Clerk to Local Governing Body - Corinium Education Trust

Cirencester

School: Corinium Education Trust (Academy)
Address: C/O Cirencester Deer Park School, Stroud Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Clerk to Local Governing Body - Corinium Education Trust
Grade: NJC Grade 6 £27,803 - £30,296 (FTE)
Allowances: (Not applicable)
Hours: Part Time (4 hours)
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 04/10/2024
Interview Date: TBA
Start Date: A.S.A.P.

Part time job opportunity, working from home and face-to-face meetings at various locations.
• Are you looking for a fresh challenge?
• Do you have good oral and written communication skills and are you well organised?
• Do you want to work flexibly?
• Are you interested in education and learning more about how schools work?
• Do you want to supplement your income?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and well organised professional individual to provide clerking services for initially two schools within the Corinium Education Trust.

You will work closely with the Chair of the Local Governing Body and our Governance Officer, delivering strong governance arrangements. You will have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and an ability to work on your own initiative. Previous experience in clerking or governance isn’t essential; you will be fully supported and provided with personalised training from our Governance Officer.

The role is home-based and allows for flexibility. There is a requirement to attend schools for onsite meetings which occur in the evenings (5.30 or 6.00pm start for around 2 hours).

The Corinium Education Trust consists of 4 schools, each with their own Local Governing Body:
• Cirencester Deer Park School
• Chesterton Primary School
• Kemble Primary School
• Siddington C of E Primary School

Down Ampney C of E Primary School and Sherborne C of E Primary School will be joining the Corinium Education Trust soon. We are opening a new primary school, The Steadings, in September 2026. As we anticipate further growth, this is an exciting opportunity to join and contribute to our expanding Governance team.

Key accountabilities:
• Support our Local Governing Bodies, arrange meetings, create agendas, collate papers, attend meetings and prepare accurate minutes;
• Provide procedural, regulatory, and governance advice to governing bodies at meetings and as and when appropriate;
• Able to work closely and cooperatively with people, including Chairs, LGB members, and headteachers and their teams;
• Work effectively to meet deadlines;
• Understand and adhere to confidentiality and integrity.

About you:
If you can demonstrate the following, we’d love to hear from you:
• Working effectively independently and as part of a team;
• Excellent listening, communication and written skills;
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to work unsupervised;
• Managing your own time, working well under pressure and meeting deadlines;
• Initiative, creativity, resilience and personal integrity;
• Engaging in training and continuing professional development;
• Attention to detail and recording information accurately;
• Understanding of data protection and maintaining confidentiality;
• Good interpersonal skills.

And in return:
The Trust is a great place to work. The name of our multi-academy trust is carefully chosen:
• Corinium geographically positions us in Cirencester and the South Cotswolds. It connects us with the past as we look to the future;
• Education is our core purpose and sits at the centre of all we do;
• Trust underpins all we do and reflects our values.

We aim to transform lives and strengthen communities.
• We put children and young people first;
• We inspire a lifelong love of learning and fellowship;
• We challenge everyone to achieve more than we all first think is possible.
• We act with courage and kindness;
• We are collaborative and innovative;
• We achieve our goals by being the best we can be every day.

We offer a great range of benefits, including a competitive salary, training and development.
Here are some of the other benefits you’ll enjoy as a valued member of our team:
• School term time working
• Dedicated training and support from our in-house governance team
• A workplace pension (the Local Government Pension Scheme)
• Free DBS / Access to our Employee Assistance programme

Remuneration is £27,803-£30,296 (Grade 6) depending on experience (full time equivalent, 37 hours a week). Working hours are 2 hours per school per week, for a total of 38 weeks a year. This equates to an hourly rate (inclusive of holiday pay) of £14.41 - £15.70 per hour.

For further information, job description and application form, please contact Kathy Jackson, Governance Officer at clerk@coriniumeducationtrust.net

Closing date for applications is 4 October 2024.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

We look forward to hearing from you.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff, and volunteers, to share the same commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

 

 

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Salary: NJC Grade 6 £27,803 - £30,296 (FTE)

Hours Per Week: Part Time (4 hours)

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