Governance Professional and Company Secretary
Romero Catholic Academy Trust, Burnley, BB12 7NG3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st January 2025 (or sooner if possible)
Closing date
30 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
18 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, Term Time Only plus 2 weeks
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 9, Scale Point 30 - 35
What skills and experience we're looking for
Main Duties and Responsibilities
• Co-ordinate the work of the Board of Directors by acting as the clerk for meetings and committees.
• Co-ordinate the work of Romero Catholic Academy Trust and Governing Bodies by providing an efficient clerking and support service.
• Carry out the duties of Company Secretary for Romero Catholic Academy Trust.
• Draft the Trust annual Calendar ensuring meetings and events across the Trust are coherently planned.
Governance Professional
• Act as Clerk to the Board of Directors and Romero Catholic Academy Trust, including the preparation of agendas and reports, attendance at meetings of the full Board and their sub-committees, taking minutes, and arranging any follow-up action.
• Recruit, train and manage a team of local governing Board clerks.
• Ensure Local Governing Boards agendas reflect Trust-wide priorities and are within the scheme of delegation.
• Maintain a record of minutes for Directors and Local Governing Board meetings.
• Advise headteachers on the content of the headteacher’s report to LGBs and Directors.
• Advise the Board of Directors, Local Governors and CEO on matters of school governance, obtaining legal advice as required.
• Ensure the Board of Directors and Local Governors carry out their responsibilities in line with school governance guidelines.
• Maintain a register of business interests for Directors and Local Governors and bring any issues of conflict of interest to the attention of the Board of Directors.
• Maintain governance information for schools and the Trust on GIAS
• Ensure governance and academy information is up to date on the Romero website.
• Provide support and guidance to the Chair of Directors and Chairs of Local Governing Bodies at meetings.
• Ensuring associated paperwork is submitted and uploaded to The Trust Governor (or any electronic system which the trust chooses to utilise) within the Trust’s agreed timescales.
• Undertake research and provide briefing papers for Directors and Governors on changes in legislation affecting the Trust and schools.
• Ensure that confidentiality is maintained in all areas and that all GDPR principles are adhered to in governance and Trust meetings arrangements.
• Have due regard for the Scheme of Delegation content to ensure decisions are approved and recorded in accordance with the directions of the Scheme.
• Provide support for Headteachers and Governors for OFSTED.
• Provide support for Headteachers for CSI inspections.
• Maintain subscriptions to appropriate organisations.
• Update and implement a training schedule for governors.
• Organise and when necessary, deliver bespoke/in person training for governors.
• Update and implement an annual planner for Board and governors’ meetings.
• Ensure new Directors and Governors receive an effective induction and appropriate checks such as DBS checks take place.
• Maintain and update the Trust website and social media platforms as necessary.
• Undertake website compliance checks for Trust schools.
• Ensure parental complaints are dealt with according to policy.
• Ensure schools follow permanent exclusion deadlines and procedures.
• External reviews of governance.
• Support the Board with external reviews of governance.
• Line manage the staff within the governance team.
Company Secretary
• In conjunction with CEO and CFO, prepare reports and submissions to Companies House.
• Maintain company records such as registers of Directors, Members, Governors and ‘People of significant control’ Register.
• File documents and accounts at Companies House within correct timescales.
• Ensure that the Board of Directors acts within its powers and decisions are communicated and notified to the relevant bodies, principally the DfE.
• Ensure the Directors are aware of their responsibilities in the area of compliance, policy development and record keeping.
• Provide advice to the Board of Directors, Members and Governors on changes in legislation which may affect the governance of the Romero Catholic Academy Trust.
• Prepare information for Trust annual report and termly newsletters.
• Ensure accurate governance information is available on Romero and the school website.
• Attend and arrange the annual general meeting for the Trust.
• Act as the Trust DPO and FIO.
• Conduct termly GDPR compliance checks supported by the Legal Advisors. Policy Development
• Ensure all school-based policies are regularly reviewed and approved by Local Governing Boards as required.
• Ensure statutory requirements for the publication of policies on the Trust/school website are adhered to.
• Implement and manage a policy management system and ensure all Trust policies are regularly reviewed and approved by Directors as required.
Trust Growth
• Support new academies joining the Trust to align to the Trust’s structure.
• Conduct due diligence and on boarding of LGBS. Other Responsibilities
• To work collaboratively within immediate team and the wider school community.
• To be fully committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare for all young people.
• To be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, safeguarding, pastoral issues, health and safety, security, confidentiality, and data protection.
• To undertake any other duties as may be required from time to time
by the CEO.
What the school offers its staff
If you would like to find out more about the position please contact the HR Department on 01282 855500 or careers@romerocat.com
Full details and application forms are available from our website: www.romerocat.com
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.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About Romero Catholic Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- careers@romerocat.com
- Phone number
- 01282 855500
Romero Catholic Academy Trust is a family of Catholic schools serving the needs of children and young people in the Diocese of Salford, covering the areas of Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen and Calderdale. To achieve this, we will uphold four key values:
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