Clerk to Governors

Cambridgeshire County Council; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government authority is seeking a part-time Governance Professional (Camclerk) to support schools. This hybrid role involves providing administrative support, writing minutes, and giving procedural advice to governing bodies, essential for ensuring quality education. The position offers flexibility in working hours and competitive pay at £13.69 per hour. Additional benefits include training opportunities, a wellbeing package, and various inclusive employee programs.

Benefits

Comprehensive wellbeing package

Buy up to 4 weeks additional leave

Flexible bank holidays

Development opportunities

Paid volunteering hours

Access to Peer Support Groups

Employee Recognition Awards

Access to discounts and schemes

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills and keen attention to detail.
• Ability to provide procedural advice based on legislation.
• Capacity to write detailed and accurate minutes.

Responsibilities

• Write detailed minutes for governing body meetings.
• Provide procedural advice to the governing body.
• Plan and facilitate governing body meetings.
• Maintain accurate records of governing body business.

Skills

Excellent administrative skills

Strong IT skills

Effective communication skills

Ability to work efficiently to deadlines

Flexibility to work at convenient times

Job description

About the role

Join our Camclerk team!

If youre highly organised and keen to contribute to the success of schools in your community, becoming a Camclerk might be the role for you.

The School Governance Team is on the lookout for dedicated Governance Professionals (clerks) to join the friendly team.

As a Camclerk, you will play a crucial role in delivering a high-quality clerking service, offering administrative support and procedural advice to governing bodies. Your work will directly impact the strategic role of these bodies in ensuring schools provide the best possible education for their pupils.

Key responsibilities

• Writing detailed minutes to a consistently high standard.
• Providing procedural advice to the governing body using legislation relating to school governance.
• Planning and facilitating governing body meetings in collaboration with the chair of governors and headteacher.
• Maintaining accurate records of governing body business and membership.

Skills required

• Excellent administrative, IT and communication skills.
• Ability to work efficiently to deadlines.
• Flexibility to work at times convenient to the governing body.

Benefits

Part-time, hybrid-working enjoy the flexibility of working from home, with a small allowance, along with onsite work in schools.

Competitive pay Earn £13.69 per hour, with hours and total pay based on the number of meetings each allocated school requires. This is different for each clerk - a worked exampleis attached below.

Diverse experience Governance professionals are expected to work in more than two schools.

Training and support We believe in continuous growth and development, supporting you on your career journey.

For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact one of our Senior Clerks :

Our benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing , both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities , apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes