Clerk to the Governing Body
Edith Moorhouse Primary School, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3HP21 days remaining to apply
Job start date
5 February 2025
Closing date
31 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 January 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
- £15.17 - £16.63 Hourly
Clerk to the Governing Body job summary
We have a vacancy for a clerk to support our local governing body. Among other things you would be responsible for:
The timely circulation of agendas
Attending governing body meetings and the production of accurate minutes
Monitoring governing body membership and attendance
Maintaining the register of governors’ business interests
Providing administrative support to the governing body
Providing advice to governors on their legal and procedural duties.
The governing body generally meets on Tuesday evenings, once a term, but the rest of the work can be done at home at any time. Meetings are held at Edith Moorhouse Primary School, Lawton Avenue, Carterton. Clerking for both the full governor meetings and committees in the school amounts to approximately 95 hours per year including attendance at meetings and preparation and follow-up, as well as other duties related to the governing body’s operations.
We are interested in receiving applications from experienced clerks but we would also like to hear from anyone who might not have clerking experience but would like to train as one, as we can offer full training for this role.
To find out more about Edith Moorhouse School, please visit the school’s website or to arrange an informal chat with the Chair of Governors please email glenda@edithmoorhouse.org.
The River Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. The River Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our communities.
Commitment to safeguarding
The River Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. All staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Employment will also be conditional on the receipt of at least two acceptable references (one from current/latest employer) and evidence of the formal qualifications required for the role.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Edith Moorhouse Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 355 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
We are a popular primary school in the Oxfordshire town of Carterton, close to RAF Brize Norton. Visitors to our school often comment on the calm and friendly atmosphere, and our children are happy and enjoy their learning. As a school we have worked really hard over the past few years to build a strong and committed team with the capacity to improve the outcomes for our pupils. We are proud to be an academy as part of The River Learning Trust. We feel very strongly that our school team, along with the wider family of the River Learning Trust, is what makes our school successful.
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Charlton-on-Otmoor Church of England Primary School
Fencott Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 2UT
Human Resources, Health & Safety and Premises Manager
Caldecott Primary School
Caldecott Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5HB
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in Oxfordshire