Clerk to the Board (Governance Professional)

The Directors of Mater Christi Trust are looking to appoint a Clerk to the Board

Contract: Permanent, Full Year, 15 – 20 hours per week subject to discussion (flexible working available)

Salary: Grade 15, SCP 36-37, £47,181 – 48,226 per annum (£19,127.43 – £19,551.08 pro rata based on 15 hours per week).

Location: Blessed Christopher Robinson House, Carlisle  

Required start: As soon as possible

The Clerk to the Board will provide strategic leadership for governance across the Mater Christi Trust, ensuring effective, compliant, and high-performing governance at Board and Member level. The role ensures governance adheres to statutory and regulatory requirements, reflects good practice, and supports effective decision-making.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is dedicated, professional, and motivated to make a meaningful contribution to the life of the Trust by enabling effective governance in service of children, families, and communities.

We are looking for someone who:
•    Has strong organisational skills 
•    Is confident working at a senior level 
•    Has strong understanding of governance or a willingness to develop expertise in this area 
•    Understands and is committed to the values and purpose of Catholic Education

Essential Qualifications: 
•    Educated to degree level or equivalent profession experience 
•    Recognised governance qualification or working towards one (e.g. ICSA/CGI, NGA, equivalent) 
•    Strong working knowledge of charity and company governance

For full information about the post and to apply please visit:  https://mynewterm.com/jobs/911412279/EDV-2026-MCMTC-44837

Closing Date: 12 noon on Monday 16th March 2026  
Shortlisting: Afternoon of Monday 16th March 2026  
Interviews: are expected to take place on Thursday 19th or Friday 20th March (date to be confirmed).  

Mater-Christi Trust is in the Diocese of Lancaster. The Trust actively promotes diversity, unity and community cohesion and that it supports pupils to become successful, compassionate citizens. 

The Mater Christi Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Mater Christi Trust will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening, carry out online searches for shortlisted candidates, and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006’.

Permanent Part Time Midday Supervisor (term time only)

PCD3 (A) £24,796 per annum pro rata (plus the living wage supplement hourly rate £13.45) 

Required as soon as possible, to work for 1 hour and 15 minutes per day (11:45am 1:00pm daily) supervising and assisting children during the lunch break.

Start Date – As soon as possible after interview

The Governors of St Michael’s CE Primary School, Bothel are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, friendly and dedicated Midday Supervisor to join our welcoming, caring and committed school team.

As Midday Supervisor, you will play a key role in our school, ensuring the safety, wellbeing, and enjoyment for our children during lunchtimes. The successful candidate will play a crucial part in creating a positive and active playground experience, promoting healthy play and social interaction. You will work as part of a team to:
•    Support the serving of meals;
•    Undertake general cleaning duties such as wiping tables, sweeping the floor and tidying away the lunch tables and equipment;
•    Ensure food hygiene and health and safety regulations are adhered to;
•    Supervise and support the children in their play;
•    Foster a positive and respectful environment, managing behaviour in accordance with school policies.

In return, we can offer an extremely friendly, caring and welcoming community, in a school with fantastic indoor and outdoor space and facilities. You would join a staff who are positive, friendly, hard-working and enjoy working together as a team and we would look forward to welcoming you!

Hours can be negotiated for the right candidate(s), so please do not be put off applying if you can only work specific days. We are flexible and are happy to work with you. For an informal discussion, please contact school and ask to speak to the Headteacher.

If you have the qualities required, along with the passion and aspirations to contribute to the continuing success of our school, then we would welcome an application from you.

This is a rolling advertisement

An application form and further details are available on the school website, via email at [email protected] or by phoning 016973 20632. Completed application forms along with a covering letter summarising your skills and experiences should be sent to: [email protected].

St Michael’s C of E Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and well-being of its pupils and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake pre-employment checks, which will include a satisfactory enhanced DBS check (to include a children’s barred list check), Right to Work in the UK and a work place health assessment. References will be sought and an online search carried out on applicants as part of our due diligence.

HR & Payroll Assistant

Start Date: As soon as possible

Positions Available: 1

Location: Cumbria Education Trust (based out of Yewdale Primary School)
Hours: Flexible – full time or part time considered
Contract: Permanent

Join Us and Grow Your HR Career

Cumbria Education Trust (CET) is seeking a motivated, people focused HR & Payroll Assistant to join our central HR team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to develop their HR career within a collaborative, supportive and forward thinking Trust.

Whether you already have HR and payroll experience or are still growing your skills, we want to hear from you. We welcome applications from candidates with a range of backgrounds and experience levels. Hours and working patterns can be flexed to suit the right candidate, and salary will be matched to your skills and experience.

What You’ll Be Doing

You will play a key role in delivering a proactive and responsive HR service across our academies, supporting colleagues with:

•    Day to day HR and payroll queries
•    Accurate and timely processing of payroll data (new starters, leavers, changes, calculations)
•    Maintaining and updating employee records and HR systems
•    Recruitment administration across the full process
•    Supporting school administrators with HR and payroll tasks
•    Providing data, reports and information to support HR decision making
•    Contributing to the development and roll out of HR systems and processes

This is a varied, interesting position where no two days are the same.

We Offer…

✔ Flexible working patterns

We recognise that the best people don’t always fit into standard working patterns. Part time, school hours, compressed hours and flexible start/finish times can all be discussed.

✔ Salary matched to your experience

We will appoint on Grade 5–7 depending on your skills, experience and qualifications.

✔ Commitment to your growth and development

We actively support and encourage:
•    CIPD qualifications
•    Specialist HR/payroll training
•    On the job coaching and mentoring
•    Opportunities to take part in Trust wide HR projects
•    Regular CPD and learning opportunities

✔ A positive, supportive team culture

You’ll join a forward thinking HR team who work together with the aim of delivering high quality support to our schools.

What We’re Looking For

You’ll bring:
•    Experience of HR or payroll administration (or the motivation and potential to learn quickly)
•    Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
•    Excellent communication and customer focused approach
•    Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively
•    Confidence with IT systems and Microsoft Office
•    A commitment to confidentiality, accuracy and high quality service
•    
Experience in the education sector is helpful but not essential.

Safeguarding
Cumbria Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS disclosure and Barred List checks are required for this post. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, online searches are carried out on successful candidates.

Apply Today
If you’re looking for a varied HR role with flexibility, development opportunities and a supportive team, we’d love to hear from you.

Closing Date: 9am, 9 March 2026
Interview Date/s: w/c 9/16 March 2026

For full details please visit: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/15765/EDV-2026-CET-30410