School Appeals Clerk

About the team we are recruiting to
The Governance Services Team plays a key role in supporting the Council’s governance and decision-making processes. Part of the Council’s Law and Governance Service, the team helps to make sure that formal decision-making is open and transparent and provides clear accountability for the use of resources in order to deliver the Council’s priorities. The team works with councillors, officers, partner organisations, communities and local people to ensure that decision-makers have all the information they need and that meetings run smoothly and in line with local government legislation and the council’s constitution. The Team also runs the School Appeals service for the Council and some academy schools. This involves working with parents, panel members, schools and the Council’s Admissions Team to ensure that admission appeals and exclusion reviews are undertaken in a professional and inclusive manner and within the relevant legislative framework.

What is the job role?
**Do you have an interest in good governance, decision-making and administration?**

**We are looking for enthusiastic team player to work in a busy team servicing School Appeals in Coventry.**

**This is a role with a difference**

This is essentially a part time role. However, we are looking for someone who doesn't want to be tied down to a Monday - Friday, 37 hours a week.

Although the position is 0.5 FTE (18.5 hours), the hours are annualised across the year.

So, what does that mean for you?

To offset this, you would be required to work shorter periods across the remainder of the year.

Who are we looking for?
You will have the ability to work under pressure in a challenging, but interesting environment.

We are looking for someone to join the Governance Services Team to provide high-quality legal and administrative support for school appeal hearings. This will include:

- Assisting with the co-ordination of the annual cycle of school appeals
- Supporting the recruitment, training and development of Panel Members
- Administering and servicing school appeal hearings
- Providing advice and guidance to Panel Members, parents, school representatives and officers
- Developing the service to promote best practice and meet customer needs.

The skills you will bring to the role include:

- A good knowledge of governance processes and experience of working in an administrative environment, ideally working within legal frameworks
- Clear and well-structured written work, including reports, letters and notes
- The ability to give good, sound, pragmatic, concise and clear advice to Panel Members at hearings and to members of the public enquiring about the appeal process.

Interview will be held during week commencing 3rd July 2023.

About Coventry
**Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.**

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 4800 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

Our Values
It’s great to know that you are interested in working with us at Coventry City Council. As a prospective employee, it is important that everyone who works for us is committed to our One Coventry values and shares our commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation.

Our Values are: