School Governance Professional - Warwickshire, United Kingdom - Warwickshire County Council

Warwickshire County Council

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Warwickshire, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

School Governance Professional (part time)

About Us and the Role
Warwickshire Governor Services runs a successful clerking service for schools in the county and surrounding area.

We wish to recruit additional School Governance Professionals (formerly known as clerk to the governing board) to deliver a high-quality clerking service to schools, to meet demand.

The main duties are:
- providing advice to the governing body on governance, constitutional, and procedural matters.
- providing effective administrative support to the governing body and its committees, including minuting meetings to a high standard.
- ensuring the governing body is properly constituted.
- managing information effectively in accordance with legal requirements.

School Governance Professionals will be employed by Warwickshire County Council but will usually be allocated to specific schools. Day to day accountability is to the governing body.

You will mainly work from home, with some attendance of meetings at times convenient to the governing body, typically early evening.

These are both on-line and in-person meetings (when covid restrictions allow).

We are looking for someone who:

has excellent written skills, including being able to identify relevant information, take accurate notes at meetings and summarise information to prepare high quality minutes

- is an efficient administrator, able to use initiative and able to work under pressure including meeting deadlines
- can research and manage advice from a variety of sources
- is able to work with detailed information, such as DfE governance regulations and provide detailed and accurate advice
- has excellent communications skills, including the ability to liaise, and build effective relationships with senior school staff and support them in a professional way
- understands the importance of confidentiality and integrity
- is willing to work in the evenings
- will undertake CPD and an accreditation programme

For the full Job Description and Person Specification please click the link here.

This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Additional Information

Closing Date:
Tuesday 24
th January 2023****Interview Date: 9
th and 13
th February 2023