Are you interested in supporting your local school and community? Cheney school is seeking a new Clerk to support our governing body. You will need to have basic administrative skills, good writing ability and an eye for detail. This is a flexible role which provides the opportunity to gain new skills. The governing body generally meets in the evenings but the rest of the work can be done at home at any time. Meetings are held both virtually, and at the school. Clerking for both the full governor meetings and committees in the school amounts to  approximately 195 hours spread over the academic year. This will primarily be worked during term time, and includes attendance at meetings, preparation and follow-up, as well as other duties related to the governing body’s operations. We are interested in receiving applications from experienced clerks but we would also like to hear from candidates who do not have clerking experience, as we can offer full training for this role.

Among other things you would be responsible for:

• The timely circulation of agendas

• Attending governing body meetings and the production of accurate minutes 

• Monitoring governing body membership and attendance

• Maintaining the register of governors’ business interests

• Providing administrative support to the governing body 

• Providing advice to governors on their legal and procedural duties.

If you would like to have a confidential conversation with Mo Kamuss, Co Chair of Governors, about the role, prior to application, then please email mkamuss@cheneyschool.org or telephone 01865 735726

Early applications encouraged!

The school reserves the right to consider and interview candidates ahead of the closing date if appropriate. An offer may be made to an exceptional candidate in this instance.

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.

OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive  continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children. 

The River Learning Trust and Cheney School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism.  The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link List of offences that are not filtered