Casual Governance Clerk – Enhance Academy Trust

Organisations

Enhance Academy Trust

Hours

Casual.

Number of Jobs

1

Location(s)

Wakefield and surrounding areas

Position type

Casual

Salary

Casual - £150 per meeting

Kirklees Council are advertising this role on behalf of Enhance Academy Trust

Weeks Per year: Meetings typically take place five times a year with most taking place in the early evening.

Contract type: Casual

Start date: ASAP

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join our governance team and work flexibly around a calendar of scheduled meetings. Successful candidates will have excellent communication and organisational skills, be able to work independently and able to organise their own time whilst working to strict deadlines. The role will include providing in meeting advice to governors and providing effective administrative support under the guidance of our Central Team.

We are looking for someone who:

• Ensures compliance with governance legislation and the Trust's Scheme of Delegation.
• Supports the LAB with procedural matters and provides advice on changes to responsibilities.
• Coordinates the preparation, distribution, and timely review of meeting papers and minutes.
• Monitors actions, tracks progress, and ensures meetings are quorate.
• Onboards new governors with resources, induction, and the Code of Conduct.
• Advises on governor term expiries and skills mix to maintain effective governance.
• Builds strong working relationships with the LAB, Trust Central Team, and Governance Professional.

If you are interested in finding out more, please email:

Please identify which geographical area you would be interested in supporting (Barnsley, Wakefield or Kirklees)

Why join Enhance Academy Trust?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a successful and forward-looking academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.

As a Trust, we have developed a range of employee benefits. Here are just a few examples:

• Membership to either the Teachers' Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Physical and mental health support from a team of experienced nurses, counsellors, therapists, physiotherapists, consultants plus NHS GPs and private medical services.
• GP consultations with experienced NHS doctors are available for our employees and members of their household, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and prescriptions (which have to paid for) can be delivered to local chemists.
• Free annual flu jab
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings
• A paid annual Wellbeing Day – a time for you to use the day for an activity which promotes your own individual health and wellbeing.
• Wherever possible, PPA at home for teachers.

Safeguarding Statement

Enhance Academy Trust is committed to ensuring the actions we take, keep children safe and protect them from harm in all aspects of their school life. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils. The actions that we take to prevent harm, to promote well-being, to create safe environments, to respond to specific issues and vulnerabilities all form part of the safeguarding responsibilities of the Trust. We recognise our moral and statutory responsibility and make every effort to provide a safe environment underpinned by a culture of openness where both children and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe they are being listened to.

Enhance Academy Trust is committed to ensuring the actions we take, keep children safe and protect them from harm in all aspects of their school life. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils. The actions that we take to prevent harm, to promote well-being, to create safe environments, to respond to specific issues and vulnerabilities all form part of the safeguarding responsibilities of the Trust. We recognise our moral and statutory responsibility and make every effort to provide a safe environment underpinned by a culture of openness where both children and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe they are being listened to.

To view our Safeguarding and Child protection policy please visit our website.

To view our Recruitment of Ex-Offenders policy please click on the following link Enhance Academy Trust - Policies

Closing date

19 December 2025, 11:55 PM