Are you highly organised, detail-orientated, and passionate about supporting education?
Warwickshire Clerking Services is expanding, and we are looking for new Governance Professionals (formerly known as Clerks) to join our Clerking Service team.
About Us
At Warwickshire Governor Services, we understand that effective governance is the cornerstone of successful schools. As a traded service we offer a professional Clerking Service that goes beyond minute-taking—providing strategic, professional support that empowers governing boards to lead with confidence and clarity.
Our Clerking Service is quality-assured, responsive, and tailored to each individual school. Each governing board is matched with a skilled governance professional who not only manages meetings efficiently but also offers procedural guidance, ensures compliance, and maintains essential governance records.
With our Clerking Service, schools benefit from a seamless clerking experience backed by expert oversight, continuity planning, and access to a wider network of governance support.
Our Clerking Service provides skilled professionals to school governing boards across the county, and beyond and demand is growing — which is why we need you!
About the Role
As a Governance Professional, you will play a vital role in supporting school governing boards. Your responsibilities will include:
1. Organising and attending meetings (in-person and online)
2. Building strong relationships with governors
3. Accurately recording minutes of meetings and maintaining electronic governance records
4. Providing professional advice and guidance
You will be employed by Warwickshire County Council and assigned to specific schools. Day to day accountability is to the governing board.
While you will work mainly from home, you will be expected to attend meetings at times convenient to the governing board — usually early evenings. Meetings are usually in person with the occasional meeting taking place virtually at the request of the Chair of Governors.
This is a flexible part-time role, with hours ranging from clerking for one school to several schools and hours being agreed individually to suit your availability.
All new team members receive induction training, with ongoing support and development opportunities provided by our dedicated Governor Services Team.
Key Requirements
5. We are looking for individuals who are:
6. Proficient in ICT and can effectively use digital tools and systems
7. Proactive, highly organised, and detail-focused
8. Skilled in time management and administration
9. Excellent communicators — both written and verbal
10. Confident in building and maintaining professional relationships
11. Committed to self-development and continuous learning
12. Willing to provide advice and guidance to all governing board members
13. Able to work independently and flexibly, with professionalism and integrity
14. Able and willing to travel to their school to participate in in-person governing board meetings
You will be expected to uphold the Nolan Principles and demonstrate respectful challenge and support in your governance role. A DBS check will be required.
Interested?
We are looking for Governance Professionals who meet the above criteria and who are based in or able to travel to Bromsgrove, Solihull, Evesham, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, and Coventry.
If you live in any of these areas—or can easily travel to them and want to make a meaningful contribution to education, we would love to hear from you.
Please click here to view the full Job Description and Person Specification.
Please click here to view the Governance Professional Recruitment Pack
Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make
Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!
At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.
Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund.
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.
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Additional Information
Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.
The closing date is midnight on 27th November
Interview date: w/c 8th December 2025
Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more