Clerk to the Academy Council

The Littlehampton Academy, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 6FE

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  17 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  7 October 2025

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: £19.32 Hourly

Clerk to the Academy Council job summary

The ideal candidate will have a strong knowledge of governance requirements with proven experience working alongside boards or committees. Excellent organisational skills are essential to manage meetings, deadlines, and documentation efficiently, along with strong written communication skills to produce accurate agendas, minutes, and reports. A high attention to detail is required, alongside a flexibility to manage a varied workload is important.

This permanent position is 9 hours per week and is term time only with the flexibility to work various hours - during the day/late afternoon/early evenings.

The initial rate of pay is the equivalent of £19.32 per hour, paid monthly over 12 months. The pay scale has five spinal points and increments are awarded in April until the top of the pay scale is reached.

The successful candidate will be working with colleagues who are passionate about the contribution they make to the school and its students in a very motivating, forward-thinking environment. Our school is committed to providing excellent CPD opportunities for all our staff.

Closing Date: midday Friday 17 October 2025. We reserve the right to close the vacancy before the closing date so please apply early.

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The successful applicant will be required to undergo full safeguarding and vetting checks, including references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, and will be subject to a period of probation.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The Littlehampton Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

All successful applicants will be subject to a period of probation.

Schools are now required, as part of their shortlisting process, to carry out an online search as part of their due diligence.

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 The Littlehampton Academy

• School type: Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1369 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Littlehampton Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-littlehampton-academy

The Littlehampton Academy is a large academy recently designated by Ofsted as "Good" in all categories and with a year 7 cohort this year exceeding all previous numbers. We are proud to be part of the Woodard Academies Trust which has a distinctive core ethos supporting the development of both staff and students. The group motto: ‘opening minds, raising expectations, transforming lives’ is at the heart of everything we do and reflects our ambitions for all our students.

Situated on the beautiful West Sussex coast and with views of the South Downs, our academy has state-of-the-art facilities - including ample staff parking and a fitness suite. We are close to good transport links to surrounding towns, including Worthing, Chichester and Brighton.

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