School Governance Professional

The Dean Trust; Wigan; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

A local education trust in England is seeking a clerking support professional to assist two local governing committees in Wigan. The role includes scheduling meetings, agreeing on agendas, and producing accurate minutes. The position offers a range of benefits including generous annual leave, health care cash plans, and flexible meeting attendance options. Commitment to safeguarding is essential.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Health care cash plan

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Support effective governance by providing clerking support.
• Attend all LGC and committee meetings and produce accurate minutes.
• Flexibility for remote attendance considered.

Responsibilities

• Support scheduling of meetings for the local governing committee.
• Agree agendas with the Headteacher and Chair.
• Produce accurate minutes within agreed timescales.

Job description

Overview

The core purpose of the role will be to support effective governance by providing and maintaining an effective clerking support service to two local governing committees in Wigan.

Responsibilities

• To support the LGC in the scheduling of meetings in line with the guidance issued by the Trust.
• To agree agendas with the Headteacher and the Chair in line with the trust model agenda.
• To attend all LGC and committee meetings and produce accurate minutes within agreed timescales and in line with the trust protocols.

Details and Benefits

• Annual leave - Generous annual leave entitlement for non-teaching employees.
• Conditions of service - We adopt national terms and conditions for all teaching and non-teaching employees.
• Continuous service - Recognition of local government continuous service.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme - Free and confidential counselling service available 24/7.
• Health care cash plan - We are part of the Simplyhealth Care Cash Plan; the Trust will fund membership for all employees to receive money back on healthcare services.
• Family friendly policies and leave of absence - Paid leave which supports a wide range of circumstances including family emergencies and religious festivals.
• Further details about the role - There are 13 pre-scheduled meetings every academic year, with 4 additional meetings held as required.
• Meetings are predominantly after the school has closed for the day between 16:00 - 18:00; occasionally, you may be required to attend a meeting during the school day, at a time to suit the post holder. Flexibility around remote attendance for some meetings can be considered.
• Commitment to safeguarding.