Clerk to Governors
| Posting date: | 17 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | BG8 (see letter for details) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 16 August 2025 |
| Location: | Bristol, Bristol |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | eTeach UK Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1499393 |
Summary
The RoleWe are currently recruiting for a Clerk to Governors and Trustees. The role is available for an immediate start subject to satisfactory clearances.This role provides independent administration support, procedural guidance, and legislative advice to the Governing Body at St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School.
The successful candidate will be well organised, resilient, resourceful, and understand the need for confidentiality. The successful candidate will have excellent attention to detail and the ability to record accurate minutes of complex discussions. The post is part time i.e. minimum 7 hours per week (working pattern to be agreed, to include evening meetings). A request for hybrid working will be considered, with attendance in person at most meetings as required by the Chair of Governors.This post is graded Bristol Grade 8 (BG8), term time only plus 5 INSET days. The salary for this job will start at point 12 of the BG8 range, i.e. £28,163 gross per annum pro rata (equivalent to £14.59 per hour gross). The actual salary range will be impacted by this role being part time and term time only. SMRT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and so safeguarding checks will be undertaken as part of the recruitment and selection process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced Criminal Disclosure. We welcome applicants regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, or religion. It is an offence to apply for this role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. You can find a copy of our Safeguarding Policy on our website.The SchoolSt Mary Redcliffe and Temple (SMRT) is a successful and heavily oversubscribed 11-18 co-educational, Church of England, comprehensive school of over 1750 students, serving families from the whole of greater Bristol and beyond. We are located at the heart of the city and have a diverse student community with considerable parental support. Our diversity is a strength and something we celebrate. The Redcliffe Sixth Form Centre currently houses approximately 700 students from our own school and from many other schools across the City.Application ProcessCandidates must complete our application form and return it as a Word document using the email address in our covering letter by 28 August 2025 (by 10am). The School will be closed for the holiday period, and the email inbox only checked intermittently. Please ensure that you complete all parts of the application form, including the additional information section. It is particularly important that you include your personal details so that we can contact you. We recommend that you complete your application on a PC or laptop, and not on a mobile device.
When providing details of your referees you must include their e-mail address. References must span the last 5 years of employment history in accordance with KCSIE guidance. Please include a referee from your current post (principal or headteacher where applicable) and if you have worked in multiple settings in this 5-year period, you should have included a referee from each setting.
The successful candidate will be well organised, resilient, resourceful, and understand the need for confidentiality. The successful candidate will have excellent attention to detail and the ability to record accurate minutes of complex discussions. The post is part time i.e. minimum 7 hours per week (working pattern to be agreed, to include evening meetings). A request for hybrid working will be considered, with attendance in person at most meetings as required by the Chair of Governors.This post is graded Bristol Grade 8 (BG8), term time only plus 5 INSET days. The salary for this job will start at point 12 of the BG8 range, i.e. £28,163 gross per annum pro rata (equivalent to £14.59 per hour gross). The actual salary range will be impacted by this role being part time and term time only. SMRT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and so safeguarding checks will be undertaken as part of the recruitment and selection process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced Criminal Disclosure. We welcome applicants regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, or religion. It is an offence to apply for this role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. You can find a copy of our Safeguarding Policy on our website.The SchoolSt Mary Redcliffe and Temple (SMRT) is a successful and heavily oversubscribed 11-18 co-educational, Church of England, comprehensive school of over 1750 students, serving families from the whole of greater Bristol and beyond. We are located at the heart of the city and have a diverse student community with considerable parental support. Our diversity is a strength and something we celebrate. The Redcliffe Sixth Form Centre currently houses approximately 700 students from our own school and from many other schools across the City.Application ProcessCandidates must complete our application form and return it as a Word document using the email address in our covering letter by 28 August 2025 (by 10am). The School will be closed for the holiday period, and the email inbox only checked intermittently. Please ensure that you complete all parts of the application form, including the additional information section. It is particularly important that you include your personal details so that we can contact you. We recommend that you complete your application on a PC or laptop, and not on a mobile device.
When providing details of your referees you must include their e-mail address. References must span the last 5 years of employment history in accordance with KCSIE guidance. Please include a referee from your current post (principal or headteacher where applicable) and if you have worked in multiple settings in this 5-year period, you should have included a referee from each setting.