Job Description
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The primary focus of the Trust Coordinator will be to demonstrate to the Trust Board that Discovery Educational Trust (DET), a multi-academy trust, is compliant with all regulatory requirements, and that the entire Trust is adhering to best practice in all areas excluding Finance.
The role is extensive and will involve, for example, policy development, implementation and maintenance; monitoring and advising with regards to website compliance; governance best practice; enabling Members, Trustees and Local Governors to receive the necessary support and training and ensuring whole Trust adherence to GDPR requirements.
The applicant must have excellent literacy and numeracy skills with a good understanding of governance and compliance within an educational setting and proven stakeholder management experience.
Information about the School
Discovery Educational Trust, formed in 2014, is a successful and established multi-academy trust based in South Essex, comprising just under 4000 students and 500 staff, across 5 schools.
Our schools are:
- Chase High School (Westcliff-on-Sea)
- St. Martin's School (Brentwood)
- Hogarth Primary School (Brentwood)
- Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School (Brentwood)
- Larchwood Primary School (Brentwood)
We aim for each of our schools to become the school of choice within the community, offering a broad and exciting range of extracurricular activities to enhance the opportunities within their formal curriculum.
Our vision is that strong and effective leadership places our children and young people at the heart of everything we do.
We value relationships, which are open and honest, underpinned by kindness, trustworthiness and compassion.
As an equal opportunities employer, Discovery Educational Trust is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age; disability; gender re-assignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race (which includes ethnic origin, nationality and ethnic or national origins); religion or belief; sex; and sexual orientation. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Discovery Educational Trust.
In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references.