Governance and Compliance Officer

Job Title: Governance and Compliance Officer                          

Reference No: MAT GCO 0924

Salary: £26,535.91 - £32,433.45 MAT Pay Scale D-E, points 26-32)                    

Hours of Work: 38 hours per week (full-Time, all year round); part-time working will be considered

Location: Regular travel to Academy locations. With some remote / home working   

Closing Date: 27th September 2024

Interviews: TBC

Start Date: TBC

Be part of the Academy Trust behind schools for children and young people with autism and/or additional needs.

About Us

MacIntyre Academies' mission is to become a leading Special Academy Trust that provides outstanding outcome-focused state education by promoting high aspirations, empowering parents as partners and successfully equipping every child for adult life.

We currently have 4 Academies. Endeavour Academy in Oxford opened in 2014 and is a residential academy for children and young people with autism and associated severe Learning difficulties aged from 9 to 19 years old. In 2015 we opened Discovery Academy in Nuneaton, for children with social, emotional and mental health needs and /or autism. In 2017 we opened Quest Academy also catering for children with SEMH and/or autism. Finally, in September 2020, Venture Academy based in Henley-in-Arden joined the Trust catering for pupils in years 5-11 (ages 9-16) who may have Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties and/or Diagnoses of Autism or an associated condition.

MacIntyre Academies benefits greatly from its sponsor MacIntyre, which over the last 50 years, has developed a strong reputation nationally, as a high quality, person centred organisation.

The Role

As a small but growing Trust, we are currently seeking a Governance and Compliance Officer to join our Central Support Team who provide support services to all four schools within our Trust.

You will work closely with the Governance and Compliance Manager to minute meetings, support with compliance documentation so attention to detail is essential. You will need to provide a comprehensive and confidential administration support service to MacIntyre Academies Trust. You will have good organisational skills and be a confident communicator. You will also have advanced skills in Outlook and Microsoft Office.

About You

You should be a strong team player, you will possess the ability to operate calmly under pressure and you will be prepared to work variable hours to meet the requirements of the post.

Unfortunately, we are unable to accept applications from parents / carers of young people who are in attendance of the Academies.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Benefits

In return, we can offer you:

·       A competitive salary

·       A local government pension scheme

·       Family friendly policies

·       Wellbeing, Bereavement and Menopause Policies

·       An Employee Assistance Programme to support your health and wellbeing and access to various perks including discounts including Tesco, Cineworld, Go Ape and many more

·       Annual flu jabs

·       Cycle to work scheme

·       Access to further professional development through the Trust’s Leadership Programmes

·       Training and Development

·       Access to Blue Light Card which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for emergency and social care staff

·       Death in Service

·       Enhanced DBS Certificate (paid for by MacIntyre Academies)

We also have an active employee engagement programme which includes termly ‘You Are Awesome’ awards, an annual Big Thank You Day and a Trust Wide Annual Conference.

Safeguarding

MacIntyre Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All positions will require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and registration with the DBS Update Service together with all other relevant recruitment checks including obtaining references. This post includes engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information about filtering

offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide: DBS filtering guide - GOV.UK

(www.gov.uk) It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Referees will be asked to assess suitability of candidates to work with vulnerable adults, children or young people and will be verbally verified.  Individual Safeguarding Policies for our Academies can be found on our website under ‘Essential Information’ and candidates will be asked about this as part of the recruitment process.

In line with the update to KSCIE 2022 MacIntyre Academies will carry out an online search of the candidate once the shortlisting process has been completed as part of their due diligence. This may involve a google search of the candidate’s name, looking at the top three search results over the past three years. If any incidents or issues are identified that are publicly available online this will be explored with the candidate at interview stage.