Clerk to the Governors - Term Time

Five Acre Wood School, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-7056-618S
• Posted:04/06/2024
• Pay:KR6 Actual salary £2,973 per annum
• Start Date:September 2024
• App Close Date:18/06/2024 at 10:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Five Acre Wood School is seeking to appoint a Clerk to the Governors working 5 hours per week, term time only. The post holder will provide advice and guidance on governance, constitutional and procedural matters, and ensure that the work of the Governing Body conforms to the responsibilities assigned by the School. Duties of the role include draft agendas, take notes and produce minutes of meetings to maintain information on membership and advise the Governing Body on procedural and legislative matters.

There are approximately 6 Governing Body meetings across the academic year.  The majority are held at the end of the school day, with a small number of the governing body meetings taken place during the school day.  The schedule for meetings is agreed for the start of each academic year providing plenty of notice for the Clerk and Governors.

This role is working 5 hours per week, term time only (currently 39 weeks), actual salary for this role is £2,973 per annum.

For further information regarding the main duties and responsibilities of the job please see the attached job description.

Five Acre Wood is committed to the safeguarding of all its pupils, you will therefore be subject to an enhanced disclosure process. As part of our responsibility for safeguarding, in addition to the Kent policy of one employment and one personal reference, the school will request additional employment references.

Information about the school

Five Acre Wood is an “Outstanding", forward looking school with an international reputation. We are ambitious for our pupils, and we pride ourselves on working with many leaders in the field of special education.

We play an important role in our community and enjoy strong local links which give our pupils opportunities to play active and meaningful roles in their own communities.

We are an innovative school and have worked on a number of unique projects to provide pupils with unique and diverse learning opportunities. These include; - FAWrient Express café in a train carriage, giving pupils hands-on experience in hospitality training - 7FAW7 - a library inside a real plane fuselage designed to meet the diverse needs of our pupils - FAWtilus - a dedicated counselling space for pupils and staff - FAWbulous Bus - a soft-play facility that also teaches pupils how to safely board a bus - Platform FAW - our new coffee roastery where pupils can learn to roast and bag their own coffee - Peggy’s FAWtique - a shop space where pupils can develop valuable sales techniques - Radio FAW All - our very own radio station, which offers pupils exciting opportunities to get involved in radio broadcasting and research - FAW Records - our own record label. We have released a number of singles and music videos - Five Acre Woodstock Festival - our annual festival created especially for pupils to experience the sights, sounds and atmosphere of a real performance.

It may need to be seen to be believed! Please click this link to view our videos: https://www.youtube.com/@FiveAcreWoodRecords

Five Acre Wood is committed to the safeguarding of all its pupils, you will therefore be subject to an enhanced disclosure process. As part of our responsibility for safeguarding, in addition to the Kent policy of one employment and one personal reference, the school will request additional employment references.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Nicola Devereux
• Address:Boughton Lane, Maidstone , Kent, ME15 9QF
• Telephone: (01622) 743925
• Email: hr@five-acre.kent.sch.uk

Fax: 01622 744828

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Clerk To Governors Job Description