Salary: WSCC TA Grade 4-5
Location: Trafalgar Community Infant School
Address: Trafalgar Community Infant School, Victory Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 2JF
Website: trafalgar.eschools.co.uk
Email: office@trafalgarinfant.com
Telephone No: 01403 254925
Required From: As soon as possible
Contract: Permanent, Part-time, Term-time, 4 hours per week
Job Advertisement
Job Advertisement – Clerk to the Governing Body
Permanent, Part-time, Term-time. 4 hours per week
WSCC TA Grade 4-5 (dependent upon experience)
To start ASAP.
Trafalgar Community Infant School is a three-form entry school situated in the centre of Horsham. We are seeking the right person, who is hard-working, enthusiastic and committed to become part of our team. The Governing Body would like to appoint a Clerk as soon as possible.
Duties will include:
1. Preparing agendas
2. Circulating papers
3. Taking minutes at all governors’ meetings
4. Acting as the central point of information for all governors
The successful candidate will need to have a home computer with internet access. The full Governing Body usually meets seven times across the academic year (three times in the autumn term and twice in the spring and summer terms), either at the end of the school day, or early evening. In addition, there are two committees that usually meet a total of nine times across the academic year (three times a term), held during the school day. Occasionally additional meetings are required.
The post duties are:
1. Attending meetings
2. Termly briefings/sharing information
3. Liaising with the Headteacher, Chair of Governors and Committee Chairs
4. Writing up the minutes for each meeting
5. Training courses as required
6. Governing Body – general administration
The main purpose of the role is to:
1. Provide advice to the governing body on governance, constitutional and procedural matters.
2. Provide effective administrative support to the governing body and its committees.
3. Ensure the governing body is properly constituted.
4. Manage information effectively per legal requirements.
We would need the successful candidate to have:
1. Good organisational and administrative skills
2. Experience in preparing agendas and taking minutes at meetings
3. A good level of ICT skills (experience with using Microsoft products including Teams would be desirable)
4. Good basic literacy and numeracy skills
5. Excellent interpersonal skills and keen to work as part of a team
For further details please see the attached job description and person specification. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion. If you think you could be the person we are looking for, then why not get in touch? Contact the school office by email or by phone and ask to speak to the headteacher Fiona Hickie for more information.
Trafalgar Community Infant School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful appointment will be subject to satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Closing date for applications: Friday, 4th October 2024
Interviews: As soon as possible after this date.
If you have not been contacted by Monday, 7th October, then please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Posted Date: 25 September 2024
Closing Date: 4 October 2024
Interview Date: As soon as possible after the closing date
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