INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY Casual Governor Clerk

***Internal Applicants Only***

Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest

Salary: SO2 20.74 - 21.71 per hour

Contract Type: Casual/Permanent

Application Deadline: 04/02/2026

Proposed Interview Date(s): TBC

Reference:1995

About Us:

Bursting with culture energy and opportunity the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.

We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused insight-led digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.

London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of Londons Good Work Standardemployers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions workplace well-being skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.

The Councils preference is for online application. However if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application please email recruitment@ so we can arrange an alternative application method.

About the role:

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Key Responsibilities:

• Offering advice on best practice in governance including on committee structures and self-evaluation
• Ensuring that statutory policies are in place and are revised when necessary with the assistance of staff and central support team
• Offering advice on the annual calendar of governing body meetings and tasks
• Contributing to the induction of governors taking on new roles in particular chair or chair of a committee
• Liaising with those preparing papers to make sure they are available on time
• Ensuring all meetings are quorate
• Recording the attendance of governors at meetings (and any apologies whether they have been accepted or not) and take appropriate action in relation to absences
• Providing draft minutes of governing body/board meetings within five working days of the meeting indicating who is responsible for any agreed action with timescales and send drafts to the chair and the Headteacher
• Advising governors and appointing boards/ bodies in advance of the expiry of a governors term of office so elections or appointments can be organised in a timely manner;
• Chairing that part of the meeting at which the chair is elected giving procedural advice concerning conduct of this and other elections
• Ability to select relevant points from a wide ranging /complex discussion and to write up as a clear concise record of the meeting.
• Experience of summarising /interpreting legislation or other detailed information and communicating it simply and clearly.
• Taking an accurate record of the meeting
  

Qualifications and Requirements:

To be considered for this position you should meet the following requirements:

• Post holder is expected to have attended or be in the process of registering to attend the National Development Programme for Clerks to Governors;
• The post holder is expected to undertake appropriate and regular training and development to maintain their knowledge and improve practice;
• The post holder is expected to keep up-to-date with current educational developments and legislation affecting school governance;
• A background in education is desirable.
  

Terms and conditions:

The below terms and conditions apply to this role:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the Apply button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair appropriate accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.

To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2 internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.

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If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process please contact Donna Miller Governor Service Manager at @ .

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