The Role

Clerk to School Governing Boards (Governance Professional)
£36,426 – £44,139
Permanent and Casual (Term time)
Part time (1 day per week, no set hours for casuals)
Wandsworth
2x permanent and 2x casual roles are available.

Are you an experienced clerk or have significant experience of attending formal meetings? Wandsworth Governor Services is a successful and well-regarded organisation offering professional support and advice, including clerking, to school governing boards in Wandsworth and beyond.  As a result of the continuing development of the service, we are recruiting additional clerks. Can you join us and help shape and influence the governing boards on constitutional matters, duties, and powers?

About the role

You will be assigned to Governing Boards and provide the necessary administrative and advisory support to help them set the strategic direction, hold school leadership to account and oversee the school’s financial performance. You will help the service to offer a range of support packages to these school governing boards with a focus on clerking, governance advice and information, as well as links to training.

You will work completely independently with support from the central Governor Services team. Your key accountabilities will include the provision of professional advice to Chairs of Governors and Headteachers, as well as support to ensure that governing board meetings run effectively.  You will be expected to take high quality minutes in a set timeframe. 

Please note, although permanent contracts are paid on a day a week, there is no set pattern for the clerk’s work; you can expect to be busier than one day a week in term time, but not during school holidays.  There will be a demand for short notice meeting cover, or longer-term cover at a designated school.  Demand will vary but governing boards meet mainly mid-week evenings and in term time only.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Experienced Governance Professional or have relevant professional clerking skills and an interest in education (additional refresher training provided).
• Strong interpersonal, time management and administrative skills.
• Excellent minute taking skills and proficient use of IT software including Microsoft Office and databases.

If you meet the above criteria and want to contribute to the efficient running of governing boards, we encourage you to apply for this opportunity.

Contact details

For an informal conversation about this role, please contact Theresa Palmer (Governor Services Manager) by email at Theresa.Palmer@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

Please note, this is a rolling advert without a closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as we reserve the right to close the vacancy at any stage once we receive sufficient number and quality of applications.

Richmond and Wandsworth Better Service Partnership is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. 

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know. 

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan. 

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils