Policy and Assurance Support Officer
Star Academies, Blackburn, BB1 2HT14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
14 April 2025
Closing date
9 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
14 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week All Year Round
Contract type
- Fixed term - 12 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
Full-time equivalent salary
- £27,711.00 to £30,060.00 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Who we’re looking for
We are looking for a Policy and Assurance Support Officer to support the administration of the policy, risk, information governance and complaints functions of the Trust, to ensure they are undertaken in a regulatory compliant, professional, and effective manner. As a key member of a dynamic team, you will provide efficient business administrative support to the Assurance Team to ensure that its provision is professional and effective. This post has become available for a fixed term to provide cover for a period of maternity leave, whilst supporting internal development opportunities.
You will support the management of the Trust’s policy review and assurance framework by undertaking system administration, quality assurance of policy documents and reporting on policy compliance.
You will have outstanding writing skills that you have used to produce clear, accurate and professional documents for a variety of audiences or purposes, within a professional organisation.
You will have clear communication skills, respecting the needs and priorities of others, and be able to adapt your communication style to meet the needs of a specific situation.
You will have demonstrated sound judgment when considering the needs of an organisation, its stakeholders and the need to demonstrate compliance with a regulatory framework.
You will be self-motivated and be able to deal with a wide range of enquiries in an efficient and organised manner. You will have excellent IT and communication skills, with a confident and professional manner. You will be proactive, work well under pressure and effectively prioritise your workload to meet strict deadlines.
You will have:
- A good level of educational qualifications, which will include high grades in GCSEs, and desirable to A-Level and degree level qualifications or equivalent, or significant experience within a relevant field, or be working towards a professional qualification in a relevant area.
- Administration experience within a professional office environment, or experience of supporting policy development, risk, information governance or complaints within a statutory or professional environment.
- Experience of developing, communicating and successfully implementing guidance and procedures.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in editing documents with the ability to correct spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors and ensure good formatting and presentation.
- The ability to build effective working and professional relationships with colleagues at all levels, centrally within the trust, with school staff, and with other key stakeholders.
What the school offers its staff
Star Central, which is based at our head office in Blackburn, Lancashire, provides leadership, strategic direction and support to Star Academies, Star Institute and our schools.
The Star Central team includes experts from a range of professional backgrounds, who work together to provide an outstanding support service to the Star community. We support our schools to provide educational and operational excellence and to cultivate a strong Star community, with the aim of nurturing today’s young people and inspiring tomorrow’s leaders.
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
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CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
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About Star Academies
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- info@staracademies.org
- Phone number
- 0330 313 9800
Head office location
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