Governance Professional

The Blue Kite Academy Trust, Swindon, SN2 1NX

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  16 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  7 July 2026

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: £13.75 - £15.39 Hourly

Governance Professional job summary

We are looking to appoint an exceptional Governance Professional to provide clerking services to the Governing Body.

Beechcroft Infants' School will shortly be joining The Blue Kite Academy Trust.

Are you an excellent administrator, well organised, pro-active and with an eye for detail?

Could you organise meetings, draft agendas and produce detailed, accurate minutes?

Given training and support, could you be pro-active in helping the Chair of Governors to ensure that the annual cycle of governance is carried out efficiently and effectively, and advise the Governing Body on procedural and constitutional matters.

If you think this is you, we would love to hear from you to join our thriving and successful school.

The role involves:

• supporting the preparation of agendas
• minute taking
• following up on actions from meetings
• distributing agendas, minutes and reports via Governor Hub (an online platform that supports governing bodies)
• updating statutory information
• providing procedural and legislative advice to the governing bodies

The successful candidate will:

• have excellent communication and organisational skills
• have strong IT skills
• be capable of working independently and confidentially
• form effective working relationships with the Chair of Governors, the governing body and the school leadership team
• be able to organise your own time and work to deadlines.
• be discrete and able to deal with highly confidential matters information.
• be available to take minutes at all six meetings throughout the year Meetings will normally take place at 7pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday evening and last for approximately two hours

Knowledge of governing body procedures and previous experience in a similar role is desirable, however, training is available.

The job role will be on a flexible basis, term time only. Attendance at Governing Body meetings will be required, however administrative working time outside of this would be home based at times of your choosing.

If you would like an informal chat before applying, please contact the school.

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 The Blue Kite Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-blue-kite-academy-trust

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