Clerk to the Governors

Clerk to the Governors - Level 2

Permanent Post
Part-time
Salary: BS5 £25,183 per annum pro-rata £13.05 per hour ( pay award pending ) 
 

Start date:  1st September 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter
Hours: The role is for 76 hours per annum, which equates to approximately 2 hours a week for the 38 weeks of the school year (term time only). The role is flexible but will cover approximately 12 meetings a year.

Governors are seeking to appoint and experienced individual to support the Board. The role involves advising the Governing Board on governance, procedural and constitutional matters; managing membership; administering meetings; maintaining appropriate records and managing information, in line with relevant legislation, guidance and best practice.

The successful candidate will be reliable, flexible and able to attend meetings of the Governing Board and its committees held during the term time in the evenings.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified or experienced individuals who have excellent listening and oral and written communication skills as well as good ICT skills. 

This role is permanent, subject to a probationary period. 

Training is available for this role and the successful candidate will be supported and encouraged to achieve a professional clerking standard qualification.

For further details and an application form, please email: office@levens.cumbria.sch.uk and to speak in confidence about the role, please contact Suzan Bishop, Chair of Governors at s.bishop@levens.cumbria.sch.uk

The school is an equal opportunities employer, committed to the principles of child protection, safeguarding and safer recruitment and to promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website or see here.

Please note that this appointment is subject to successful pre-employment checks including a DBS check, references and medical clearance.

Please return completed application forms with and a covering letter summarising your skills, abilities and experience to support your suitability for the post to head@levens.cumbria.sch.uk  

Please note that CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: This is a rolling advertisement