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Trust Governance and Administrative Officer

Ref: SCH-RBET-0010 7 day(s) remaining
Establishment: Red Balloon Educational Trust Location: Central Services Team Salary: 28,000 - 30,000 Department: Pastoral Job Type: Part Time
Closing Date: 18/07/2025 23:59 Interview Date: TBC Start Date: ASAP

Additional Information

Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: AYR - All year round Hours per Week: 28.00 Weeks per Year: 52.000 Pay Grade: £28,000-30,000

The Role

The Trust Governance and Administrative Officer will provide comprehensive administrative support to the Director of Finance and Operations (DFO) and Trust Leadership, ensuring the smooth running of governance functions, board and committee operations, and compliance within the Trust. The role involves liaising with internal and external stakeholders professionally, managing governance documentation, and supporting HR and school administration processes.


Hours/weeks worked: 24-32hrs/week (0.6-0.8 FTE) - Full Year

Salary: £28,000-£30,000 (pro-rated)


You can view a full job description and person specification below.


How to Apply

In line with safer recruitment practices, we are only able to accept applications via our application forms, which can be accessed by following the application link on our recruitment portal available here: Vacancies - SAMpeople Recruit. You can save your application at any point and come back to it at a later stage. 


●      All applicants will be contacted to advise if they have been shortlisted for an interview


Red Balloon Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires the successful candidate to commit to this. The person appointed will be subjected to an enhanced DBS check. 

Qualifications

Qualification Title Grade
GCSE Maths and English grade 4-9 (A-C) or equivalent Grade C/4 or above
Essential
Relevant administrative or governance qualifications (e.g., ILM, CIoL, or equivalent) Pass
Desirable

Skills

Experience
Experience in school administration and governance
Essential
Experience in a trust-level education environment
Desirable
Experience with governance software / database management
Desirable
Relevant Skills
Excellent IT skills and experience with using the Microsoft Suite.
Essential
Personal Attributes
Discretion and confidentiality
Essential
Excellent organisational skills
Essential
Ability to work collaboratively and independently
Essential
Abilities, Skills and Knowledge
Knowledge of governance procedures and statutory compliance
Essential
Knowledge of relevant legislation and policies
Essential

Safeguarding Information

Every student has the right to flourish and be safe from harm and abuse. As a professional within Red Balloon Educational Trust; we all have a duty to keep our students safe and healthy. Every Centre has a range of policies, and ensure all staff complete this training to ensure we all understand good practice and how to safeguard our students and ourselves.


Safeguarding is the action taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. It means:

  • protecting children from abuse and maltreatment
  • preventing harm to children's health or development
  • ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care
  • taking action to enable all children and young people have the best outcomes


Red Balloon Educational Trust has Safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure that every single student, regardless of their age, disability, gender, race, religion, or belief, sex or sexual orientation, has a right to equal protection from harm. It's so important that everyone at Red Balloon Educational Trust knows what to look out for and how to report any concerns.


Safeguarding policies may be available at Trust level or be held by each Centre individually. All Safeguarding related policies and procedures are available on our website.


Due to the role involving engaging in regulated activity with young people, it is an offence to apply for the role if the you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Safeguarding is Red Balloon Educational Trust's priority. No member of staff will have access to work with learners until all required training has been completed.

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Red Balloon Educational Trust

Address: Willow Lodge
37 High Street
Milton
Cambridge
CB24 6DF

Leanne Thurston

https://www.redballoonlearner.org/

Red Balloon Educational Trust (RBET) is a UK charity that provides an alternative provision to young people studying at KS3-4 unable to attend mainstream school due to bullying, mental health issues, trauma or neurodivergence. We provide tailored educational, wellbeing and social re-engagement programmes both in physical Centres and as a blended online and in-person provision via Red Balloon of the Air.


The RBET Central Services team provides the underpinning strategic support and organisational development for the Red Balloon network, and works to open additional Centres in new locations.

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