Clerk to Local Governing Bodies

Corinium Education Trust, Cirencester, GL7 1XB

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 March 2026

• Closing date

  8 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  26 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,024.00 - £32,597.00 Annually (FTE) £15.56 - £16.90 per hour

Clerk to Local Governing Bodies job summary

Part time job opportunity, working from home and face-to-face meetings at various locations.

• Are you looking for a fresh challenge?
• Do you have good oral and written communication skills and are well organised?
• Do you want to work flexibly?
• Are you interested in education and learning more about how schools work?
• Do you want to supplement your income?

About the role:

We are looking for an enthusiastic and well organised professional individual to provide clerking services for schools within the Corinium Education Trust.

You will work closely with the Chair of the Local Governing Body and our Governance Manager, delivering strong governance arrangements. You will have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and an ability to work on your own initiative. Previous experience in clerking or governance would be advantageous however is not essential; you will be fully supported and provided with personalised training from our Governance Manager.

The role is home-based and allows for flexibility. There is a requirement to attend schools for onsite meetings which occur in the evenings (5.30 or 6.00pm start for around 2 hours).

The Corinium Education Trust consists of 6 schools, each with their own Local Governing Body:

• Cirencester Deer Park School
• Chesterton Primary School
• Kemble Primary School
• Siddington C of E Primary School
• Down Ampney C of E Primary School
• Sherborne C of E Primary School

.We are opening a new primary school, The Steadings, in September 2029. As we anticipate further growth, this is an exciting opportunity to join and contribute to our expanding Governance team.

Key accountabilities:

• Support our Local Governing Bodies, arrange meetings, create agendas, collate papers, attend meetings and prepare accurate minutes;
• Provide procedural, regulatory, and governance advice to governing bodies at meetings and as and when appropriate;
• Able to work closely and cooperatively with people, including Chairs, LGB members, and headteachers and their teams;
• Work effectively to meet deadlines;
• Understand and adhere to confidentiality and integrity.

About you:

If you can demonstrate the following, we’d love to hear from you:

• Working effectively independently and as part of a team;
• Excellent listening, communication and written skills;
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to work unsupervised;
• Managing your own time, working well under pressure and meeting deadlines;
• Initiative, creativity, resilience and personal integrity;
• Engaging in training and continuing professional development;
• Attention to detail and recording information accurately;
• Understanding of data protection and maintaining confidentiality;
• Good interpersonal skills and a sense of humour.

And in return:

The Trust is a great place to work. The name of our multi-academy trust is carefully chosen:

• Corinium geographically positions us in Cirencester and the South Cotswolds. It connects us with the past as we look to the future;
• Education is our core purpose and sits at the centre of all we do;
• Trust underpins all we do and reflects our values.

We aim to transform lives and strengthen communities.

• We put children and young people first;
• We inspire a lifelong love of learning and fellowship;
• We challenge everyone to achieve more than we all first think is possible.

Furthermore,

• We act with courage and kindness;
• We are collaborative and innovative;
• We achieve our goals by being the best we can be every day.

We offer a great range of benefits, including a competitive salary, training and development.

Here are some of the other benefits you’ll enjoy as a valued member of our team:

• School term time working
• Dedicated training and support from our in-house governance team
• A workplace pension (the Local Government Pension Scheme)
• Free DBS
• Access to our Employee Assistance programme

The closing date for applications is 8 February 2026

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Corinium Education Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/corinium-education-trust

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