Governing Body Clerk - Minutes & Governance Pro

Shared Service - Gloucester; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Greenshaw Learning Trust is seeking a dedicated Governing Body Clerk to support school committees and governance processes, helping ensure meetings are effective and decisions are recorded in line with statutory and Trust requirements.

This role uses strong organisational skills and attention to detail to support governance across the Trust, including panels on suspensions and exclusions, with travel across the Trust for evening meetings.

Qualifications

• Proven experience taking minutes at formal committee or board meetings.
• Experience clerking in a school or academy trust setting and understanding governance procedures (exclusions, complaints, appeals).
• Ability to maintain detailed records and handle confidential information with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Arranging committee and panel meetings, preparing agendas and distributing meeting papers in advance.
• Attending meetings and producing accurate minutes that capture key discussions, decisions, actions and their rationale.
• Maintaining detailed records of committee membership, attendance, training and declarations of interest.
• Monitoring agreed actions and ensuring decisions are communicated to the relevant individuals.
• Providing procedural support for committees and assisting with panels relating to pupil suspensions, permanent exclusions and parental complaints.
• Working collaboratively with the wider Governance and Compliance Team to support effective governance across the Trust.

Skills

Minute taking

Governance procedures

Organisational skills

Confidentiality

Communication skills

Job description

Greenshaw Learning Trust is seeking a dedicated Governing Body Clerk to support school committees and governance processes, helping ensure meetings are effective and decisions are recorded in line with statutory and Trust requirements.

This role uses strong organisational skills and attention to detail to support governance across the Trust, including panels on suspensions and exclusions, with travel across the Trust for evening meetings.