Clerk to Trustees
Uxbridge High School, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 2PR17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Immediate
Closing date
2 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
22 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 5000 per annum
Clerk to Trustees job summary
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £5,000 pa
Hrs of Work: up to 150 hours per annum.
Attendance will be required at meetings, which are held mostly in the evenings—no more than twice a term—but occasionally during the working day. Administrative tasks can be carried out from home at the post holder's convenience.
Our School
Uxbridge High School is a vibrant, forward-thinking school that celebrates the academic, social, and emotional growth of each student. We take pride in our diverse, committed student body, supportive staff, and strong relationships with the wider community. As a truly comprehensive and multicultural school, we embody the spirit of modern Britain, valuing every child's unique journey and success.
Uxbridge High School Academy Trust believes in creating an environment that allows employees to be at their best. This is known by the community as our gold standard. Our commitment to our people, how we value and treat staff is set in our People Strategy.
The Role
We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Clerk to the Trustees to provide essential administrative and governance support to our Board of Trustees. This key role involves offering professional advice on governance, constitutional, and procedural matters; maintaining statutory records in line with legal requirements; and delivering comprehensive administrative support to the Board.
Key responsibilities include:
- Attending and minuting all trustee and committee meetings (including ad hoc appeals panels).
- Arranging meetings, preparing agendas, and distributing relevant documentation.
- Managing trustee correspondence and documentation.
- Maintaining accurate records and submitting statutory returns, including the register of directors to Companies House.
The Board of Trustees meets once per term, and there are two finance committee meetings per academic year.
We are looking for someone with:
- Strong ICT skills and excellent oral and written communication abilities.
- Proven experience organising meetings and drafting clear, concise minutes from complex discussions.
- The ability to manage a varied workload independently, meet competing deadlines, and maintain meticulous attention to detail.
- A strong understanding of confidentiality and discretion when handling sensitive information.
- Flexibility around working hours, most meetings are held in the evenings, with occasional in-school meetings during the day.
This is a rewarding opportunity for a committed professional to support the effective governance of our school and contribute to its strategic leadership.
Please not that we reserve the right to close the application early if deemed necessary.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.
Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.
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 Uxbridge High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1358 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Uxbridge High School website
Uxbridge High School is an ambitious and dynamic converter academy with over 1,200 students aged 11 -18.
We have much to celebrate at Uxbridge High School including a committed and focused staff, outstanding facilities, strong relationships with the community and school partners, supportive Governors and a thriving Sixth Form.
We are delighted to be recognised by Alps in the top 20% of UK schools, celebrating outstanding Sixth Form student progress at A-level. We value the successes of every child, whatever their starting point. All of this takes place within a truly comprehensive and multicultural school that reflects life in modern Britain.
Our school values have been developed by students and staff, and form the basis of our ethos and culture.
All members of our school community subscribe and work towards always being: Positive, Respectful, Open-Minded, Unique, Determined: PROUD to Make Success Happen.
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