Job Introduction
Solent Academies Trust is seeking to recruit a part time professional, personable, and conscientious Minute Taker to join the Central Trust team.
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a fast-paced small team who only strive for the best!
The Minute Takers will provide support to our Governance Professional and will be able to work flexibly across our five academies. The role is not office based and will require face to face attendance at different schools, as well as working from home. Governance meetings are usually held between 4pm and 7pm, Monday to Friday, term time only. Flexibility is required to accommodate some meetings during the school day and virtual attendance on Teams, depending on the Academy Committee. The meetings are usually two hours and a set number of worked hours per meeting is a requirement.
You will be responsible for providing administrative support including notetaking at meetings, often sensitive and/or confidential, collating and presenting information in a clear format, preparing reports and agendas, producing accurate, factually, and grammatically correct meeting minutes and reports in a timely manner, updating and maintaining relevant computerised Committee records.
You will need to be a self-driven, enthusiastic and a highly organised individual who possess excellent time management skills, with the ability to work well under pressure. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate a high level of competency in ICT and be a strong communicator.
We offer you superb administrative resources, excellent staff induction and training, with a commitment to continuing professional development within a happy, committed, and supportive community.
We offer you:
- Excellent staff induction with a commitment to high quality professional development.
- The opportunity to be part of an innovative and forward-thinking Trust.
- A happy, committed, and supportive community.
- Local Government Pension Scheme with the option of a 50/50 contribution to build over time.
- 17.9% employer pension contribution
- Confidential Counselling & Wellbeing Support Service
- Life Insurance - 3 times annual salary (for members of the pension scheme)
- Wellbeing Inset Day to support the wellbeing of our staff.
- Free onsite parking
- Increase of paid weeks after 5 years of service from 45.1 weeks to 45.9 weeks
- CPD opportunities to support Career development.
- Employee Referral Scheme
- EarlyPay – on demand pay.
- Salary Extra Staff Benefits Platform
Please complete a Solent Academies Trust application form accompanied by a letter of application.
If you have any questions at all or wish to submit an application, please email recruitment@solentacademiestrust.info.
For more details, please visit our website http://solent-trust.net
Please note we will only accept applications completed on our Solent Academies Trust form.
Closing date for applications is Friday 29th August 2025
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 10th September 2025
Safer Recruitment
Solent Academies Trust welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion. Only applications submitted on the academy’s application form will be accepted Solent Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks
