Trust Governance Professional

The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust, Bridgwater, TA6 7EE

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  21 September 2025 at 6pm

• Date listed

  28 August 2025

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: £3,097.00 - £3,472.00 Annually (Actual) Somerset Grade 12 12-19

Trust Governance Professional job summary

Job Title: Trust Governance Professional

Start Date: ASAP

Closing Date: 21st September 2025

Interview Date: 1st October 2025

Salary Range: Grade 12 12-19

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 4.74 per week, term time only

Responsible to: Head of Governance

Job Purpose

To provide expert advice and guidance to governors (including headteachers) sitting on the designated Local Governing Committees (LGCs) on governance, constitutional and procedural matters. A Trust Governance Professional will contribute towards the effective, efficient and ethical functioning of LGCs in line with the approved Scheme of Delegation and Committee Terms of Reference by:

1) Working collaboratively within the Governance Support Team as part of the Trust’s Central Services to develop and maintain a sense of one trust, one team.

2) Promoting effective relationships and communication across the Trust’s governance structure.

3) Contributing to the performance management of trust governance professionals and clerks led by the Head of Governance.

4) Advising governors how to ensure compliance with the statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements applicable to Catholic multi-academy trusts and Catholic schools, including Canan Law.

5) Ensuring governance records are up-to-date and meet the Department for Education’s (DfE’s) publication requirements.

6) Intervening and modelling challenge if required to ensure governors’ focus stays strategic.

7) Providing efficient administration, CPD, recruitment, onboarding, succession and training support.

8) Engaging proactively to ease the workload for committee chairs (as busy volunteers) and leaders.

9) Evidencing a commitment to continuous professional development.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and equal opportunities in employment and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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 Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-dunstan-catholic-educational-trust

The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust has six primary schools in Somerset and North Somerset.

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