Governance Officer
Scale 17-22 (£28,770 to £31,364 per annum pro rata
Equivalent to £14.91-£16.26 per hour)
Permanent, Part-time, Term-time only
The Bath & Wells Diocesan Academies Trust is looking for an experienced Governance Officer to join our growing governance team. The Trust has strong local governance arrangements in place and each school has its own Local Governance Committee (LGC).
Governance Officers play a key role in supporting the effective governance of a school, or a number of schools, within the Trust. They are a trusted and active Governance Professional and the role involves advising LGCs on the delivery of their core functions and ensuring that they operate in line with national guidance, the Trust’s Scheme of Delegation, Terms of Reference and Trust policies & procedures. The responsibilities also include organising meetings, collating papers, creating professional minutes, dealing with highly confidential and sensitive items with discretion, maintaining records, governor recruitment and induction and attendance at team meetings and Governance Professional briefings.
The majority of duties can be undertaken flexibility to meet deadlines from home with planned meeting dates set each summer for the year ahead that are usually held at school. The majority of governor meetings and training events are held in the afternoon and evenings and travel to schools for meetings will be required, although we do offer a hybrid approach to LGC meetings where appropriate. Support and training will be provided both online and in person.
We currently have vacancies in the following areas and applicants can apply for any number of schools available:
2 schools near Yeovil
1 school near Bath
2 schools near Taunton
1 school near Frome
1 school near Bridgewater
1 school near Templecombe
1 school in Ilton/Shepton Beauchamp
Governance Officers are paid for 114 hours per year for each school with an additional 38 hours per year for team meetings and development.
For example, a Governance Officer supporting 2 schools would be paid for
2x114 hrs per school = 228 plus 38 hrs for development time = 266 hrs per annum.
The Bath & Wells Diocesan Academies Trust is a family of schools who work closely together in order to deliver the highest quality experiences for children. Our driving force is to ensure every school within the Trust provides an outstanding education for every child, enhanced by a distinctively Christian ethos. The Trust aims to provide every child with an outstanding education through a creative, innovative, engaging curriculum which is underpinned by the Christian values of kindness, respect, forgiveness, perseverance and love. Adults and children in the Trust are all striving to be the best version of themselves.
The role of Governance Officer has an important role to play in ensuring our Trust family positively impacts on the life chances of our children.
Closing date: Tuesday 7th May 2024
Shortlisting date: Thursday 9th May 2024
Interview dates: Tuesday 14th May 2024
This post will commence in: to be negotiated
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS and all relevant pre-employment checks.
Bath & Wells MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.