Senior Governance Business Officer
Orchard Hill College Academy Trust, Sutton, SM1 1DA21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
18 November 2024 at 9am
Date listed
23 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 18 hours, term time plus 2 weeks in the school holidays only.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £29,578-£33,953
Actual salary
- £13,313.30 - £15,120.49
Pay scale
- Grade 5/6
What skills and experience we're looking for
Salary: Grade 5/6 FTE £29,578-£33,953 per annum inclusive of London Weighting Allowance; to be worked part-time over half of each week, Term Time plus 2 weeks in the school holidays only.
Working pattern: 18hrs hours per week, Term Time only plus 2 weeks in the school holidays. Exact hours per week to be worked flexibly in accordance with the requirements of the role.
Location: Sutton, SM1 (some travel to other OHC/OHCAT sites may be required)
Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust (OHC&AT) is a family of specialist education providers for over 1500 pupils and students from nursery to further education across 14 academies and 8 college centres in London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire. Supporting our academies and college, OHC&AT also operate learning support, such as nursing and therapy, and business support services.
Pupils and students within the OHC&AT family have a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs including autistic spectrum disorder; speech, language and communication difficulties; social, emotional and mental health; profound and multiple disabilities; and physical disabilities including multi-sensory impairment and complex health needs.
OHC&AT is a rewarding and inspirational place to work, where everyone works together to create the best possible outcomes for students. To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit www.ohcat.org
We require an experienced, proactive, enthusiastic and diligent senior governance business officer to provide support to the Head of Governance; someone who has excellent communication and interpersonal skills, has extensive experience of taking minutes, prides themselves on accuracy and high standards, understands the importance of confidentiality and is able to work flexibly within a thriving and busy organisation.
We are also looking for the successful person to have:
- Exceptional organisational and prioritisation skills.
- Excellent minute taking ability and literacy skills.
- A high degree of professionalism.
- Positive and approachable personality.
- Confidence to build effective relationships with senior members of the organisation.
- Someone who is proactive and calm under pressure.
- A high level of personal integrity, dependability, and reliability.
- A high level of proficiency in online systems and Microsoft Word.
- A willingness to learn and embrace change.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.
For an informal discussion about the role, candidates are invited to contact Caroline Davies via email cadavies@ohcat.org to arrange a time to speak.
To apply for this role, you will be redirected to our online TES portal. If you have any queries, please contact jobs@orchardhill.ac.uk.
Your application form will be scored according to each of the requirements laid out in the person specification for this role. Please demonstrate in your personal statement how your experience, skills and knowledge match the criteria required for the role.
Closing Date: Monday 18 November 2024 at 9am
Interviews will take place on: Monday 25 November
Please note that CV applications cannot be considered.
Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
What the school offers its staff
OHC&AT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and there are many benefits to embarking on your career with us. There are plenty of reasons to join OHC&AT, here are just a few:
- Comprehensive training and development
- In-service teacher training delivered in partnership with Canterbury Christ Church University
- Opportunities to engage with internal professional networks
- Access to counselling advice and support via Health Assured (our employee assistance programme)
- Commitment to wellbeing supported by our occupational health service and mental-health first aiders
- Scope for career progression across nine college centres, 14 academy schools and Central Teams
- Generous annual leave and flexible working schemes in addition to bank and public holidays and a Christmas closure period
- As part of your contract of employment you will enrolled into a pension scheme, the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) both of which have life cover and financial protection for your family.
- Electric car lease scheme
- Enhanced parental leave schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loans
- Employee referral scheme
- Discounted gym membership subscription including digital fitness
- Home electronics scheme
Don’t miss your opportunity to enhance your career and make a difference to the lives of young people.
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.
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CVs are not accepted.
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About Orchard Hill College Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- jobs@orchardhill.ac.uk
Orchard Hill College (the College) and Orchard Hill College Academy Trust (the Trust) together form Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust (OHC&AT), a family of specialist education providers for pupils and students from nursery to further education across London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire. As an Outstanding provider (Ofsted 2019) and Academy sponsor, Orchard Hill College has a strong track record for making a positive impact within the local communities it serves.
Pupils and students within the OHC&AT family have a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs including autistic spectrum disorder; speech, language and communication difficulties; social, emotional and mental health; profound and multiple disabilities; and physical disabilities including multi-sensory impairment and complex health needs.
Our ambition is to contribute further to improving the education offer for all pupils and students in our communities, including those with SEND. The College offers specialist educational programmes for students aged 16 and over in College centres and satellite provision in London and the South. The Academy Trust enables us to build on and extend scope of our work in these geographical areas, so that Academy pupils can also benefit from our expertise and access a greater range of opportunities arising from our strong community and stakeholder networks.
Supporting our College and Academies, OHC&AT also operates a range of services and support including Quality and Standards, Learning Support and Business Support.
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