Governance Professional

Lighthouse Multi Academy Trust, Willenhall, WV12 5HA

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  February 2026 (Negotiable)

• Closing date

  23 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £45,091.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 10 SCP 34

Governance Professional job summary

Governance Professional

Location: Lighthouse Multi Academy Trust Offices, Davis Road, Willenhall, WV12 5HA

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Term: 37 Hours per week all year round (flexibility is potentially available for term time + contract) + contract)

Grade/Salary: Grade 10 - Scp34 £45,091.00

Closing Date: Friday 23rd January 2026

Start Date: Spring Term

Positions Available: 1

Interview Date(s): Week commencing 26th January2026

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About Lighthouse Multi Academy Trust

The Lighthouse Multi Academy Trust, located in the West Midlands, consists of 9 primary schools across the Walsall borough. We are proud to be Lighthouse and across our academies we have:

• 3,000 Amazing Children

• 500 Dedicated Staff Members

• 9 Fabulous Schools

• A uniquely developed Forrest School

• 1 Additionally Resourced Provision

• 2 Special Resourced Provision (SRP's_

• A school with the only Crown Bowling Green in England.

Main Responsibilities (see attached job description for further details):

To oversee all aspects of governance effectiveness and compliance within the trust, ensure governance adheres to good practice and meets all statutory and regulatory requirements, and provide strategic leadership of services that support governance across the trust.

• supporting the efficient and effective operation of the trust board and its committees

• ensuring governance at all levels is carrying out its functions

• leading on development of the trust’s governance framework and driving improvements to its systems, processes and structures

• managing and coordinating the delivery and ongoing improvement of governance support across the trust

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 2025 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 trust. If any issues of concern

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Lighthouse Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lighthouse-multi-academy-trust

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