Clerk to the Governing Body
Seven Fields Primary
Swindon
- £12.37 - £13.72 per hour
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Asap
- Apply by:
- 28 January 2022
Job overview
Seven Fields Primary School
Grade 8: £12.37 - £13.72 per hour
95 hours per year, approx. 2.5 hours per week, term time only
Home working, with attendance at evening meetings.
Are you interested in supporting a local school and engaging with your community? Do you have basic administrative skills, good writing ability and an eye for detail? Would you like to gain new skills in a flexible, varied and interesting role?
We have a vacancy for a clerk to support our local governing body. Among other things you would be responsible for:
The timely circulation of agendas
Attending governing body meetings and the production of accurate minutes
Monitoring governing body membership and attendance
Maintaining the register of governors’ business interests
Providing administrative support to the governing body
Providing advice to governors on their legal and procedural duties.
The governing body generally meets in the evenings but the rest of the work can be done at home at any time. At the moment meetings are held virtually but in due course some of these will take place at the school.
Clerking for both the full governor meetings and committees in the school amounts to approximately 95 hours per year including attendance at meetings (upto 14 per school year) and preparation and follow-up, as well as other duties related to the governing body’s operations.
We are interested in receiving applications from experienced clerks but we would also like to hear from anyone who might not have clerking experience but would like to train as one, as we can offer full training for this role.
To find out more about Seven Fields Primary School please visit the school’s website or to arrange an informal chat with the Chair of Governors please email admin@sevenfieldsprimary.org.
To apply for this post, please submit a completed application via the TES recruitment website
Closing date: Friday 28th January 2022 3.00pm.
The River Learning Trust and Seven Fields Primary School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. All staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Employment will also be conditional on the receipt of at least two acceptable references (one from current/latest employer) and evidence of the formal qualifications required for the role. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. You should contact the school if you are unsure if this role includes regulated activity relevant to children.
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About Seven Fields Primary
- Seven Fields Primary
- Leigh Road, Penhill, Swindon
- Wiltshire
- SN2 5DE
- United Kingdom
Welcome to Seven Fields Primary School. We are an average sized primary school serving the catchment area of Central Swindon.Seven Fields buildings are modern, airy and new as the school was built just over 10 years ago.
Seven Fields school is a friendly school which strives to ensure that all children have a warm, safe and caring environment within which to learn. Our school is a place where everyone is included and valued. We believe that all children have a voice and should be listened to. We are proud that all our pupils enjoy coming to school and that they know that their education and achievement is at the centre of everything we do. We prepare children to be lifelong learners with a sense of enquiry and a drive to succeed. We encourage children to work together to enjoy their learning and we support them as they aspire to take risks and achieve personal progress. We aim to create a learning environment where everyone can celebrate success, people show respect for one another and where children care for their learning environment.
In our school we want everyone to feel good about themselves and how they are growing to become future members of the wider community, with aspirations for their own future and clear goals to achieve success.
Working for us
Are you an exceptional teacher or an outstanding member of support staff? We are always on the lookout for motivated and accomplished team members to join us. You’ll be joining an extremely friendly, well-motivated and enthusiastic staff determined to make our school officially outstanding as soon as possible. We can offer you:
- A positive staff culture with extremely high expectations of work and behaviour
- Well-behaved children
- A well-functioning leadership team who views professional development as a priority
- A friendly and well-motivated staff and an inclusive community in which you can flourish
- The opportunity to continue your career working alongside fabulous teachers and teaching assistants.
About River Learning Trust
Seven Fields Primary School is a member of River Learning Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust responsible for a number of schools and a school centred initial teacher training (SCITT) provider within Oxfordshire. We’re a Trust committed to the professional learning and development of staff with high-quality training in-school and through the Oxfordshire Teaching Schools Alliance.
As a school-led organisation, we’re always keen to recruit and train the very best individuals who we hope will go on to become excellent teachers in our partnership of schools. All details of our programmes can be found at http://www.oxfordshireteachertraining.co.uk.
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