Governor Support Officer

Stockport Council; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 11,000 - 12,000; Part time

Job summary

Stockport Council is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic administrator to join our Governor Support Officers team as a Governor Support Officer. The role involves supporting school governing boards, taking accurate minutes, and coordinating meetings across Stockport.

This post is 16 hours per week, term time only, with hybrid working and occasional evening meetings at schools. A home-working allowance is provided where applicable.

Qualifications

• Experienced and enthusiastic administrator.
• Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to take accurate minutes.

Responsibilities

• Work from home with meetings held in schools, mainly in Stockport.
• Attend governing board meetings, often in the evening.
• Hybrid working with in-person team development days.

Skills

Administration

Minutes taking

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Governor Support Officer
Scale 5 (£10,926.90 - £11,853.07 per annum)
16 Hours, Part Time, term time only
Regular evening work will be required for attendance at school governing board meetings in schools
Temporary/Secondment until 31st March 2027
Hybrid working requirement to attend meetings in schools across Stockport and other Local Authority areas & a half-termly in-person team development day (9.30am-2.30pm)

Application Deadline: 11:59pm 4th October 2026
Shortlisting Date: 6th October 2026
Interview Date: 8th October and 9th October 2026
Interview Type: In person, including a typing-based task

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Your Role

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic administrator to join our team of Governor Support Officers.

This post will entail working from home (for which an allowance will be given) with governing board meetings held in schools mainly in the Stockport area. Those meetings are often held in the evening but are included as part of the total weekly hours.

About You

You should have excellent organisational and interpersonal skills together with the ability to take accurate minutes.

About Us

This is an exciting opportunity to join a proactive and supportive team which can also offer the right candidate a good work/life balance.

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

This post is also open as secondment opportunity for Stockport Council Employees, however, you must seek the permission of your current manager prior to making an application.

The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme

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Eligible at-risk employees are entitled to have their applications considered ahead of internal employees in line with the Council’s Recruitment and Selection Policy. At risk employees are either employees in the last three months of their fixed term contract, or those who have been notified in writing that they are at risk by Human Resources following an employee consultation meeting. Employees wishing to be considered as an at-risk applicant are requested to email [e-mail] to inform Human Resources. At risk applications are only permitted for opportunities at the employees’ current grade or grades below.

Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.

We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.

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