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LA Clerk to Governors

Employer
Warwickshire County Council
Location
Assigned Schools in South Warwickshire and Working from Home
Salary
£17,391 - £18,672 pro-rata
Closing date
12 Feb 2019
Reference
WARW000004595

Job Details

Warwickshire Governor Services runs a clerking service for schools in the county and surrounding area. We wish to recruit additional clerks to deliver a high quality service to schools, contributing to the provision of excellent education to their pupils. 

The Role

We are looking for a clerk to take on schools in the South of Warwickshire.
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. 

You will need excellent administrative, IT, and communication skills, the ability to work to deadlines and flexibility to work at times convenient to the governing body, typically early evening. 
Initial training and continuing professional development is provided. 
New clerks will receive support in their first few weeks, and will be expected to attend the first clerks’ induction course, held termly, after appointment. New clerks are also expected to attend the follow-on Effective Clerking course within their first or second term.

Key Requirements

 We are looking for someone who: 
• Has a good standard of literacy and numeracy, and the ability to produce high quality minutes. 
• Is computer literate, especially with Word, web, and email, and has access to equipment for working from home. 
• 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. 
• Can support volunteers and lay people in a professional way. 
• Is able to communicate in person and in writing. 
• Understands the importance of confidentiality and integrity.
• Is willing to work in the evenings.  
• Will undertake CPD and an accreditation programme. 

For further information please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification.

For further information about the role please contact Joanna Wain at joannawain@warwickshire.gov.uk, 01926 742674 

Closing Date: 10th February 2019

Interview Date: 27th February 2019

To apply for this vacancy please click on the ‘Apply’ button.

Our method of application is online, you will also be required to upload a supporting statement of how you meet the essential criteria.

Please note, CV’s should not been submitted unless asked to do so.

If you are unable to apply using the 'Apply' button please contact the Recruitment Centre on recruitment@warwickshire.gov.uk, including your contact details and any relevant screenshots.

You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email and WMJobs account on a regular basis after submitting your application.

Rewards & Benefits of working for Warwickshire

It really is true that every single job role here at Warwickshire County Council contributes to bettering the lives of the people in our County; we want to do this for our employees, too. We are proud of our strong flexible working culture, including the opportunity for flexibility on working hours, technology to support remote working (such as light laptops and phones where the role allows).

Time to recharge is so important; we provide a generous holiday allowance which rises as you remain in employment with us. You get all Bank and public holidays off, plus all staff are given an extra day of holiday over Christmas.

As if that wasn’t enough, you’ll also have access to membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, childcare vouchers, a host of enhanced family friendly policies and some of the very best Learning and Development training courses to support your ongoing development.

We welcome applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.

Supporting documents
Job Description and Person Specification

Company

As a local authority we take on a wide range of roles, whether we are providing specialist care and support to the most vulnerable in our communities, or championing Warwickshire as a choice for business through our work to promote economic growth and innovation.

Warwickshire is famous the world over as Shakespeare’s county— but that’s only half the story.  We’re also vibrant and modern. One of the fastest growing commercial regions in the UK, we’re home to many leading companies and developing exciting opportunities for everyone who lives and works here. 

WCC

We pride ourselves on being an innovative employer that like to encourage new ways of working. Likewise, our ability to make decisions quickly is as important to us as it is to our customers.

We work actively with partner organisations to deliver our core services:

  • Schools and Learning
  • Social Care and Health
  • Community Safety
  • Environment and Planning
  • Leisure and Tourism
  • Roads and Travel

Accreditations

Company info
Website
Telephone
01926 41 8125
Location
HR Service Centre
Shire Hall
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34 4RL
United Kingdom

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