Clerk to the Local Governing Board

Burrowmoor Primary Academy, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 9RP

30 days remaining to apply

Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
8 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 September 2024

Job details

Job role: Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary: £26,421.00 - £26,421.00 Annually (FTE)

Clerk to the Local Governing Board job summary

Salary: Scale 5, point 12

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 5 hours per term (Meetings take place evenings)

Closing date for applications: 4th October 2024

Interviews will be held: Burrowmoor Primary Academy, week beginning 7th October 2024

Start Date: as soon as possible

The successful candidate will:

Provide the Local Governing Board with information on procedural matters before, during and after meetings, ensuring this is in line with the articles of association or instrument of government.

Act as the first point of contact for governors ─ answering questions concerning procedural matters, and issues relating to the structure of governance and scheme of delegation.

Keep the governing board up-to-date with the annual calendar of governing board meetings.

Guide the governing board in managing conflicts of interest.

Ensure each agenda is planned to prompt governors to declare any new or existing conflicts of interest.

Work alongside the headteacher and chair of governors to prepare an agenda for the full governing board meetings two weeks prior to the meeting.

Ensure that all the appropriate paperwork is ready before meetings, and distributed to governors one week before the meeting.

Record attendance at all meetings, taking responsibility for dealing with absences, including providing absent governors with details of upcoming meetings.

Ensure all meetings are quorate, and advise the relevant chair if the meeting is not quorate.

Draft minutes of all governing board meetings, including who is responsible for the agreed action and the expected timescales.

Demonstrate an awareness of confidentiality when recording sensitive discussions and decisions, and ensure that confidential minutes are recorded and distributed appropriately.

Distribute the reviewed draft minutes to all governors, the headteacher and Clerk to the Trust Board, and ensure draft minutes are agreed at the following meeting.

Follow up on any agreed action points with those responsible, keeping the chair informed of any progress.

Training and support will be provided by the Clerk to the Trust Board

We are dedicated to high quality professional development and there are opportunities for further progression within the Diamond Learning Partnership Trust. Etc. We value our staff and there are many development opportunities within the Partnership.  

The ideal candidate will have:

The ability to build good relationships with Head Teacher, LGB Members and Trust Clerk;

A commitment to equal opportunities;

The ability to work in a team but also to use your own initiative;

Organisation and time management skills;

High aspirations for themselves;

Excellent communication skills;

Proven competency in English and Maths

A drive to engage in high-quality professional development to pursue further qualifications

The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust is a charitable multi-academy trust specialising in the Primary sector. We are building a thriving community of schools that succeed on behalf of their children. The Family of Academies within the Trust currently incorporates three hubs: St Neots, Fenland and Royston. 

  Further benefits include: 

Supportive and collaborative approach to working  

Opportunities to train/work with other academies within the Diamond Learning Partnership Trust to share best practice and resources  

  A friendly and professional team with a commitment to high standards    

Local Governing Pension Scheme    

A caring and supportive working environment   

Please visit our websites 

https://www.burrowmoor.net/ for further information. To download an application form visit https://diamondlearningtrust.com/career-opportunities/. Completed application forms, together with a covering letter, should be submitted to: Hr@diamondlearningtrust.com or posted to: 

HR Department  

The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust  

C/o Wintringham Primary Academy  

Nuffield Road,   

St Neots  

Cambridgeshire  

PE19 0AW  

If you would like to discuss the role or visit the Academy before applying, we would be delighted to welcome you. To make an appointment please contact the HR department.

The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to have two satisfactory references and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check

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.