Governance Professional

Approximately 5-10 hours per week, term-time only

Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School, an Outstanding academy within the Saint John Southworth Catholic Academy Trust, is looking to appoint a Governance Professional to facilitate the efficient and effective operation of the local governing body and its sub-committees.

The local governing body is responsible for providing confident and strategic local leadership, and robust accountability, oversight and assurance for the School’s Catholic character and educational and financial performance. Our local governors are passionate about Catholic education and committed to continuous improvement to ensure the best possible outcomes for pupils. 

You will be responsible for promoting and supporting good governance across the local governing body within the framework established by the Trust.

The key duties of the governance professional are:

• Organising and minuting meetings, hearings and appeals. You will be required to clerk six full local governing body meetings per year and approximately fifteen sub-committee meetings.
• Providing advice and guidance
• Administration and record keeping
• Maintaining relationships and communication
• Ensuring compliance

Our preferred candidate will have some experience as a governance professional or clerk to governors, including a working knowledge of GovernorHub and Office365. You will know what good school governance looks like and how to facilitate it.

If you would like to discuss the role informally, please email the Trust’s Governance Professional clerksjscat@sjscat.co.uk.

To apply, please complete the attached application form and return to HRTeam@sjscat.co.uk. To learn more about our school, please visit www.cvms.co.uk. To learn more about Saint John Southworth Catholic Academy Trust, please visit www.sjscat.co.uk.