Local Governance Officer – Teignmouth Community School

The Methodist Church in Britain; Shaldon; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Training provided

Professional development

Flexible hours

Holiday pay

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is advertising a Local Governance Officer role to support the Local Governing Body at Teignmouth Community School in a flexible, term-time pattern. The role focuses on LGB administration, minutes, action logs and governance records, with home-based work and occasional school travel.

Key duties include agendas, reports, and using Scriba AI for clerking, plus guidance on governance and compliance. The post offers pension, development and flexible hours.

Qualifications

• Experience in an administrative, governance or committee support role.
• Eligible to work in the UK without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Support the effective operation of the Local Governing Body with administrative and organisational assistance.
• Prepare agendas, collate reports and produce accurate minutes and action logs using the Scriba AI clerking tool.
• Advise and guide on governance procedures, statutory requirements and the Trust's framework.
• Manage governance information and records, keeping them accurate, confidential and compliant.
• Work with the Chair, governors, school leaders and Trust governance colleagues to keep communication and governance practice consistent.
• Attend LGB meetings (five a year, late afternoon or early evening) at the school, a termly team meeting at the central team office, and training events.

Skills

Organized

Interpersonal skills

Discretion

MS Word/Outlook/Teams

Governance interest

Tools

Scriba AI

Job description

This Local Governance Officer post sits in the Trust's Governance Officer team and supports the Local Governing Body at Teignmouth Community School, one of the Ivy schools. The core work is running LGB administration: preparing agendas, collating reports, producing minutes and action logs, and keeping governance records accurate and compliant. Most of the work is home-based, with five late-afternoon LGB meetings a year, a termly team meeting and occasional travel to the school, on a flexible, term-time pattern of about 285 hours a year. Visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Support the effective operation of the Local Governing Body with administrative and organisational assistance
• Prepare agendas, collate reports and produce accurate minutes and action logs using the Scriba AI clerking tool
• Advise and guide on governance procedures, statutory requirements and the Trust's framework
• Manage governance information and records, keeping them accurate, confidential and compliant
• Work with the Chair, governors, school leaders and Trust governance colleagues to keep communication and governance practice consistent
• Attend LGB meetings (five a year, late afternoon or early evening) at the school, a termly team meeting at the central team office, and training events

Experience

• Experience in an administrative, governance or committee support role, or similar

Skills & knowledge

• Organised and detail-oriented
• Strong interpersonal skills to build positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders
• Proactive, able to manage workload and work independently with a high level of discretion
• Confident using Microsoft Word, Outlook, Teams and digital information systems
• Interest in organisational processes and willingness to develop knowledge of governance and compliance

Checks & eligibility

• Eligible to work in the UK without visa sponsorship

What’s offered

• Career average Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions linked to salary
• Training provided in addition to support from the Trust Governance Officer
• Access to the Trust's professional governance support subscriptions
• Ongoing professional development
• Flexible use of hours across the academic year to fit quieter and busier periods
• Holiday pay on top of the starting salary