Governance Professional to the Trust Board and Clerk to One LGB - Full-time/Part-time

Barton Court Academy Trust

• Ref:KCC-F85-37-S
• Posted:23/05/2025
• Pay:BCAT 7–9 £27,852pa-£38,304pa-0.8FTE £22,281-£30,64
• Start Date:1 August 2025 or sooner
• App Close Date:09/06/2025 at 09:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Governance Professional to the Trust Board and Clerk to one LGB

The Post

Required for 1 August or sooner, the Trustees are seeking to appoint a well-qualified, experienced Governance Professional to be responsible for overseeing all aspects of governance effectiveness and compliance within the trust, ensuring governance adheres to good practice and meets all statutory and regulatory requirements.

You will be required to support the efficient and effective operation of the trust board and its committees; ensuring governance at all levels is carrying out its functions; supporting the clerks of the Local Governing Board as required; leading on development of the trust’s governance framework and driving improvements to its systems, processes and structures and managing and coordinating the delivery and ongoing improvement of governance support across the trust.

Depending on experience and qualifications the role attracts a pay range between BCAT 7 - BCAT 9. (BCAT 7: Level 3 Clerking, BCAT 8: Level 4 Academy Governance, BCAT 9: Chartered Governance). We support further training and career development with this specific role and candidates interested in completing relevant qualifications and training.

The ability to work evenings to clerk committee meetings which usually run between 5 – 8pm, some of which will be face-to-face in Canterbury and some on-line are essential as is the ability to work flexible hours as the job role requires.

The job role would suit someone who wishes to work flexibly with a zero hours contract or someone who wishes to become an employee. The hours of work are expected to be equivalent to 4 days per week, 0.8FTE.

Deadline: Monday 9 June 2025 at 9am Early applications are encouraged and we retain the right to fill the vacancy before the deadline date.

How To Apply

Applications for this post should be made online only using the School’s application form. CVs will not be accepted. Visit the website and click on Recruitment for more information. Please email your application to recruitment@bartoncourt.org.

If you wish to discuss the post or to arrange a visit, please contact the HR Department on recruitment@bartoncourt.org.

Barton Court Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application via the Disclosure & Barring Service and a check against the ISA Barred List for Children.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early and proceed to interview upon receipt of a number of suitably qualified applications. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

In line with the latest KCSIE guidance, as part of the shortlisting process, the Trust reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and any relevant information found concerning a candidate's suitability to work with children will be discussed at interview stage.

Our safeguarding practices prevent us from accepting CV’s.

Barton Court Academy Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

Further details and information about the Trust can be found on our website page.

A commitment to staff welfare and promoting BCAT core values is at the heart of this role

Documents

Information about the federation

THE TRUST

Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT) is a multi-academy Trust which was established in 2017.

It currently consists of three secondary schools: Barton Court Grammar School, an 11-18 years, mixed selective school in the heart of Canterbury, rated “Good” with many outstanding features by Ofsted in February 2020; The Charles Dickens School, an 11-16 years mixed non-selective school in Broadstairs, rated “Good” by Ofsted in March 2023 and Barton Manor Free School, an 11–18 years non-selective mixed school in the heart of Canterbury which opened to Year 7 in September 2022 and as the school grows now has Y7, Y8 and Y9 from September 2024.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Kate Trevor
• Address:Longport,
  Canterbury,
  Kent,
  CT1 1PH
• Telephone: 01227 464600
• Email: ktrevor@bartonmanor.org

Fax:

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• BCAT Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
• Job Description
• BCAT Information Pack
• Privacy Notice for Job Applicants
• BCGS Child Protection Policy
• BMS Child Protection Policy
• CDS Child Protection Policy