Clerk to Governors
Nailsea School
Nailsea, North Somerset
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01 September 2019
- Apply by:
- 28 June 2019
Job overview
Clerk to the Board of Governors
Required from September 2019
Nailsea School is seeking to appoint a Clerk to the Board of Governors.
The Governing Body, through its appointed and elected governors, plays an essential role in the development and continuing success of the school.
The clerk will work with the chair of governors, chairs of committees, other governors and headteacher, in dealing with administrative matters for the board of governors and advising on procedural issues of governance and statutory duties. Central to the role is preparing for, taking notes at and producing accurate minutes for meetings.
The clerk is required to attend all evening meetings to take minutes. These are usually held on a Monday and start at 18.00. Typically, there are 18 meetings per year. The clerk is also required to attend any panel meetings and produce minutes of these. Drafting minutes, distribution and other tasks can be undertaken when convenient to the clerk in a timely manner. Predominantly this role will be home based outside of meeting times.
New clerks can access support through on-line training, governors and headteacher and can keep up to date with local developments through local briefings.
The post will involve approximately 6 - 8 hours per meeting/160 hours per annum and the clerk may be asked to take on additional work with prior agreement. Any hours over and above this will be paid on an ad hoc basis.
The pay for this post is £1454 per annum, (pay award pending in September 2019). You will need to invoice the school on a quarterly basis and be responsible for paying your own Tax and National Insurance.
Further information about this post and the school, including a job description and person specification, can be found on the school’s website at: www.nailseaschool.com
If you are interested in applying for the position, please complete our Application Form which is on our school website and attach a letter of application stating your skills and experience to: Assistant Business Manager (Finance and HR), Nailsea School, Mizzymead Road, Nailsea, Bristol BS48 2HN
Closing date for application: Noon on Friday 28 June 2019
Provisional interview date: Friday 05 July 2019
Attached documents
About Nailsea School
Our School
Nailsea School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form. Situated less than 10 miles from Bristol it enjoys the benefits of a small town whilst being on the doorstep of one of the U.K.’s most prosperous, vibrant and creative cities. Nailsea School is a community that demonstrates a common purpose - to ensure the very best for each and everyone of their students.
At Nailsea School all students are valued and each individual is encouraged to be the best version of themselves: to Aspire, Believe and Succeed.
The Whole Child
The change from childhood to adulthood can be challenging and we believe that confidence, happiness and strong communication skills form the foundations for success. Our in-school pastoral team advise and nurture the whole child, offering support with social skills, peer problems, anxiety, home or academic issues. Experts in safeguarding, counselling and mentoring work alongside our Heads of House and tutors to support students well-being. The House structure’s vertical tutor groups integrate year groups and encourages peer to peer learning and support. This leads to strong friendships, confident relationships between groups and a comfortable family base from which students thrive. Feedback from a dynamic student voice programme connecting the whole school, reveals students to be happy and flourishing. We are proud of the behaviour of our students and visitors often remark on the studious, calm atmosphere within the school. Staff and students work together to ensure the effectiveness of rules and behaviour policies around the school create a fair and safe environment for all, with a focus on effort as well as achievement.
A Place for Everyone
Understanding that each child is different, Nailsea School has developed a range of inclusive ways to meet individual needs including a specialist learning centre within the school for students with specific educational needs and disabilities. The Hub is a place where children access a reduced mainstream timetable to improve literacy, numeracy and social skills. The low stress setting of The Hub, within the centre of the school, provides a nurturing environment through Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4, and children using this area are encouraged to join in with mainstream life.
Teachers at Nailsea are skilled in adopting and responding to the learning needs of all students and there is also extra support in the form of dedicated Teaching and Learning Support Assistants within lessons for those who experience specific learning difficulties.
Our Facilities
Nailsea School was re-built in 2009 and the space speaks for itself; designed with students in mind, its free-flowing structure makes navigation easy and there is a sense of calm learning throughout the school. As well as benefiting from excellent sporting facilities, including an all-weather pitch, fantastic creative arts facilities with music, TV and art studios, and technology throughout the school, it has excellent ecological credentials. Students can visit the DEN area (Developing Engagement with Nature) where forest school principles are taught. Green technology has been developed throughout the school, the main heating source is through a biomass boiler, we have sensory lighting and use solar panels to heat our water and provide electricity for external lighting. Even the toilets use recycled greywater. Our carbon footprint is improving year on year and we recycle throughout the school.
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