Clerk to School Governors
Job Title: Clerk to School Governors
Responsible to: Head of School Governance
Location: Governors' meetings across our schools/home working (London/Kent)
Role term: Permanent
Hours: 4hrs per week (Term Time Only) - There may be more hours available depending on your availability
Salary: £35,000 per annum, pro rata

Role purpose
We are looking for an experienced school and academy clerk to provide first-class support to Governing Bodies and Committees across this successful family of schools. Role responsibilities

Clerking ▪ To prepare agenda for meetings on occasion in liaison with the Head of School Governance, the Headteacher and the Chair. ▪ To collate and circulate documents in advance of the meeting. ▪ To attend meetings in person or on zoom as necessary, and take detailed minutes with actions arising, to whom the actions have been delegated and timeframes involved. ▪ To prepare the first draft of the minutes and action log within 5 working days. ▪ To incorporate amendments and corrections for the submission of the final approved draft to the Head of School Governance.

Advisory ▪ To build strong relationships with Heads and Chairs of all our schools. ▪ During meetings, to provide strategic advice and support on all governance issues to Chairs of Governing Bodies - consulting the Head of School Governance, as necessary. Job Profile 4

Other ▪ To maintain Governing Board registers and ensure our database information is up to date. ▪ To clerk extraordinary meetings or panel hearings