Governance Professional

Job title: Governance Professional

Overview

The school is seeking to appoint a Governance Professional to support the work of the Governing Body for the benefit of the young people in its care. This role will suit someone who believes in public service and the importance of providing a highly professional clerking service. You will care about the education of young people and want to use your administrative, organisational and people skills to make a difference.

Term time only: Yes

Salary type: Bucks Pay

Salary Details: Bucks Pay 5: 26-30 FTE £34,319 - £36,975 Actual FTE: 14 hours worked per week, 40 weeks p.a. (paid 45.8 weeks) 0.33 FTE Actual salary £11,406 – £12,289

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Part-time

Closing date: 14/10/2026

Interviews to be held: after the closing date

About us

Waddesdon Church of England School welcomes young people into a safe and secure community where students are encouraged to succeed according to their unique abilities. Standards and expectations are high and learning is developed through a wide range of engaging educational opportunities. Our ethos is rooted and grounded in traditional Christian values which foster dignity and respect for all and compassion and sensitivity towards others. Self-confidence is nurtured through praise, encouragement, acknowledgement of success and celebration of achievement. Our learning culture enables our students to fulfil their potential as responsible and productive citizens, to be keen life-long learners and to be proud to claim that they are a part of the Waddesdon tradition, the "Waddesdon Way".

Website: www.waddesdonschool.com

About the role

To provide advice and guidance to the governing or trust board on governance, constitutional and procedural matters.

A professional clerk will contribute towards the efficient and effective functioning of a governing board and its committees by providing:

• administrative and organisational support
• guidance to ensure that the board works in compliance with the appropriate legal and regulatory framework and understands the potential consequences for non-compliance
• advice on procedural matters relating to the operation of the board

About you

Please see attached person specification.

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’). It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.