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  • Start date details

    January 2025

  • Closing date

    16 December 2024 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    20 November 2024

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

Salary dependent on experience

Clerk to the Governors job summary

The Governing Body of Edward Peake are seeking to appoint an organised, highly motivated and enthusiastic Clerk to the Governors to provide comprehensive support to the Governing Body to fulfil its remit. The successful candidate will have a flexible approach to working hours, be an exceptional communicator and an experienced administrator. They will provide advice to the governing body on governance, constitutional and procedural matters and be the official channel of communication to and from the governing body ensuring it functions smoothly and efficiently.

The clerk will also provide administrative support to the Governing Body. Principally, preparing agendas in consultation with the Chair of Governors and the Headteacher, taking and writing up the minutes at all governors' meetings (approx. 18 meetings per year), and distributing documentation and other information to the governing board.

The post is for approximately 180 hours per annum. Meetings are held both during the day and evening. However most of the administrative duties can be undertaken at home.

Previous experience of working in a school environment would be an advantage but is not essential.

For an informal chat, please contact the Chair of Governors, Mike Sladen, via email address info@edwardpeake.beds.sch.uk, with your telephone number and preferred time to call.

We reserve the right to appoint before the application deadline, so early applications are encouraged.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. A DBS disclosure is required for this post.

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.

This job post has expired.

About Edward Peake CofE VC School

School type
Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 10 to 16
Education phase
Middle
School size
526 pupils enrolled
Age range
10 to 16

Edward Peake is mixed middle deemed secondary institution based in Biggleswade. At Edward Peake we believe that our pupils are our greatest asset therefore we are committed to providing an outstanding education for each and every pupil. Our core purpose is to enable pupils to make exceptional progress and support pupils’ personal well-being so that they can achieve outstanding outcomes. We are a friendly and welcoming school with a distinctive Christian ethos where pupils are able to live, love and learn.

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