Governance Support Co-Ordinator (2 positions available)

Job Title: Governance Support Co-Ordinator (2 positions available)
Contract: Fixed Term until 31/12/2025 - Term Time Only
Location: Hereford
Hours & Pay: Casual - £14.13 per hour

Closing date: 2^nd May 2025

Herefordshire Council is looking to appoint a highly motivated Governance Support Co-ordinator.

The Role

This is an excellent opportunity to continue or commence your career in school and academy governance.

As well as ‘virtually’ attending an allocated number of governing and trust board meetings and taking detailed minutes, you will provide support, advice and guidance on governance law and procedure to assist governors, trustees and school leaders in their leadership and management role.

Whilst the role offers flexibility within the allocated hours, there will be a need to work some evenings.

The post holder should have the ability to present information clearly and assertively.

You should have an understanding and knowledge of the role of governors and trustees within the management structure of a school or academy. Although experience in governance and academy law and procedure would be desirable, it is not essential as training will be provided.

The post holder should have the ability to present information clearly and assertively and you must have the ability to work on your own initiative and be able to demonstrate outstanding planning and organisational skills as well as being competent in the use of the Microsoft Windows package. (Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams) Evening working will be required, and the post holder will need to be flexible.

If you feel you could make a difference and are able to quickly develop good working relationships, you work well within a climate and culture of continuous improvement and you can receive, understand and convey information and ideas effectively, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits of working for Herefordshire Council:

A competitive salary and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme, which includes:

• Pension Scheme Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS)
• Flexible working: flexi-time, job-share, part-time hours and, in some instances, home working
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling
• Payment of professional membership fees
• Pick your perks – our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts.

About Us

Herefordshire is a beautiful, historic county located in the heart of the Marches on the border with Wales. We are one of the most rural and sparsely populated counties in England with a wealth of unspoilt countryside, distinctive heritage, and lively and attractive market towns.

Our priority in Herefordshire is to keep children safe and give them a great start in life. It’s the priority for the council, our partners and for all of us who work with Children & Young People. 

How do we do this? By having dynamic, dedicated, passionate and professional staff who work in a culture that focuses on what we can achieve with children, what they can achieve themselves, and the relationship we build with families and partners to enable this. We have invested heavily in training and developing staff in our relational practice approach with our improvement partner Leeds City Council, so it's an exciting time to join Herefordshire – we believe in investing in you so you can be the best you can be!

Herefordshire has a really strong team ethos. Our teams are passionate about the work they do and the positive difference they and the teams they are in make to people’s lives. This is all underpinned by the focus and support from their managers and the council as a whole. 

We will deliver better support to our most vulnerable children and their families, develop stronger relationships with partners across the region, and beyond.

Therefore, we take our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults seriously and expect all of our staff, visitors and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Come to Herefordshire and join the journey.

Herefordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & young people and vulnerable adults. If you are offered this position, it will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check and further pre-employment checks.

We welcome applicants whatever their personal characteristics or social identity. All requests for flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments will be considered.

The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for:

• Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme;
• Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, or their families. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant; and
• Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more details of this role.

To apply, please submit your CV and complete the supporting statement within the application form, referring to the job description & person specification, detailing how you meet the specific requirements of the role.