Governance Assistant
Acer Trust, Oxford, OX2 9JE2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
29 November 2024 at 9am
Date listed
14 November 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
- £13.47 - £14.60 Hourly Grade 6
Governance Assistant job summary
Governance Assistant
Are you looking for an interesting and rewarding part-time role that will make a real difference to Matthew Arnold School and its community? Acer Trust is looking for a Governance Assistant to help Matthew Arnold School Governing Body to fulfil its important role in the education of our pupils and students. You do not need any education experience for this role; you just need to be highly organised, able to take good minutes and good with people. We can provide all the training and support that you need, including the opportunity to train as a qualified governance professional.
This role is to support Matthew Arnold School working about 150 hours over the year. The Governing Bodies meet six times per year, usually on a Thursday evening. The meetings take place at Matthew Arnold School. You will work with the Headteacher and Chair of Governors to plan the agenda and circulate papers, attend the meetings to take minutes and support the Chair in ensuring the smooth running of the meetings, and make sure that Governor records, training and checks are up to date.
Excellent governance ensures that our schools are well led and deliver an excellent education for all the children in our care. In this role, you will work closely with our Trust Governance Support Manager, who will provide advice, guidance and support both to the you and the Governors, to ensure effective governance.
We are looking for someone who is professional and reliable, and has excellent attention to detail and interpersonal skills. You will be a proactive self-starter with the ability to manage your work within a highly flexible environment. Governing Body meetings are planned a year in advance and the successful candidate will need to be available for these evening meetings during term time, but otherwise the workload is highly flexible and can be undertaken at home or in the office, at times to suit you.
Full training is provided, and the successful candidate will benefit from the opportunity to join one of the best pension schemes in the country. This role is advertised at Grade 6 (£13.47-14.60 per hour).
To apply for this role, please submit a CV and a short covering note outlining your interest in the role and the skills and experience that you can offer to Jamie Wade, COO, at hr@acertrust.org.uk. In line with safer recruitment guidelines, please complete the application form on “My New Term” and the role will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. The closing date for this role is 9am on Friday 29th November and interviews will be held on Tuesday 3rd December.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Acer Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and may be subject to online searches for publicly available information.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Acer Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
The Acer Trust was formed in early 2017 having previously been a single school Multi Academy Trust (West Oxford Schools Trust). We are now a multi academy trust of seven Oxfordshire schools; currently we have four primary schools and three secondary schools in our Trust.
Our core aim is to work in collaborative partnership as a family of schools, united through the Acer Trust, to improve outcomes for all the learners across those schools.
Our plan is drive for constant improvement in the quality of educational experience for every learner in our family of schools. The founding partner schools in the formation of the Acer Trust were Icknield Community College, Watlington; Wood Green School, Witney; Chalgrove Community Primary School and Matthew Arnold School, Oxford. Stadhampton Primary School joined the Acer Trust in February 2019. Watlington Primary School joined in August 2019 and Botley Primary School joined in March 2020. Glory Farm Primary School and The Cooper School joined in January 2024
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