Administrative School Governance Professional

Warwickshire Governor Services runs a successful clerking service for schools in the county and surrounding area. We wish to recruit an Admin School Governance Professional to support in the delivery of a high-quality clerking service to schools.
About the Role
The main duties are:

• Provide advice to clerking service clerks on governance, constitutional, and procedural matters. The 2013 regulations require governing bodies to have regard to advice from the clerk as to the nature of the governing body functions.


• Provide effective administrative support.


• Provide clerking cover as required.


• You will mainly work from home, with some attendance to the office and meetings at times convenient to the governing body, typically early evening. These are both on-line and in-person meetings.
  
  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 computer literate, especially with Word, web, and email.


• 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, Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.


The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.
Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage - Warwickshire Pension Fund'
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.