Clerk to Governors
St Laurence School
Wiltshire
- £23,893 - £24,702 per year
- Salary:
- NJC Grade E SCP 6-8, £5,523 - £5,710 pro-rata, £12.38 - £12.80 per hour depending on experience. 390 hours pa (paid at 10 hours per week)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible after appointment
- Apply by:
- 28 August 2024
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a Clerk to Governors to provide efficient, effective and confidential administrative support to the Governing Body in the performance of its statutory obligations. Advising the Governing Body on constitutional matters, duties and powers, working within the broad current legislative framework to ensure the continuity of Governing Body business. The successful candidate will be required to attend and take minutes at up to 4 committee meetings and 1 full governing body meeting per term. Actual hours will vary according to the schedule of meetings which are mainly held in the evenings at the School or online.
You will be joining St Laurence School and a dynamic Admin Team where good communication, office administration experience and ICT skills (Excel and Word) are essential.
At St Laurence School we regard our staff as our most important resource. Our Investors in People report noted that:
There is a strong belief that St Laurence School is a ‘great place to work’. Everyone clearly has a high level of pride in working at the school and in what is being achieved. They feel this way because of the inspirational leadership, strong teamwork, supportive management, pleasant environment and of course, the students.
Since our core business is learning, we are committed to the professional development of each of our staff, whatever their role in the school. If you would like to join a committed, professional and passionate team in our journey to being a school which is outstanding in every way, please consider applying.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We follow safer recruitment practices and appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
About St Laurence School
St Laurence School
Bradford on Avon
St Laurence is an 11-18 co-educational comprehensive Church academy situated in the market town of Bradford on Avon. The school dates back to 1980 when Fitzmaurice Grammar School merged with Trinity Secondary Modern but preserves its longer-standing heritage through the work of two foundations (Diocese of Salisbury, Fitzmaurice Educational Trust) which are represented on the Governing Body. St Laurence has a strong reputation with a great emphasis placed on social, moral and spiritual development, as well as academic. We have approximately 1420 students on roll with over 250 in our sixth form.
We provide a huge range of extracurricular activities and late buses are provided to encourage students to stay on after school. We are proud of our facilities and the level of expertise our staff display. We have an ongoing programme of investment in buildings and facilities.
Our students come from a variety of social backgrounds and encompass a wide variety of abilities. Relationships with our parents are good and we have a committed PTA known as the SLSA (St Laurence School Association). The local community regards the School highly and gives us considerable support. In turn, the School provides venues and facilities for many community activities and events. Our exam results are good. Student attainment is well above the national average with positive Progress Scores year on year. Our Ofsted in December 2022 deemed us Good and our SIAMS inspection in March 2022 graded us as Excellent in all Areas.
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