Clerk to Governors
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Kingsmead School
Somerset
- Expiring soon
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- Grade 14, Point 4-6 £23,114-£23,893 FTE per annum pro rata (actual salary £5,351-£5,531)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 3 October 2024
Job overview
We are looking to appoint a Clerk to the Board of Governors for Kingsmead School, to start as soon as possible. The post holder will provide efficient and professional administrative support, and whilst the post does not require an understanding of Governance, we are looking for someone who has a interest in this area and a willingness to design and implement processes to help advance our current working practices.
As the Clerk to Governors, you will be required to provide:
- Administrative Support: Prepare and distribute agendas, minutes, and papers for governing body meetings.
- Record Keeping: Maintain accurate records of the governing body's work and ensure statutory compliance.
- Advisory Role: Provide procedural and legislative advice to the governing body and its committees (support is available for this).
- Meeting Coordination: Schedule, attend, and minute all governing body meetings (most meetings tend to be on a Tuesday evening).
- Communication: Act as a liaison between the governing body, school, and external stakeholders.
- Training and Development: Arrange and coordinate training sessions for governors.
The role requires someone who is an accurate note taker, pays attention to details, is efficient, has a calm manner, a flexible working approach and excellent organisation skills.
Hours of work are 10 hours per week, term time only + INSET days. Working days to be agreed with the successful candidate but meetings are held on Tuesday evenings. The start date is dependant on the successful candidates availability.
The starting salary is Point 4-6 £23,114-£23,893 per annum, pro rata (pay award pending). Most appointments start on Point 4, but this will depend on your experience. Based on 10 hours per week, term-time only + INSETS, the actual salary would be £5,351-£5,531 per annum.
You can find out more about Kingsmead School on our main TES page or by visiting our website.
Kingsmead School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. This post requires clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Should you require any additional support in completing your application, please feel free to contact us on 01984 623483 or by emailing recruitment@kingsmead-school.com Please do also contact us if you have any questions and we can offer you a tour of the school, should you wish to visit before applying.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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About Kingsmead School
- Kingsmead School
- Hartswell, Wiveliscombe, Taunton
- Somerset
- TA4 2NE
- United Kingdom
Kingsmead School is a rural mixed ability Academy with a fully comprehensive intake situated near the Devon/Somerset border, close to the Brendon Hills and Exmoor. It is a magnificent area in which to live and work. Not only is there the tranquillity and beauty of the countryside but there is the rapidly growing county town of Taunton nearby and easy access (20 minutes) to the M5 for connections to the rest of the country.
The school lies in the small town of Wiveliscombe. It caters for the age range 11-16 and has 925 students and 110 staff. Our latest Ofsted Report, in June 2022, gave an overall judgement that Kingsmead “requires improvement”. Mr J Eddy, Headteacher, joined Kingsmead in January 2023. He is determined to improve education at Kingsmead for our superb body of students.
The core values of Kingsmead are Care, Aspiration, Respect and Determination which drive our strong positive ethos and offering amenities for the whole school community. We have high expectations and expect staff to support our caring, student-centred ethos to set high standards for our students. We hope staff will contribute to and lead some of the wide range of extra-curricular opportunities we offer.
Safeguarding is at the heart of what we do at Kingsmead. All staff and volunteers are expected to have read and be fully compliant with the following policies - Safeguarding and Child Protection, Staff Code of Conduct, Online Safety and Whistleblowing.
They are also expected to be familiar with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ 2023. A read receipt is required from all staff at the start of each academic year and from newly appointed staff prior to taking up appointment. Kingsmead is never complacent about safeguarding and accept that we must never believe “it wouldn’t happen here”. We have rigorous and tested practices and procedures which are constantly reviewed and have high expectations of staff in matters of safeguarding and child protection.
Newly appointed staff will be given a full induction programme with some safeguarding elements being completed prior to the commencement of work at the school. Early Career Teachers will also receive their 2-year induction programme in partnership with SWIFT and Teach First.
A major £13 million rebuild completed in December 2023. This is a very exciting time for the school and our new facilities will further support the advancement of teaching and learning at Kingsmead.
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