King's School Canterbury - Deputy Clerk to the Governors

Summary

This is a pivotal role at the heart of our governance operations, supporting strategic decision‑making and ensuring the smooth and efficient running of all governor business across the King’s family of schools.

Detail

20 hours per week, 34 weeks per year

Join one of the country’s most historic and inspiring educational foundations as our new Deputy Clerk to the Governors. This is a pivotal role at the heart of our governance operations, supporting strategic decision‑making and ensuring the smooth and efficient running of all governor business across the King’s family of schools.

The position is virtual with some flexibility regarding hours and days.

Key Responsibilities:

• Governance Support: Maintain accurate records for the Foundation and individual governors, including training and compliance documentation.
• Meeting Coordination: Organise all governor meetings, handle scheduling, distribute meeting papers, book rooms.
• Minute Taking: Attend meetings, draft agendas, take accurate minutes, and compile draft records for review by governors.
• Policy & Compliance Administration: Ensure that all governance documents are up-to-date, liaise with external organisations, and handle statutory compliance documents.
• Website & Intranet Management: Regularly update the governors' section on the school’s intranet and website.
• Event Support: Assist in arranging governor training, and other relevant meetings as directed by the Clerk to the Governors.

The ideal candidate will be an organised, proactive individual with a strong administrative background. Essential skills and attributes include:

• Strong IT Proficiency: Proficient in MS Office, Zoom, MS Teams, and other virtual collaboration tools.
• Attention to Detail: Able to manage schedules and documents with meticulous care.
• Confident Communication: Clear and professional in both written and verbal interactions, comfortable liaising with senior staff and external parties.
• Prior Experience: Experience in minute-taking and large meeting organisation preferred.
• Education: Educated to at least A-Level standard (or equivalent).
• Commitment: Sympathetic to the aims and values of King’s School, Canterbury.
• This role would particularly suit someone with experience in governance administration, company secretariat support, legal administration, or PA/EA work at senior level.

Closing date for receipt of applications: 6 February 2026.

The King’s School is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process which is in line with the statutory Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates.

All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.