Governor Services Assistant

at  Bracknell Forest Council

Employer:
Bracknell Forest Council
Salary:
£28,492 - £33,713 FTE (inclusive of £689 FTE London Weighting); For 14.8 hrs p/w: £11,396 - £13,485 pro-rata
Location:
Time Square, Bracknell
Contract:
Permanent
Working Pattern:
Part Time
Hours:
14.8 hours per week. Two days per week, hybrid with some evening work.
DBS Check:
No
Closing Date:
14/08/2024 at 23:59
Reference:
People/24/288120
Do you love a challenge and want to make a difference to support local schools governing bodies, clerks and leadership teams. We want to appoint an outstanding and experienced governance professional as a Governor Services Assistant to work as an active member of our team.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR…

We are looking for an enthusiastic, confident and reliable governance professional who has a strong focus on the role of school governing bodies and has experience and a qualification as a clerk to a governing body.
We are proud of the support that we give our schools to achieve Bracknell Forest’s strategic vision for all children and young people. We work in partnership with schools, governance professionals and training providers to improve outcomes for children and young people. As a member of the Governor Services within the School Standards team you will receive the training and support you need to thrive in your role and the opportunity to work within a highly experienced, supportive leadership team.
Because we’re Bracknell Forest

THE BENEFITS YOU WILL EXPERIENCE ARE…

• An inclusive and social working environment with a variety of staff networks.
• Opportunities for flexible and agile working, we offer a hybrid model of working to promote flexible working around personal and family commitments.
• Generous annual leave commencing at 25 days increasing after 3 years’ service to 28 days (pro rata for part time). With additional annual leave purchase policy.
• Regular opportunities for development with internal and external training courses.
• A great office location next to travel links and the regenerated town centre.
• Internal sports and social club opportunities.
• An extensive employee assistance programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing.
• Discounted leisure centre and gym membership.
• Supermarket discount.
• Local government pension scheme / Life insurance cover.

Your work will be central to developing and sustaining improvement in our schools through:

• To support improvement in the quality of education and the standards of achievement in local schools through supporting and developing all Bracknell Forest governors and clerks by providing highly effective and efficient administrative support to the Governor Services Officers.
• Liaison with colleagues throughout the local authority regarding school governance matters.
• Providing advice, support and facilitating training to ensure the effective delivery of the service level agreement.
• Keeping information up to date, supporting team processes and providing effective and flexible administrative support.
• Providing advice in relation to complex queries and issues through governors helpdesk in the absence of the Governor Services Officer.