Clerk to Governors
Ladycross Infant School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG10 5JD43 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
2 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 3 hours a week, 39 weeks a year (term time only) A willingness to work flexibly is required as the workload is variable. This includes attendance of 10 meetings per year on Thursdays at 4.30pm or 5pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- grade 4
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivatedSchool Business Assistant (Clerk to the Governors).
This is a key role supporting our Local Governing Board in the strategic management and development of our school.
The purpose of the clerk’s role is to:
- Provide effective administrative support to the governing board and its committees
- Ensure the governing board is properly constituted
- Manage information effectively in accordance with legal requirements
- Provide advice to the governing body on governance, constitutional and procedural matters
A willingness to work flexibly is required as the workload is variable. This includes attendance of 10 meetings per year on Thursdays at 4.30pm or 5pm. The post involves taking minutes, circulation of reports, preparations of agendas, letters and other specific duties for which close liaison with the Headteacher, Office Manager and Chair of Governors is essential.
Knowledge of how schools and governing boards operate would be an advantage along with previous experience of similar work but full training can be provided.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
- An experienced, friendly and supportivestaff team.
- CPD and training opportunities.
- The opportunity to make a realdifference to the lives of our children and the wider community.
Flexible working opportunities
A willingness to work flexibly is required as the workload is variable. This includes attendance of 10 meetings per year on Thursdays at 4.30pm or 5pm
Further details about the role
We actively welcome visits to look around our school. Please visit our website: www. http://ladycross-school.co.uk/ for more information about our school and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us (0115 9397379) to discuss the role further with our Headteacher Mrs Kathryn McKinley.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ladycross Infant School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 210 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Ladycross Infant School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- kyoxall@ladycross.derbyshire.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01159397379
Ladycross Infant School is a medium sized, happy school in Sandiacre.
Our infant school is from Reception through to Year 2. In addition we have a nursery with children turning 3 through to 4.
Arranging a visit to Ladycross Infant School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email kyoxall@ladycross.derbyshire.sch.uk.
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