Clerk to the Governing Board

at  THE CASTLE SCHOOL

JOB SUMMARY

We are seeking a diligent and detail-oriented Clerk to join our team. The ideal candidate will possess strong organisational skills and be proficient in various office tasks, ensuring smooth administrative operations. This role requires a proactive individual who can help support the Governing Board with its strategic decisions.

• Providing independent and expert advice to the governing board on its duties and functions.
• Preparing for and administrating meetings, allowing the governors to make effective use of their time and focus on strategic matters.
• Advise governors on effective governing board membership considering skills, experience, qualities and capacity.
• Maintaining records of policies and procedural documents and ensure these are accessible to all.
• Manage information effectively in accordance with legal requirements observing confidentiality where necessary.
  You will have GCSE grade C in English (or equivalent) and experience writing agendas and accurate, concise meeting minutes. It’s essential that you have strong organisational skills, excellent attention to detail and are able to remain impartial. You will require a high level of written and verbal communication skills and be confident in using Microsoft office.
  We are flexible on when you work your hours but you will be required to attend 10 evening meetings a year, held on a Thursday and an afternoon strategy session held in June. You will need to attend the strategy session and the three full Governing Board meetings held during the year in person, the other meetings are held remotely.
  We are committed to supporting and developing our staff to reach their full potential and provide a variety of training and development opportunities. You will be joining a team of experienced people dedicated to helping our children. This post will give you the opportunity to work in a dynamic and thriving school community where you can make a tangible difference.
  This role is for 4 hours a week, term time only. In total there are 11 governor meetings a year that the Clerk needs to attend. The committee meetings are run online and the Full Governing Board is face to face. We have three sites (Love Lane, Newbury College and Theale) and the Full Governing Board take it in turn to meet in each of these locations for their termly full board meetings. The Governing Board’s terms of reference class a term as Autumn – September to Christmas, Spring – January to Easter and Summer – Easter to July. For the full governing board meetings we would want the Clerk to attend in person. There are two online committee meetings per term. There is also a short budget sign off meeting in April which is online and an afternoon Governors Strategy Session face to face in June annually. Some work can be done from home and some times you will need to attend the school office based at Love Lane in Newbury. The exact pattern can be agreed with the successful applicant.
  Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
  Pay: £13.26 per hour
  Expected hours: 4 per week

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Newbury RG14 2JG
Expected start date: 23/02/202