Clerk To The Governors

The Hart Schools Trust Ltd, Stevenage, SG1 3BE

32 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April 2026

• Closing date

  19 January 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  18 December 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: £150 per meeting
• Additional allowances:

  £150 per meeting

Clerk To The Governors job summary

The clerks’ main duties will consist of the acquisition, preparation and distribution of meeting documents, and the recording and distribution of minutes. The successful candidate should be able to edit and refine documents to make them clear and easy to read, and have proficient IT skills.

Attendance at all governance meetings is essential. These are mainly on-site sessions in the evening, scheduled between September and July. A flexible approach and the ability to travel independently is key. The planned and draft dates of meetings are shown in the attached job description.

The clerk will need to work effectively with senior staff and board members, and will have support from a friendly and experienced team. Clerks can seek help and advice from a governance professional employed by Chiltern Learning Trust. Full training will be provided.

PERSON SPEC

• Highly organised with exceptional written communication skills

• Have experience working with professionals at a senior level

• Self-motivated, and able to work independently

• Able to work to deadlines

• Be a professional - in person and in written communication

• Work with discretion and maintain confidentiality

** For full details of this role please refer to the attached job description **

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 The Hart Schools Trust Ltd

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-hart-schools-trust-ltd

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