At a Glance
- Tasks: Promote educational missions and manage governance for primary schools in Essex.
- Company: Join a dynamic team at TKAT, committed to community and education.
- Benefits: Part-time role with flexible hours and travel costs covered.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth in a supportive and inclusive environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in local schools while developing your communication skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in communications or Public Relations, strong admin skills required.
The predicted salary is between 20176 - 20176 £ per year.
- Regional Communications Officer & Clerk to Governors
- Job Ref No. ECC2141-144 Position Type: Administration Pay Range: £20,176 per annum
- Position Start Date: 01/09/2026 Contract Type: Part-time Contract Term: Permanent
- Application Close: 17/07/2026 Midday
- Shape Our Future: Regional Communications Officer & Clerk to Governors – Essex Region
Based at Hylands School, Chelmsford, Essex. While working in the region's primary schools and hybrid working options.
The expectation to travel to the Essex primary school in line with business requirements (Travel cost will be remunerated in line with the Trust's travel policy)
- Heybridge Primary School, CM9 4TU
- Maldon Primary School, CM9 5DQ
- Stapleford Abbotts Primary Academy, RM4 1EJ
- Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery, CO4 0DT
Role: Part‑Time, 39 weeks per year, term time plus inset days, must have availability for a flexible working pattern. 32.5 hours per week.
Monday to Friday 8.30am-3.30pm, with flexibility to accommodate late afternoon meetings.
Key Responsibilities
Your time will be strategically split between actively promoting our educational mission and maintaining the integrity of our governance structure.
- Public Relations, Marketing & Communications
- Brand Gatekeeper: Act as the brand gatekeeper for all public‑facing documents and ensure the academies' brand standards are adhered to in all communication media.
- Strategy & Delivery: Map out and deliver the academies' marketing strategy across the academic year, including events, admissions, and open days.
- Digital
Leadership: Manage the academies' social media platforms, promoting news and events in line with safeguarding and branding requirements whilst ensuring the schools adhere to statutory requirements through their websites.
- Community Cohesion: Work collaboratively to increase community cohesion with communities local to the academies.
- Fundraising: Work with the Director of Opportunity and the academies' SLT to identify funding sources and prepare and submit timely bids.
- Lettings Management: Manage and oversee lettings at each academy, acting as the day‑to‑day point of contact.
- Governance and Clerking
- Advisory
Guidance: Advise the Local Governing Body (LGB) on its core functions, regulatory framework, governance legislation, and procedural matters before, during, and after meetings.
- Meeting Administration: Work with the Chair and Headteacher to prepare focused agendas, liaise for papers, ensure meetings are quorate, and draft/circulate accurate minutes.
- Compliance: Ensure statutory policies are in place and revised when necessary, and update GIAS websites to accurately reflect the structure of the LGB.
- Membership: Advise on the expiry of a governor's term of office and maintain up‑to‑date records of governors (e. g. pecuniary interests and training).
- What You'll Bring
Because we're relying on your expertise, we can only consider applicants who have strong experience in truly leading communications or a closely associated field in Primary school Public Relations and/or as a Clerk to Governors.
Essential Experience & Skills
- Strong experience in communications, copywriting, or Public Relations.
- Experience in carrying out complex administrative tasks.
- Working knowledge of marketing procedures and practices.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, with strong listening skills.
- High level of ICT experience, including design packages, Google Suite, and/or MS Office/word processing, as well as the ability to update our websites.
- Ability to plan, organise, and prioritise workloads under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Excellent attention to detail, aligned with brand standards.
- English and Maths to GCSE/Standard Grade or equivalent (at least Grade 4/C).
- Safeguarding
TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Offers of employment will be subject to the full safer recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
Access to Interview
If you require adaptations to participate in the recruitment process, please let us know.
Equal, Inclusive, Diverse
TKAT welcomes applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic.
Contact
Please contact Kenneth Sheard, Regional Business Manager, via kenneth. sheard@tkat. org before the closing date.
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