Clerk

The Alderton Infant School and Nursery; Loughton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

The Alderton Infant School and Nursery is seeking a School Governance Clerk to support two schools within the Trust. You will attend and minute Governing Committee meetings, and work with the Chair and Headteacher to adapt the Trust's agenda and distribute papers ahead of meetings.

Flexibility is essential as some daytime and mostly evening meetings will be required. You will maintain confidentiality and support the Local Governing Committee outside meetings, drawing on prior school or

Qualifications

• Experience working in a school and/or governance role.
• Excellent communication, IT and literacy skills.
• Well organized with the ability to take comprehensive and accurate minutes.
• Ability to work flexibly.
• Occasional daytime and mostly evening meetings.

Responsibilities

• Attend and minute Governing Committee meetings.
• Work with the Chair and Headteacher to adapt the Trust's template agenda.
• Distribute papers within agreed timescales.
• Advise the governing body on procedural matters.
• Prepare accurate minutes of Governing Committee meetings.
• Record decisions accurately with timescales for action.
• Attend termly briefings with the Clerking Team and Head of Governance.
• Collate paperwork for induction of new Governors.
• Maintain an accurate record of Governors' terms of office and business interests.

Skills

Governance experience

Communication skills

IT literacy

Minute taking

Flexibility

Confidentiality

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

You will be allocated to particular schools with whom you will have the opportunity to build a positive working relationship. You will be expected to attend all of their meetings throughout the year (dates provided well in advance) but may also be asked to cover sickness or clashes for colleagues across the Trust so flexibility would be an advantage. At this point we are looking for someone to clerk two of our schools, but there may be opportunities to take on additional schools in the future.

Your general responsibilities will include:

• Attending and minuting Governing Committee meetings

• Working effectively with the Chair and Headteacher before each meeting to adapt the Trust's template agenda

• Distributing papers within agreed timescales

• Advising the governing body on procedural matters

• Preparing accurate minutes of Governing Committee meetings

• Recording decisions accurately and objectively with timescales for action

• Attending termly briefings with the Clerking Team and Head of Governance

• Collating paperwork for the induction of new Governors

• Maintaining an accurate record of Governors' terms of office and business interests throughout the year

You will:

• Have experience of working in a school and/or governance role

• Have good communication, IT and literacy skills

• Be well organised and able to take comprehensive and accurate minutes

• Have the ability to work flexibly

• Be able to attend some daytime but mostly evening meetings

• Have the time to support the Local Governing Committee outside of the meetings

• Maintain confidentiality when required