Establishment: Uxbridge High School Location: Uxbridge Salary: 5000 pa Department: Clerk to Trustees Job Type: Part Time
Closing Date: 31/03/2025 12:00 Interview Date: - Start Date: Immediate
Contract: Permanent
Hours of Work: up to 150 hours per annum.
Attendance will be required at meetings which are held mostly in the evenings, occasionally during the working day. Admin tasks can be carried out from home at the convenience of the post holder.
The Role
Uxbridge High School is a happy and ambitious school which enriches individuals academically, socially, and emotionally. We have much to celebrate including a committed and focused student body and staff, outstanding facilities, strong relationships with the community and school partners, supportive governors, and a thriving sixth form. As a truly comprehensive and multicultural school that reflects life in modern Britain, we value the successes of every child, whatever their starting point.
We are looking for a Clerk to the Trustees to:
1. Provide advice on governance, constitutional and procedural matters;
2. Maintain records in accordance with legal requirements;
3. Attend all Trustees and committee meetings;
4. Be responsible for full admin support to the Trustees which includes dealing with Trustees’ mail;
5. Arrange and minute all Trustees’ meetings (including ad hoc appeal committees/panels);
6. Submit the register of directors to Companies House.
You will have:
1. Good ICT and strong oral and written communication skills;
2. The ability to organise meetings, draft agendas and correspondence;
3. The ability to record accurate concise minutes of complex meetings;
4. The ability to manage your own workload and work on your own initiative to competing deadlines with good attention to detail;
5. The ability to understand the importance of confidentiality and sensitivity of information;
6. Flexibility regarding hours of work.
Most meetings are held in the evenings, but you may also be required to come into school for meetings from time to time.
Uxbridge High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments will be subject to receipt of satisfactory enhanced DBS.
Other Benefits
* Recruitment bonus for referring new colleagues.
* Early finish on Fridays (our students are dismissed at 1.00 pm).
* Long service awards.
* Meals before parents' evenings and late school events.
* Excellent spacious facilities and IT equipment.
* Private healthcare.
Minimum Requirements
Experience:
* Prior experience of being a Clerk to Governors (Desirable).
* Experience of working in an educational environment (Desirable).
* Proven experience of working in an environment where experiences included taking initiative and self-motivation (Essential).
Qualifications:
* Excellent command of written and spoken English (Essential).
* Educated to at least A Level standard or equivalent (Essential).
* Hold a relevant qualification or be prepared to undertake a course (Essential).
Abilities, Skills and Knowledge:
* Ability to organise meetings and co-ordinate people (Essential).
* Ability to write agendas and to record accurate concise minutes of complex meetings (Essential).
* Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing (Essential).
* Ability to understand the importance of confidentiality and sensitivity of information (Essential).
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.
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Uxbridge High School
The Greenway
Uxbridge
Middlesex
UB8 2PR
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