Clerk to the Local Governing Committee

About the Role

The Local Governing Committee (LGC) at [Employer hidden] are looking for a Clerk to Governors to support governors and leaders in the academy.

The role of the Clerk is to prepare for, attend and minute LGC meetings (usually 4 per year), in addition to delivering a full administrative and advice service to the LGC in the academy. There will be an element of post-meeting action points to follow through. Meetings are ordinarily on a Tuesday evening, with the remainder of work undertaken outside of normal working hours.

The Clerk will work closely with our Chair of Governors and Headteacher and it is essential you are proactive and can work under your own direction.

• Providing effective administrative support to the LGC.
• Attending all LGC meetings throughout the academic year
• Preparing and circulating agendas and paperwork in advance of meetings
• Taking accurate, concise minutes at meetings and circulating them as required
• Maintaining LGC documentation in the academy
• Using GovernorHub and other IT
• Providing advice to the LGC on legal and procedural matters
• Attending appropriate training (which may be in the daytime, evening or online)

About this Role

This role is internally advertised and is well-suited to someone who has existing experience in an administrative role within the academy. The successful candidate will be provided with full training from the Trust.

How to Apply

Please apply via MyNewTerm – informal enquiries should be directed to Debby Pinfold, Academy Business Manager, via email [contact hidden].

Closing date for applications is 9am on Thursday 18th December 2025.

We reserve the right to close the job advert early should we receive a high number of applications. If you have previously applied for this role in the past 6 months, please do not reapply.