At a Glance
- Tasks: Support the Board of Trustees with clerical and administrative tasks to ensure effective governance.
- Company: Join the Three Counties Academy Trust, a supportive and collaborative educational environment.
- Benefits: Flexible part-time hours, membership to Local Government Pension Scheme, and well-being support.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and a commitment to equality and safeguarding.
- Why this job: Make a difference in education while developing your governance skills in a dynamic setting.
- Qualifications: Governance qualification or working towards it, strong communication, and organisational skills.
The predicted salary is between 18450 - 22550 £ per year.
Governance Professional to TCAT Board of Trustees
School: Queen Elizabeth High School
Start Date: 1st October 2026 or before
Contract: Permanent, Part time, 65 hours per annum
Salary: Grade Scale TC04 (scale point 4-6)
Three Counties Academy Trust (TCAT) includes the Queen Elizabeth High School, St Peter’s Primary School, Bredenbury Primary School, Stoke Prior Primary School and Lugwardine Primary Academy.
TCAT are looking to appoint an organised and proactive governance professional to provide a range of high-quality clerical, secretarial and administrative support to the Board of Trustees and its committees. Working together with our Chair of Trustees, our governance professional will be responsible for coordinating all aspects of governance effectiveness and compliance within the Trust, ensuring governance adheres to good practice and meets all statutory and regulatory requirements. This will include providing legislative and procedural guidance, drafting agendas, keeping records of membership, training, and attendance across the Trust’s governance structure. Please note that termly governance meetings are scheduled outside of school/office working hours to accommodate our governance volunteers. The specific arrangements regarding working hours will be discussed and agreed with the successful applicant.
Requirements
- Governance Professional qualification or working towards
- Good general communication skills
- Excellent, accurate, and concise writing skills
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft 365
- Good organisational skills – able to prioritise workload
- Excellent record keeping, information retrieval and dissemination of governing body data/documentation
- Tact, diplomacy, confidentiality and sensitivity
- Ability to use appropriate IT equipment as required by the governing body
- Experience of setting up virtual meetings via MS Teams
- An ability to speak with confidence and accuracy, using accurate sentence structures and vocabulary.
What we offer
- Collaborative working to support our endeavours to work smarter and achieve an effective balance between home and work
- A supportive ethos and concern for the well-being of all colleagues
- Membership to the Local Government (LGPS)
- Access to Spectrum Life
Closing date: 12:00noon Tuesday 1st September 2026
Interview Date: week commencing 7th September 2026
Safeguarding Statement
TCAT is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to protecting our students and staff and therefore have a rigorous recruitment process which includes assessing candidates’ suitability to work with children. We expect all staff to share this commitment and hold an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Equal Opportunities Statement
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassign.
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