Clerk to The Governing Body
Minet Nursery and Infant School
Hayes, Middlesex
- Expired
- Salary:
- £19.06 - £21.24 per hour inclusive of Outer London Weighting, POA
- Job type:
- Part Time, Temporary
- Apply by:
- 7 November 2016
Job overview
REF: SCH/146358SR
Meeting Schedule: 11 meetings per year with occasional extra meetings
The Governors of Minet Nursery and Infant School wish to appoint a Clerk to the Governing Body, and invite applications from suitable candidates for the post.
The Clerk will be accountable to the Governing Body, working effectively with the Chair of Governors, and with the Headteacher and other Governors. They will be expected to ensure the continuity of Governing Body business, to observe confidentiality requirements, and also to ensure that all statutory requirements are met.
The Clerk uses email and phone communication to liaise with governors in preparing agendas and documents for meetings. They would be required to arrange and attend four evening Governing Body Meetings (6pm – 8:30pm various days) and seven morning Committee meetings (8am - 10am various days) per school year.
In additon, the Clerk will be required to work additional hours which will include regular visits to school, attend training events (daytime and evening), and working from home to complete administrative and research duties.
Clerks create professional minutes of all meetings and maintain records of governors’ business. Liaison with the Local Authority and other external organisations, such as Governor Support Service, will be involved, so that the clerk can fully advise the governing body on issues affecting school governance.
The ideal candidate would have the following attributes:
- Be a good record keeper and be able to retrieve information when required.
- The ability to take and write clear minutes.
- Good organisational and communication skills
- Have an interest in educational governance.
The candidate would also need:
- To be able to attend evening and early morning meetings.
- Be contactable at mutually agreed times.
- Have access to a computer with printing and internet facilities.
- To attend appropriate training as required.
To apply please go to: https://www.schoolshrcooperative.co.uk/job/view/4204-clerk-to-the-governing-body-5
CLOSING DATE: 07 November 2016 - NOON
CVs will not be accepted
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
HEAD TEACHER: Mrs Catherine Veale - Tel: 020 8573 5177
E-mail: office@minetinfants.org.uk
About Minet Nursery and Infant School
Our School Vision:
“Promoting Respect, Relationships and Responsibility.”
We will achieve this by:
• Working closer with parents and carers to maximise their participation in their children’s education.
• Providing an accessible, safe, imaginative and enjoyable learning environment in which all children can develop their social skills, a healthy life style, physical skills, intellect, creativity, knowledge and understanding.
• Teaching a curriculum that prioritises language and literacy and is cross-curricular, flexible, challenging and grounded in the first-hand experiences of our children and their families.
• Accepting that each child is unique, nurturing their potential, promoting self-belief and raising aspirations.
• Broadening our children’s understanding of the communities and environment in which they live and providing them with opportunities to make positive contributions to them.
School Hours
Nursery 9.00 am 11.30 am morning session
12.45pm 3.15 pm afternoon session
Infant 8.45am 12.00pm
1.00 pm 3.00 pm
The school has a 60- place Nursery Unit. This is staffed by two teachers and three qualified Nursery Nurses. The 12 classes in the main school are organised into 4 parallel classes in each of the 3 Year Groups
Reception Year for children age 4 to 5 years,
Year 1 for children age 5 to 6 years
Year 2 for children age 6 years to 7 years.
In Hillingdon children start full time school in September or January. Children transfer to Minet Junior School (Key Stage 2) in the September following their 7th birthday. The Junior School is on the same site and we work in close co-operation with them for the benefit of the community.
In the Infant school, their class teacher teaches children for the major part of the week. There is also a PPA cover team of four teachers. The school has a team of classroom assistants who work alongside teachers in Year 1 and Year 2. There is also an Inclusion Team and two Learning Mentors who support individual children’s learning. Each Reception Year class has a full time Nursery Nurse to support the children’s learning in addition to the class teacher.
At lunch time children who stay at school are supervised in the dinner hall and the playground by our SMSA’s (dinner ladies) and other members of the Support staff. The school has a Welfare Assistant, Administrative and Finance Officer, Admissions Officer, Clerical Assistant, Learning Mentors, IT technician, Premises Manager and Cleaners who complete the school’s staff team.
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