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Governance Administration Manager (Trainee Governance Professional)
Starting salary:Essex Scale 7 (pt 19-24) £13,019 - £14,469 (inc Fringe) actual part time salary,moving to Scale 8 once the incumbent is ready to assume full Governance Professional responsibilities on the completion of the necessary training.
Working pattern:Part time, 18 hours per week during term time, with two additional weeks to be worked during school closure periods.
Working arrangements:This is a hybrid role, with plenty of opportunities to work remotely. The ability to travel across the Trust's school sites (Brentwood and Westcliff-on-Sea) is a must.
Strong Governance is integral to supporting Discovery Educational Trust in achieving its goals by providing the framework of standards for accountability and decision-making and maintaining the focus of the board in delivering them. This newly-created post offers a development opportunity for someone looking to train as a Governance Professional. The job will come with full training and the successful candidate will work alongside a team of dedicated, collegiate and supportive Trust staff.
The post may suit a skilled Clerk or Administration Manager seeking continuing professional development into a full Governance Professional role.
Alternatively, applicants may have worked elsewhere in the education sector, and we also welcome transferable administrative, legal and managerial skills from other sectors.
Interviews will be held in the week commencing 25 November.
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.
We offer ongoing training and professional development for all staff in a supportive and collaborative environment, along with the following employee benefits:
• Pension scheme - also automatically includes Life Assurance
• Generous Referral Bonus for employees who refer quality candidates to join Discovery Educational
Trust
• Two-week October half term
• Employee savings and discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme – free confidential wellbeing support for employees and
dependants
• Mental Health First Aiders – we have qualified MHFA England trainers within the Trust and continue
to add to our pool of trained MHFAs
• Bike2Work scheme
• Ongoing training and professional development in a supportive and collaborative environment
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.
The Discovery Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding our students against radicalisation and extremism and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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.