Clerk to Governors

**Clerk to Local Governing Bodies**

**Employer: St Martin's Catholic Academy**

**Location: Stoke Golding**

**Hours: 48 hours per annum**

**Salary: £13.50 - £14.95 per hour (dependant on experience)**

**Grade: Band 4 (SCP11 - 17)**

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive individual to serve as a Clerk to our local governing body. As the Clerk, you will play a pivotal role in facilitating the smooth operation of the local governing body's proceedings, ensuring adherence to regulatory protocols, and providing essential administrative support to key decision-makers within our school. The Local Governing Body is a Committee of the St Thomas Aquinas CMAT, and there is a scheme of delegation in place for the Local Governing Body.

**Why work for the St Thomas Aquinas Multi Academy Trust?**
- Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 23 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.
- There may be opportunities to Clerk for other schools or be involved in one off clerking for things such as for disciplinaries, grievances and exclusion panels.
- Professional assistance - you will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme and Medicash, which provides confidential, independent and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. If clinically advisable, it also offers face-to-face counselling sessions.
- Pension - automatic enrolment into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme with 23.68% employer contributions, or to the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.
- Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff.
- Electric Car Scheme - access to our new electric dreams car scheme, in partnership with Octopus Energy
- Childcare - If you have children that attend before/after school at one of the 23 schools in our Trust, that provide their own provision, as an employee you will be able to access this resource for free.

**About St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust**

All our schools are part of the St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi-Academy Trust which brings together the 23 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Leicester City, Rutland and Leicestershire. Our priority is to ensure the very best Catholic Education for all young people in our community, whatever their circumstances. We will achieve this together, through a strategic approach to sharing best practice, effective challenge and support from a central standards and performance team and opportunities for high quality Continuing Professional Development.

The Trust and all our schools within our Trust committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check, online check and other pre-employment checks are required for successful applicants. The Trust will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.

Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs. This includes those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith who are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.

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