Governance Professional
Watergrove Trust, Rochdale, OL11 2YWThis job expired on 21 April 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
May 2025
Closing date
21 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
27 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 988 hrs per annum - annualised hours Based on 26 hours per week over 38 school weeks
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £33,366 - £35,235
Actual salary
- £20,220 - £21,352
Pay scale
- APT & C Grade 7
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring that our academies operate within a framework of excellence, integrity, and accountability.
You will be a strategic leader, who can offer expert guidance as part of a collaborative ethos. You will set a benchmark for excellence in governance and compliance and be the lead governance professional for the board of trustees and the members of the trust.
We are seeking a highly organised and self- motivated individual, with the enthusiasm and drive to help deliver strong and effective governance practices. The Governance Professional will be an integral part of the team, working under the direction of the Chair of Trustees. We are looking for a great team player and someone able to work independently and support and contribute to the wider team.
What the school offers its staff
Flexibility: some Governor meetings are held early in the evening, not during school hours, so this is a role that can work really well around family life and/or other hobbies and interests.
Training: A full package of training and support will be provided to build knowledge on compliance and governance matters.
Occupational Health support:through our provider Smartclinic
This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive forward thinking Trust, who in return for your commitment and hard work, will support you to achieve your own career goals and aspirations.
Further details about the role
Please view our application pack here - https://www.watergrovetrust.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Watergrove-Trust-Governance-Professional-Application-Pack-2.pdf
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Watergrove Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Website
- Watergrove Trust website
- Email address
- people@watergrovetrust.co.uk
Head office location
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