Governance and Compliance Officer

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.

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.

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.

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.

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