Clerk to Local Governors
Sherborne Area Schools' Trust, Sherborne, DT9 4EQ28 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
13 April 2026 at 10am
Date listed
16 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £14.82 Hourly Grade 8, Point 12
Clerk to Local Governors job summary
Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted and an appointment may be made before the closing date, therefore an early application is encouraged.
Salary: Grade 8, Point 12: £14.82 per hour
Contract: Permanent, 70 hours per year, per school
We are looking to appoint an outstanding Clerk with energy and enthusiasm and a love for working in education and governance. This is a wonderful opportunity to join a group of Clerks working within a large Multi-Academy Trust across Dorset and South Somerset. Most meetings will be in school in the early evening, but some may be held virtually. No experience necessary, regular training and support will be provided.
We have vacancies at King Arthur's School - Wincanton, Charlton Horethorne Primary School and Shaftesbury School. Within your application, please indicate if you're applying for one (please specify) or all of these schools.
The successful candidate will:
be able to work flexibly in school settings in the early evening (with prior- arrangement) and occasionally during the school day.
be able to plan their time.
have excellent communication skills.
be able to attend meetings and take minutes.
have the ability to embrace and contribute to the vision of Trust schools.
show respect to others and be able to embrace the ethos and values of the trust.
be positive, optimistic, caring, kind and approachable.
have the ability to support, challenge and inspire.
be willing to develop their professional clerking skills.
To find out more about the benefits of working for SAST, click here
For more information about our trust, please click here to view our careers page.
You are warmly encouraged to get in touch prior to application to discuss the position. Our Governance Professional, Brida Skipworth is available to have an informal discussion with interested applicants about the role. Please contact her at brida.skipworth@sast.org.uk.
SAST will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. In line with KCSIE guidance, this will be part of safer recruitment checks, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
SAST has an absolute commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The Trust and School follows the national and Somerset policies and procedures for child protection and security and the interview will include questions about safeguarding children. Current and/or previous employers will be contacted for references as part of the verification process pre-appointment checks if the applicant is short listed. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
SAST recognises the benefit of having a diverse workforce and is committed to building a workforce which reflects diversity from the communities it serves. SAST values the contributions from all staff from a wide range of different backgrounds and actively seeks to promote an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment and at the same time supports fair promotion and cultural acceptance. Under the provision of the Equality Act 2010 SAST welcomes applications from everyone and operates a recruitment process which is fair and does not discriminate against or disadvantage anyone because of their age, disability, gender reassignment status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
This role is UK- based and your right to work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding responsibilities associated with any role may include engagement in regulatory activity, such as administering first aid or supporting an upset child. It will have contact with young people on a day-to-day basis. SAST 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 meet the person specification and pass all safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check Barred List check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Sherborne Area Schools' Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
SAST is a multi-school trust, formed in June 2017, with 18 schools across Dorset and South Somerset. We have more than 5,700 students and over 850 members of staff. There is real strength in coming together with a collective responsibility for all the children’s development and progress between 0-19 years. SAST has large town primary schools with over 300 children, smaller village primary schools and nursery provision. SAST also has 5 secondary schools, some with a Sixth Form provision. There is a mix of formerly maintained and Church of England schools - both voluntary controlled and voluntary-aided in the Diocese of Salisbury. We believe in preserving Schools in their local community.
A key principle of the SAST is that member schools maintain their own character, such as church and community status. All schools in the multi-school trust are equal partners and are committed to the principles of collaboration, sharing expertise and resources to enable all partner schools to deliver excellent education for all young people in their care.
At the heart of SAST is the desire to work in partnership, to collaborate with others and to be outward facing for the benefit of children and staff. The schools have extensive links beyond the immediate area and are keen to extend these further.
SAST works by providing opportunities to share and improve - to develop further our provision as well as supporting the quality of leadership and management. This includes sharing best practice, being creative in maintaining a broad and diverse curriculum, ensuring the care and support is in place for children and families and enabling further staff and teacher development. We also work together on meeting the challenges of funding and the opportunities for financial efficiency, determining for ourselves which services and providers we will use to provide outstanding provision for our children. There is real strength in coming together with a collective responsibility for all of the children’s development and progress between 0-19 years.
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