Clerk to Governors Full Time

Heswall, Merseyside
PENSBY HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS

Required as soon as possible

Clerk to the Governing Body and Charitable

Trust Band F: hourly rate £14.08 and a per-meeting payment of £51.05

Working hours vary from week to week and can be a mix of home and school-based, averaging between 5 and 10 hours a week

We are seeking to appoint a Clerk to Governors to support our Governing Body and the Pensby High School Foundation Trust. The Clerk will be responsible for advising the governing body on constitutional and procedural matters, and policy management, as well as providing administrative support to ensure effective governance. The Clerk will work particularly closely with the Chair of Governors and the Headteacher.

Previous experience as a clerk is desirable but not essential as training will be provided.

The successful candidate must be flexible, and have good communication, organisational and administrative skills. They will initially benefit from the support of an experienced external local authority clerk as a support and mentor.

Pensby High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting children’s and young people’s welfare and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants for this post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers and an enhanced criminal record check.

An application form and further information is available from the school website. Please return completed application forms with a supporting letter on no more than two sides of A4 to Mr K Flanagan, Headteacher.

Closing Date: Wednesday 11 October 2023, 3.30 pm

All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability for the post regardless of sex, race or disability. If you do not hear from us within 6 weeks you have not been shortlisted for an interview.

Unfortunately, there is no scope for individual feedback at this stage.