Clerk to Governors

Job Title: Clerk to Governors

Location: St Laurence CE Primary School

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Grade, 4 Pay Point 3 – FTE £22,737.00, pro-rata for part-time posts

Hours per week: 1

Weeks per year: 52

Start Date: ASAP

Job outline

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clerk to Governors to join St Laurence CE Primary School (part of Derby Diocesan Academy Trust).

This is a key role for the right candidate to provide effective and efficient governance which requires close working with Local Governing Body which requires close working with the Chair of Governors, Headteacher and the DDAT Central Team.

The role includes attending local governing body meetings in an evening, producing minutes and providing admin support to the school and governors. The successful candidate will have relevant experience in a similar role within the education sector and ready for a new and exciting challenge.

We can offer you:

• enthusiastic and polite children;
• a welcoming and friendly working environment;
• a supportive senior leadership team, committed to your success;
• dedicated and friendly staff, committed to school improvement;
• ongoing high quality professional development opportunities.

In return, DDAT can offer:

• Comprehensive support;
• CPD opportunities;
• Career progression possibilities as the Trust expands further.

Please refer to the closed Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role.

Application information

We will only accept applications made on DDAT application forms.

To apply please submit completed applications forms to [email removed] by the closing date.

Please note that all candidates must have a right to work in the UK in order to be able to work at our Trust. Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for international job applicants.

Closing Date: 06.11.26

Provisional Interviews: W/c 09.11.26

Recruitment Pack Support Staff Application Form Monitoring Form

DDAT welcomes a diverse population of both children and staff and is committed to promoting and developing equality of opportunity in all its functions.

DDAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, online checks, pre-employment and Disclosure Barring Service checks. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

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