School Clerk

Permanent
Salary £11.39 per hour
Hours 120 hours a year (8 hours are allocated for each meeting and associated preparation). All hours to be worked during term time. Hours can be worked flexibly but will include evening meetings (2-hour meetings)
The majority of the role will be completed at home, but you may need to travel to our schools in Trowbridge and Melksham every so often.
Role overview
Effective Governance is one of our key Trust priorities for the next four years, and we would like to appoint an experienced, organised Clerk to support us as we move forward and continue to develop our governance plans.
We manage all of our documentation in SharePoint, and many of our meetings are currently held remotely via Zoom, so the Clerk will need to be proficient and confident in using these systems, as well as Outlook, Word, and Excel.
You will need to have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to ensure that you are an effective member of our governance team. You'll need to be able to build strong collaborative working relationships with the Group Chairs, and work in closepartnership with members of our Executive Leadership Team where appropriate. Your organisation skills will be second to none, and you'll be friendly and enthusiastic, with a passion for supporting schools and education.
If you are organised, methodical, and able to take excellent minutes, that is a great start. We will help you build a detailed understanding of the legal requirements and statutory obligations of the groups you will be responsible for, with training availablefrom the National Governance Association, the Confederation of School Trusts, and the National College. Experience of clerking within a school environment is an advantage but is not required - we will give full training to the right person, as we believe stronglythat it's much more about attitude and approach than it is about experience.