About the role
Join our Camclerk team!
If youre highly organised and keen to contribute to the success of schools in your community, becoming a Camclerk might be the role for you.
The School Governance Team is on the lookout for dedicated Governance Professionals (clerks) to join the friendly team.
As a Camclerk, you will play a crucial role in delivering a high-quality clerking service, offering administrative support and procedural advice to governing bodies. Your work will directly impact the strategic role of these bodies in ensuring schools provide the best possible education for their pupils.
Key responsibilities:
· Writing detailed minutes to a consistently high standard.
· Providing procedural advice to the governing body using legislation relating to school governance.
· Planning and facilitating governing body meetings in collaboration with the chair of governors and headteacher.
· Maintaining accurate records of governing body business and membership.
Skills required:
· Excellent administrative, IT and communication skills.
· Ability to work efficiently to deadlines.
· Flexibility to work at times convenient to the governing body.
Benefits:
Part-time, hybrid-working enjoy the flexibility of working from home, with a small allowance, along with onsite work in schools.
Competitive pay Earn £13.69 per hour, with hours and total pay based on the number of meetings each allocated school requires. This is different for each clerk - a worked example is attached below.
Diverse experience Governance professionals are expected to work in more than two schools.
Training and support We believe in continuous growth and development, supporting you on your career journey.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact one of our Senior Clerks:
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage
1. A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
2. Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
3. Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
4. Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
5. Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
6. Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
7. Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
8. Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
9. An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes