Clerk to the Local Governing Body

eTeach UK Limited; Bromyard; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational organization in Bromyard is seeking a proactive Clerk to support the Local Governing Board. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and writing skills, organizational skills, and a strong working knowledge of Microsoft 365. This part-time, permanent position involves assisting in clerical tasks and governance meetings, and offers benefits including CPD opportunities and membership to a pension scheme.

Benefits

Collaborative working environment

Supportive ethos

ECT support program

Excellent CPD opportunities

Pension scheme membership

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality clerical, secretarial and administrative support to the Local Governing Board.
• Assist in scheduling termly governance meetings outside of school hours.

Skills

Good general communication skills

Excellent, accurate, and concise writing skills

Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft 365

Good organisational skills

Excellent record keeping

Tact, diplomacy, confidentiality and sensitivity

Ability to use appropriate IT equipment

Experience of setting up virtual meetings via MS Teams

Ability to speak with confidence and accuracy

Job description

Clerk to Lugwardine Primary Academy Local Governing Body Start Date: 1st February 2026 or before Contract: Permanent, Part time, 37 hours per annum Salary: Grade Scale TC04 (scale point 4-6).

Lugwardine Primary Academy is part of the Three Counties Academy Trust (TCAT) which includes Queen Elizabeth High School and four local Primary schools. The academy serves a catchment based around the villages of Bartestree and Lugwardine and is located within Bartestree on a housing estate with easy access to fields and farmland. It is a fully inclusive school with happy and enthusiastic children, highly motivated staff and a supportive Governing Body.

Lugwardine Primary Academy is looking to appoint an organised and proactive governance professional to provide a range of high‑quality clerical, secretarial and administrative support to the Local Governing Board. Termly governance meetings are scheduled outside of school/office working hours to accommodate our governance volunteers; working hours will be discussed and agreed with the successful applicant.

Key Requirements

• Good general communication skills
• Excellent, accurate, and concise writing skills
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft 365
• Good organisational skills – able to prioritise workload
• Excellent record keeping, information retrieval and dissemination of governing body data/documentation
• Tact, diplomacy, confidentiality and sensitivity
• Ability to use appropriate IT equipment as required by the governing body
• Experience of setting up virtual meetings via MS Teams
• An ability to speak with confidence and accuracy, using accurate sentence structures and vocabulary

Benefits

• Collaborative working to support our endeavours to work smarter and achieve an effective balance between home and work.
• A supportive ethos and concern for the well‑being of all colleagues.
• A successful ECT support program and new staff mentoring.
• Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression.
• Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS).

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted to arrange an interview.