Clerk to Governors
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy, Alford, Lincolnshire, LN13 9HY15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
2 November 2026
Closing date
9 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: This is a part-time appointment initially for 6 hours per week annualised (term time only).
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- NJC 8 - NJC 11 Depending on Experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint a reliable, efficient and suitably skilled part-time Clerk to Governors to join our team. The successful applicant will be required to attend all Full Governing Body and Sub-Committee Meetings. This role requires a flexible approach to working hours and the option to clerk meetings remotely from home is possible for some sub-committees. We currently have 6 FGB Meetings per annum with further sub-committee meetings for the following:
- Finance, Audit & Risk Committee (6 meetings per annum)
- HR & Salaries Committee (1 meeting per annum)
- Policies Committee (1 meeting per annum)
- Curriculum & Standards Committee (3 meetings per annum)
- Headteacher’s Performance Management Meeting
- Members Meeting (1 meeting per annum)
- Strategy Day
We are ideally looking for someone who:
- Is an efficient and effective administrator.
- Is able to set agendas and take detailed minutes.
- Is able to source and provide advice to the governing body on governance, constitutional and procedural matters.
- Is able to abide by the confidentiality of the role at all times.
- Is competent with IT.
- Ideally holds a Level 3 Certificate in the Clerking of School and Academy Governing Boards.
- Has been employed in a school setting previously.
What the school offers its staff
In return we can offer a workplace with experienced, supportive and professional colleagues dedicated to delivering the best education possible. We aim to develop all our staff to their full potential and offer opportunity for continued professional development.
Queen Elizabeth’s is a Selective Academy, currently having 581 pupils on roll and is located in the small, rural town of Alford. Queen Elizabeth’s is a very friendly and caring community in which pupils are known and valued individually. The atmosphere is calm, happy and purposeful; standards of attainment, behaviour and dress are high, and we are proud of our reputation as one of the top schools in the East Midlands whilst offering a holistic, supportive approach to education.
For further details about the school please visit our website, http://www.queenelizabeths.co.uk/ www.qegs.co.uk.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks in line with KCSIE 2026 will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. 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 post is subject to an enhanced Disclosures and Barring Service clearance.
In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 565 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- a.duff@queenelizabeths.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01507 462403
Queen Elizabeth’s is a Selective Academy, currently having 582 pupils on roll and is located in the small, rural town of Alford. Queen Elizabeth’s is a very friendly and caring community in which pupils are known and valued individually. The atmosphere is calm, happy and purposeful; standards of attainment, behaviour and dress are high, and we are proud of our reputation as one of the top schools in the East Midlands whilst offering a holistic, supportive approach to education.
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