Clerk to Governors

£12.93–£13.91 per hour inclusive and based on experience.
Average 2.5 hours per week or equivalent across the school year (term-time only).
Home-based with a need to attend meetings at school.

‘Love Each Other, Love Our World, Love Ourselves’

Do you fancy working in a friendly, family-feel school?

A school where everyone is given the opportunity to shine; where love and kindness is celebrated and where everyone’s voice is equally important; where a therapeutic approach underpins all our interactions with our children.

New Christ Church is a small Church of England primary school with 200 children, based on the edge of the centre of Reading. We encourage you to come and visit and see what a warm and welcoming school we are! 

We are now looking for a Clerk to the Local Governing Body. 

As Clerk you’ll need to:

• Have excellent administration skills and the ability to maintain accurate records.
• Be able to minute take meetings.
• Keep up to date with educational developments and legislation.
• Have excellent computer skills.
• Understand the need for confidentiality and sensitivity.
• Be a team player who will play a part in the wider school community. 

We can offer you:

• A supportive school team.
• Staff who ‘… are proud to be part of the team and clearly enjoy working at this school. Staff value that leaders are considerate of their workload and well-being..’ (OFSTED Sept 2022)
• A commitment to professional development and a belief in driving improvement
• A staff well-being package.
• A car park on site 

Our recent OFSTED report (where we were judged Good in all areas) said:
‘New Christ Church is an inclusive school community. Pupils are proud to come to school and learn alongside their friends. Staff have prioritised building trusting relationships. They know all pupils well and make sure their needs are met. This helps pupils feel content, cared for and safe..’ 

To apply please complete the Application Form available on our school website www.newchristchurch.reading.sch.uk; please follow the link to ‘About Us’ to ‘Vacancies’. 

For more information, please contact Mrs Bushnell, Operations Manager at officemanager@newchristchurch.reading.sch.uk.

Applications will be considered upon receipt.
The school reserves the right to close this advert once sufficient applications have been received. 

New Christ Church Primary School
Milman Road, Reading RG2 0AY
Telephone: 0118 937 5437
Email: admin@newchristchurch.reading.sch.uk
www.newchristchurch.reading.sch.uk

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils, staff and parents, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure & Barring Service clearance will be sought for the successful candidate.