Governance Administrative Assistant

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to work as a Governance Administrative Assistant supporting our four governing bodies and the Board of Trustees to help deliver opportunities for our children and families.

Working as an integral part of North Star Community Trust’s central team, this role may occasionally include evening support for official meetings and governors training. As such, whist not essential, this role may best suit someone who resides in reasonable proximity to our schools and who is keen to work in the education sector.

North Star Community Trust is a Charitable Trust set up to run and manage three Primary and one Secondary Academy serving some 2600 children based in Edmonton. We are focused on driving up the quality of education provision and standards.

The successful candidate will provide administrative support to our governor and Trustee meetings. You will be working with sensitive information, so confidentiality is required in order to meet our data protection obligations. Being able and willing to work on your own initiative, proactive in completing tasks, adaptable are key skills for this role due to the demands of the role.

Also required are excellent communication skills to effectively liaise between a range of stakeholders such as governors, teaching and support staff and strong IT skills. Education sector experience is desirable however, a level of training and support is available.

Working at NSCT brings many additional benefits for our dedicated and valued staff, including:

• Continued professional development and opportunities across the Trust.
•  Health Shield membership (employee assistant programme supporting with wellbeing and offers many attractive discounts).
• Pension scheme
• A subsidised canteen for lunches
• Cycle Scheme
• Free onsite parking

We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service.

 In line with KCSIE updates, an online search will be conducted as part of our due diligence checks on shortlisted candidates.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.