Lead Governance Professional

Lead Governance Professional

£39,186 - £43,421 FTE (£27,086 - £30,013)

29.6 hours per week (4 days), Term Time, Permanent.

Our Trust consists of nine secondary schools across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. We passionately believe in our mission to provide our students with opportunities and experiences to enhance their life choices, and our values of ambition, teamwork and honesty.

We are seeking to recruit an experienced Governance Professional for our Trust Board and to oversee governance across the Trust to support our school-based Governance Professionals and continue our successful governance journey.

Managing governance and overseeing compliance is the order of the day. Working with our Executive, Middle Leadership and Governance Teams you will be central to developing and embedding great governance practices.

To secure this role you need successful experience as a Governance Professional within the secondary sector, the knowledge that goes with that role, and the ability to support, guide and advise a team of school-based governance colleagues. You will need to be confident with the governance framework and the Academies Trust Handbook and able to contribute to the ongoing development of our Trust through your membership of our Middle Leadership Team.

This role is hybrid role with a balance of working from home and the Trust's office in Ashfield. Some travel to our schools will be required on an ad-hoc basis.

If you would like a discussion about this role please contact us via HR@ttct.co.uk to schedule an informal discussion with our Operational Resources Director to find out more about this exciting post.

Why join us?

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career. We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well-motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.

We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We offer:

· Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.

· An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.

· Entry to a career average pension scheme.

· Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.

· A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals.

· Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.

· We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.

Applications must arrive by: 09:00 am Monday 3 June 2024

Interviews will be held on: 13:00 onwards on 11 June 2024

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children's barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children's barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.

· Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.

· An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.

· Entry to a career average pension scheme.

· Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.

· A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals.

· Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.

· We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.