School Appeals Clerk

3 months ago


Southampton, United Kingdom Dorset Council Full time

**About The Role**:
Do you have an interest in good governance, decision-making and administration?

**About the opportunity**:
We are looking to form a pool of experienced school appeals clerks to provide high-quality legal and administrative support for our school appeal hearings.

Appeal hearings will be held during the day, face-to-face, in schools in-and-around the Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch (BCP) area. Panels can sit throughout the year, although the busiest period is between June and July. In exceptional circumstances they may be conducted online.

**Tasks and duties**:

- Providing advice and guidance to Panel to enable it to carry out its judicial function.
- Providing independent and impartial advice to all parties on the appeals process and admissions law when required.
- Keeping an accurate record of the proceedings and sending written notification of the Panel’s decision.
- Alongside Trust staff, assisting with the co-ordination of the annual cycle of school appeals.
- Supporting the recruitment, training, and development of Panel Members

**We are seeking a professional individual who has**:
The ability to give good, sound, pragmatic, concise and clear advice to Panel Members at hearings and to other relevant parties enquiring about the appeal process.
- Experience of clerking appeal hearings and ensuring they comply with legislative requirements, in accordance with government guidance.
- Experience of working in an administrative environment, ideally working within legal frameworks.
- Experience in minuting meetings, preferably in a local authority or school environment, and can produce clear and well-structured written work, including reports, letters and notes.
- Excellent communications skills and attention to detail.
- The ability to deal with sensitive issues in a tactful and confident manner

**We can offer**:

- Training and development.
- Hard working and supportive colleagues.
- Access to the Trust Health and Wellbeing pages.
- Access to a staff benefits portal.
- Free confidential telephone and face to face counselling for staff and family members

**Further Information**:** Application Procedure**:
**Safeguarding**:
All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

**About Us**:** The Hamwic Education Trust**:
The Hamwic Education Trust is the Trust for schools that form part of Jefferys Education Partnership, Edwin Jones Partnership, Ridings Partnership, Greenway Partnership, Mayflower Partnership and Hillary Partnership. The Trust and its schools offer unique opportunities for those individuals that excel in education.

We aim to deliver an outstanding education to our pupils and to do so we must employ outstanding people.

We offer a training pathway for all employees including teachers, support staff and our middle and senior leaders.

Our staff have opportunities to work on cross phase projects and to work in other schools within the Trust in order to gain invaluable experience and enhance their skills.


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