School Governor Support Officer - London, United Kingdom - Haringey Education Partnership

Description

Key responsibilities of the post include:

• To act as Clerk to the governing body of a school, working effectively with the Chair of Governors, and with the Headteacher and other governors
• To actively support the governing body in fulfilling its strategic role
• To be responsible for the administration of the governing body and to provide advice and guidance on procedures, legislation and local and national developments in school governance as appropriate
• To attend twice termly briefings and other training as required

Specific Responsibilities
Meetings

To:

• Provide a comprehensive and effective administrative support service to the head teacher, the chair and other governors as appropriate ensuring that proceedings are conducted in accordance with all relevant legislation and guidance
• Record the attendance of governors both at the meeting and after through the Governors Services database, or other

- portal that may be used and take appropriate action as required

• Ensure that all paperwork is uploaded onto the Governors Services database or other portal as required
• Advise the governing body on governance legislation, DfE guidance and disseminate procedural matters provided by Haringey Education Partnership, before, during and after the meeting
• Take notes of the governing body meetings and prepare minutes, including indicating who is responsible for any agreed action, and followup as appropriate within agreed timescales (10 schooldays for the production of draft minutes)
• Chair that part of the meeting at which the chair is elected

Membership

To:

• Input and update changes into the Governors' Services database in respect governors' details
• Inform Governors Services of newly appointed governors including details of terms of office
• Ensure that the database records are updated and that Governors' Services are informed of actions taken
• Maintain copies of current terms of reference and membership of committee and working parties and nominated governors e.g. SEN
• Advise governors and appointing bodies of expiry of the term of office before term expires so elections or appointments can be organised in a timely manner
• Inform the governing body, Governors Services and church authority (if appropriate) of any changes to its membership
• Maintain governor meeting attendance records and advise the governing body of nonattendance of governors.
• Advise that a register of governing body pecuniary interests is maintained, reviewed annually and lodged within the school
• Check with the local authority, and, where appropriate, the church authority, that Disclosure has been successfully carried out on any governor as required

Advice and Information

To:

• Advise the governing body on procedural issues and on keeping records as appropriate
• Support the headteacher in ensuring statutory policies are in place, and are reviewed as required by the governing body
• Maintain records of governing body correspondence

Professional Development

To:

• Attend termly briefings and participate in professional development opportunities
• Keep uptodate with current educational developments and legislation affecting school governance

Additional Tasks
The clerk may be asked to perform additional tasks as part of their duties.


Job Type:
Part-time

Part-time hours: 2 -10 per week


Salary:
£18.76-£19.73 per hour


Benefits:

• Company pension

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
Each school will have their own risk assessment inline with government guidelines


Application question(s):

• Experience of minute taking

Willingness to travel:

• 100% (preferred)

Work Location:
On the road


Reference ID:
GSO_HEP_IN_2