Clerk to Governing Body

Gordon Yates Recruitment Consultancy; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Our Client, a boys' school with a mixed Sixth Form in Central London, is seeking a Clerk to Governing Body for a temp-perm role starting ASAP. The post is on an on-going basis with a salary of £41,739–£43,014 (FT equivalent); part-time or term-time contracts may apply, with salary adjusted accordingly.

You will provide procedural advice to the governing body and administrative support to fulfil its statutory obligations, preparing agendas, papers and minutes, and coordinating governor elections.

Qualifications

• Experience taking notes of meetings and presenting records of decisions.
• Experience clerking in a school or similar setting.
• Ability to give a clear synopsis of relevant legislation.
• Willingness and ability to travel to meetings.
• Flexibility to work at times convenient to the governing body, including evenings.
• Ideally current Enhanced DBS or willingness to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Prepare agendas with the chair and school personnel, aligned with statutory obligations and DFE/LA issues.
• Distribute agendas and papers six days before meetings.
• Record attendance and manage absences.
• Advise on governance legislation and procedural matters before, during and after meetings.
• Take notes to draft minutes and identify actions.
• Maintain a governor database and term dates.
• Coordinate elections of parent, teacher and staff governors.

Skills

Note-taking

Clerking in school

Legislation synopsis

Travel ability

Evening meetings

DBS check willingness

Job description

Clerk to Governing Body

We are currently recruiting for a Clerk to Governing Body to start asap; on an on going Temp- Perm Basis £41,739-£43,014 - Our Client will look at P/T and F/T options.

WHO WILL YOU BE WORKING FOR?

Our client is an all Boys School with a mixed Sixth Form based in Central London.

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?

Pay scale S01 pt (£41,739pa - £43,014pa, full-time equivalent); the actual salary will be lower if the contract is part-time or term time only - Open to both F/T and P/T

To provide the governing body with procedural advice in carrying out its statutory obligations, and administrative support in fulfilling its strategic functions.

• Work effectively with the chair and relevant school personnel before the governing body meeting to prepare a purposeful agenda which takes account of statutory obligations and DFE and LA issues and is focussed on school improvement.
• Produce, collate and distribute the agenda and papers so that recipients receive them six days before the meeting.
• Record the attendance of governors at the meeting and take appropriate action re absences.
• Advise the governing body on governance legislation and procedural matters where necessary before, during and after the meeting.
• Take notes of the governing body meetings to prepare minutes, including indicating who is responsible for any agreed action
• Maintain a database of names, addresses and category of governing body members, and their term of office
• Initiate an induction pack being sent to newly appointed governors including details of terms of office
• Liaise with the school HR Manger in respect of vetting checks for new governors.
• Co-ordinate the elections of parent, teacher and staff governors.

ABOUT YOU

• Experience of taking notes of meetings and presenting records of expressed opinions and decisions taken
• Experience of clerking in a school or similar setting
• Ability to give a clear synopsis of relevant legislation.
• To be able to travel to meetings
• To be able to work at times convenient to the governing body, including evening meetings
• Ideally will hold a Current Enhanced DBS- or be willing to have one taken out.