Clerk of the Governors

5 hours per week, plus additional as required, hours to be discussed with your line manager. Term-time only (39 weeks). Grade C FTE £24,405, Actual Salary £2,827.92. 

RAISE Education Trust comprises of Wildern Secondary School, Deer Park Secondary School and Boorley Park Primary School.  Our staff form a collective team that make a difference to the lives of our students.

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, dedicated individual to join our Trust as a Clerk to the Governors to work and travel between all three schools within the Trust, therefore transport will be required.  Each Local Governing Body (LGB) meets 6 times per year, one meeting each half term.  LGB meetings take place on a Monday during the early evening, lasting for about an hour and half.  The Clerk will be required to draft agendas, provide template reports and produce accurate minutes.  Policy review management and other adhoc administration/governance duties will also be required.

You will be responsible to the Trust’s Governance Professional.  Meetings are usually held on school premises, although on occasions may be held virtually.

Benefits of working for our trust include:

• Friendly and sociable colleagues
• Free on-site car park
• Staff membership rates to our modern on-site Leisure Centre
• Enrolment in one of the UK’s largest public sector pension schemes
• A tax efficient Cycle-to-Work scheme through salary sacrifice

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may invite candidates to interview before the closing date.  Closing Date: Midday, Monday 28^th April 2025.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we receive applications that meet the criteria. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

RAISE Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.