school Safeguarding Policy can be downloaded and read following this link: safeguarding and child protection policy 2023-24
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
About Cygnus Academies Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
We are a group of friendly, like-minded schools, working together in the best interest of all our children.
Driven by a desire to collaborate at every level, with an emphasis on staff development and opportunities for all.
Cygnus Academies Trust schools really are a fantastic place to work and learn. Our approach is to allow all schools to retain and celebrate their uniqueness.
While ensuring; great teaching and learning, strong leadership and management, effective local governance, curriculum expertise, visionary business and financial management.
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