Governance Professional

To commence as soon as possible

Great Corby School are looking to appoint a ‘Governance Professional’ to join our School for 70 hours per annum.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified or experienced individuals who have excellent listening and oral and written communication skills as well as good ICT skills. This role is permanent, subject to a probationary period.

The main responsibilities of the role are to:
•    Provide advice to the governing body on governance, constitutional and procedural matters
•    Provide effective administrative support to the governing body and its committees, including attending and recording minutes for full governing body meetings (6 per year) and sub-committee meetings (3 per year)
•    Ensure the governing body is properly constituted
•    Manage information effectively in accordance with legal requirements

In return we can offer you:
•    An outstanding staff and trustee team who are friendly and supportive
•    A school ethos which values every member of the school community

Visits to school are welcomed, please contact Mrs Walsh on 01228 560399.

Application packs, including full job description are available from Mrs Walsh admin@gtcorby.cumbria.sch.uk.

Great Corby Primary School & Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all of our employees to share this commitment.  An enhanced DBS check will be required for this post.

Short-listed candidates will be asked to complete a criminal record self-disclosure form to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered or protected, to be returned to the school prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process.  If your application is successful, this criminal record self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed. 

In addition to the above, the school reserves the right to carry out an online search on short-listed candidates. This will only include a search for information which is publicly available online.

Please note it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

The closing date for applications is Wed 23rd April 2025
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 29th April 2025