Clerk to Governors - Ferndown Upper School

CLERK TO THE GOVERNORS

Dorset Reference XS 8.10

Grade 5, SCP 5-6 - £12.85-£13.05 per hour

5 hours per week – term time only

Required for September 2025 a Clerk to the Governing Body who will provide administrative and clerking support to the Governing Body of Ferndown Upper School.  The postholder will be responsible for drafting agendas, organisation of meetings, recording minutes and maintaining accurate records. The Clerk is also responsible for the recruitment and induction of new Governors.

There are 12 set meetings a year each starting at 6pm until approximately 8pm with other occasional meetings that may require attendance.

The successful candidate will be organised with excellent communication skills and proficient in Microsoft applications.

Excellent support and training will be provided.

An application form can also be found on our school website www.fernup.dorset.sch.uk/vacancies.

Completed applications or requests for further information please email [email protected]

Closing date:  1^st June 2025

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  The successful candidate will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check (formerly CRB) in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

Ferndown Upper School values the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community.  This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Ferndown Upper School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children.  As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.