
Governance Officer Apprentice
- External Advertising Start Date: - 13 Jul 2026
- Directorate - Children’s Services
- Location - Office
- Contract Type - Fixed term Contract
- Pay, Benefits and Supplements: - Grade C £31,086-£31,530
- About The Role -
We are recruiting for a Governance Officer Apprentice to join our Safeguarding Children Partnership.
If you are passionate about safeguarding children, committed to achieving positive outcomes, and bring a Level 3 qualification or equivalent, we would love to hear from you.
In this role, you will:
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Support the THSCP’s governance arrangements by providing admin and coordination support.
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Support on the delivery of the THSCP’s projects, including events planning and multi-agency initiatives.
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Demonstrate analytical capacity, including interpreting qualitative and quantitative data to inform governance activities.
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Maintain high standards of professionalism, including confidentiality, data protection, adherence to organisational policies, commitment to equality and diversity and maintaining personal development.
About You
We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:-
GCSE Maths and English 4 (C) and above or equivalent, and a Level 3 qualification or equivalent.
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Excellent knowledge of offices procedures including extended knowledge of generic IT databases and software packages, Excel and Word.
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Knowledge in co-ordinating, supporting or developing administration and business processes.
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12 months of relevant work experience
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Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
We strongly advise candidates not to use AI to write their supporting statements. Although AI can be a useful tool for checking your own work, we are looking for evidence that the candidate is able to engage meaningfully with the process and can produce non-generic responses to the application requirements. Evidence that AI has been used to generate content for this application may result in the application being discounted.
This vacancy will be closed once we have reached the maximum number of applications.Our Benefits
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Competitive salary.
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Local Government Pension Scheme membership.
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Generous annual leave: 29 days, rising to 33 with 5+ years’ service, plus bank holidays and 3 additional days at Christmas.
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Flexible and agile working to support work–life balance.
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Staff money-saving schemes (e.g., rent deposit loans, season ticket loans).
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Learning and development opportunities through our Learning Academy, with clear career development and leadership pathways.
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Salary range
- £31,086 - £31,530 per year







