Administrator (Governance)

£14.55 per hour
Part time, term-time only (negotiable)
Remote working optional as agreed by line manager, must be available for evening meetings
Previous appicants needs not apply

The Trustees are seeking to appoint an Administrator (Governance) who will support our academies within the Laidlaw Schools Trust by providing a high-quality clerking and administrative support service. You will join our central team as soon as possible in a key role supporting the Trust in the development of our Academies.

The role is part of a central services team, which currently supports eight academies. This role presents an ideal opportunity for a candidate with the desire, initiative, and motivation to manage and drive improvement. Full on the job training will be provided and accredited training will be available with the National Governance Association.

You will often be dealing with information of a highly confidential nature, and will need to be trustworthy and discreet in order to meet our data protection obligations. You should be used to working your own initiative and be proactive in completing tasks promptly, whilst being adaptable to keep up with the unpredictable nature of the workload where demands may change.

Specific experience is not essential, but you will need to be computer literate and have a flexible work ethic that will allow you to fully support the needs of the role, which will include regular evening support for official meetings and governor training.

This high-level support contributes to the life chances of our children so you will need to be passionate about education and delivering a professional service. In return for your proven expertise and commitment, we can offer you an opportunity to work for a Trust, which has aspirations to grow and deliver outstanding opportunities for our children and their families.

About the Trust

Laidlaw Schools Trust

A growing multi academy Trust in the North East of England, serving children and families in the west of Newcastle, Sunderland and Durham. We pride ourselves in being a progressive, inclusive Trust that supports every child to develop their talents whatever they may be and to reach their academic potential. It is important that as a learning organisation we adapt and change to the needs of our pupils. We take care to value and develop all colleagues to make sure they can do their very best for children across the Trust’s academies.

Further details and an application pack can be downloaded from the Careers section on the Laidlaw Schools Trust website https://www.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/72/vacancies-1. Interested candidates are
welcome to visit our central office or to have an in formal discussion, please contact Rebecca Tills – 0191 6622400.

Interviews will take place: W/c 16th January 2023

Applications should be returned to: hradmin@laidlawschoolstrust.com

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

Equal opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment checks.

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