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Clerk to Trust Board - Part-time

Weald of Kent Grammar School, Tonbridge

  • Ref:KCC886-4046-503S
  • Posted:24/06/2020
  • Pay:Kent Range 7
  • Start Date:September 2020
  • App Close Date:08/07/2020 at 09:00
  • Interviews:week commencing 13 July 2020

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We are currently recruiting for a flexible, highly organised and self motivated Clerk to Trust Board to join us in September 2020. The Clerk will report to the Chair of Trustees as well as working closely with the Headteacher and other members of the support team.

The Clerk will provide advice and guidance to the Trust Board on governance, constitutional and procedural matters. They will contribute towards the efficient functioning of the Trust Board and its committees by providing:

  • administrative and organisational support;
  • guidance to ensure that the board works in compliance with the appropriate legal and regulatory framework, and understands the potential consequences for noncompliance; and
  • advice on procedural matters relating to the operation of the board.

Experience of organising meetings, writing agendas and taking accurate, concise minutes is essential. The successful candidate will also need to be able to work flexibly around Trustee meetings and requirements.

We are committed to staff development and offer the opportunity for excellent professional development in order to prepare for future career progression.

For more information about this post please contact Human Resources, HR@wealdgs.org. Further details are available on our website, www.wealdgs.org.

The Trustees are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  An Enhanced DBS check will be carried out for the successful candidate.

Appointments may be made where a suitable candidate is found prior to the closing date.

Tudeley Lane, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 2JP (01732 373500)

Information about the school

Weald of Kent is a selective Girls’ Grammar School for 11-18 year olds with a roll of approximately 2000 students including our co-educational Sixth Form. The school is one of the highest performing schools in the country. We aspire to excel at everything we do. Owing to our continued success were thrilled to have been given permission by the Secretary of State to expand and mirror what we deliver at our Tonbridge campus in a campus at Sevenoaks, which opened in September 2017. In addition to the exciting new facilities, we have also invested in our Tonbridge campus which now has a state of the art Sports Hall and university style Sixth Form Study Centre. A new science block and new English classrooms have been built this year. Both campuses are situated in beautiful rural settings with far reaching views across the Garden of England with excellent transport links.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Human Resources
  • Address:Tudeley Lane, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2JP
  • Telephone: 01732373500
  • Email: hr@wealdgs.org

Fax: 01732373500

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.