Governance Professional

Shooters Hill Sixth Form College

“Transforming Lives”

Whether you’re an outstanding Teacher or an innovative Support worker, Shooters Hill Sixth Form College’s inclusive, dynamic, and creative ethos provides an imaginative workplace in which you will be supported to develop your knowledge and practice throughout your tenure. We are extremely proud of our diverse workforce and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Post: Governance Professional

Scale: SO1 – SALARY AT 39 WEEKS (to be pro-rata based on hours)

Hours: Flexible, minimum of 21 hours per week, Full Time, Term Time Only 39 weeks

Contract Term: Permanent

The Chair and the Board of Trustees of Shooters Hill Sixth Form College are seeking to appoint an efficient, effective, self-motivate and reliable Governance Professional to provide high quality and comprehensive clerking service to the board of trustees.

The role is flexible with a minimum of 21 hours per week, and flexible across the year, to meet the needs of the Board of Trustees. The successful candidate will be required to attend all Full Governing Body meetings, Sub-Committee meetings and the occasional ad hoc meeting to meet governance needs. The majority of our Governing Body meetings take place late afternoon or early evening. A flexible approach to working hours is essential. You will work closely with the Chair of Trustees and Principal, together with other Trustees and staff to ensure that all paperwork for college governance is appropriately maintained.

Duties include advising the Trustees of procedural and legal duties, preparation and circulation of agendas, minutes and other papers, taking and typing up minutes of the Governing Body meetings and other administrative duties as required.

The ideal candidate will need to demonstrate:

Flexible approach to work.
Excellent communication and IT skills.
Understanding of, and commitment to confidentiality.
Excellent planning and organisation skills.
Ability to work independently and meet conflicting demands within deadlines.
A proven track record of accuracy and attention to detail.

If you possess these attributes and you are looking for a new opportunity, then we look forward to receiving your application.

What are the benefits of working for  Shooters Hill Sixth Form College?

At Shooters Hill Sixth Form College we value our employees, as they are vital to our continued success. We are a diverse, open, and inclusive environment that provides the motivation for everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish.

Some of the attractive benefits we offer our employees:

Supportive and friendly colleagues
Generous annual leave entitlement
Competitive pension scheme TPS or LGPS
High quality professional development
Flexible working opportunities
Free on-site parking and breakfast
Various health & wellbeing benefits including, private healthcare – Benenden Health, free flu voucher, free onsite gym, access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, 365 days a year including confidential staff counselling service, health cash plans (Credit Union)
Dedicated staff wellbeing days throughout the year, including a long wellbeing weekend
Rewards and recognition for employee outstanding service

And much more

For full details about this post, please download the recruitment booklet. Alternatively, contact our Human Resources Department via E-mail on HRTeam@shc.ac.uk or by telephone on 020 8319 9725.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown in our vacancy at Shooters Hill Sixth Form College and wish you well in your application.

We are seeking to appoint the best possible candidate and therefore the application process will reflect our desire to achieve this. Please submit your application by the deadline date of Monday 22nd January, at 10am. Interviews are scheduled to take place soon after the closing date. We may remove this vacancy prior to the expiry date if a suitable candidate is found therefore an early application is encouraged.

Informal discussion regarding the post and a visit to the college are welcome.

At Shooters Hill Sixth Form College, we celebrate the diversity of all our staff, students, and visitors. We provide a safe and supportive environment in which everyone can study and work to the best of their abilities. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity & inclusion for all.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

As part of our recruitment process, Shooters Hill Sixth Form College collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. We are committed to being transparent about how we collect and use that data and to meet its data protection obligations.