Governor Services and Clerking Manager

Job Posted: 2 July 2025

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Newport, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: Grade 14, £56,385 to £60,592 per annum
• Industries: Education Management & Executive Public Sector

37 hours per week

Do you want to make the difference to the lives of children and young people across the Isle of Wight?

Do you want to have a once in a career opportunity to support the set-up of a brand-new School Improvement service within the new Children’s Services Directorate at the Isle of Wight Council?

Do you like a challenge? If so, come and join us on the Isle of Wight, as we transform education on the Island.

You will lead governance across the Isle of Wight school system and be a key part of the approach to school improvement.

What will you be doing?

• Responsibility for improving the governance of our schools so that all children and young people across the Island, thrive.
• Develop our SLA offer and traded service, including a clerking service.
• Coordinator and deliver training to improve governance across the Island.
• Take responsibility for developing and monitoring service planning, including KPI’s.
• Represent the department within the various meetings and partnerships.
• Work with senior colleagues to drive forward the Education Strategy.
• Improve the governance across the school system on the Isle of Wight.
• Be an integral part of our school improvement team, working together to improve our education system.

About you

• Experience of school governance and ultimately leading governance.
• Experience of working for a Local Authority or Multi Academy Trust.
• Able to work as part of a team, taking responsibility for areas they lead on.
• Ability to access face to face meetings locally.
• High quality verbal and written communication skills.
• A commitment to ensuring children and young people across the Isle of Wight achieve their best outcomes and develop into independent adults.

As a new department we are building our reputation and relationships with schools and across the council.

We are ready to embark on a journey of development and growth and we are looking for enthusiastic and creative people to join our Team, which supports an ethos of distributed leadership across the service, and who will help all our colleagues to be the best they can be. 

About you We look forward to hearing from applicants who have:

• A commitment to creativity and innovation.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• A passion for improving the life chances of others, and particularly those from vulnerable and/or marginalised groups.
• An ability to work collaboratively with different professionals.

Details on the process:

• Salary - Grade 14: £56,385 to £60,592
• Closing date is 15th August 2025
• Shortlisting on 20th August 2025
• Interviews on 26th August 2025, face to face at County Hall, Newport IOW
• Please address your summary/personal statement on the essential criteria and job summary, in no more than 1500 words.

In line with the Council's Recruitment and Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CVs. Any information provided on CVs will not be considered for short-listing purposes.

The Isle of Wight Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

You may be required to attend meetings outside of standard office hours.

For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Naomi Carter at or email [email protected] 

Join #TeamIWC and you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:

• Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
• Local Government pension scheme
• Discounted Solent ferry travel
• Island bus network discount
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff parking permit scheme
• Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
• National and local discounts & benefits schemes
• Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)
• Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)

Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island.

The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.

We actively promote the diversity of our workforce, and provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees. We are an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community.

We are a Disability Confident employer. Along with a number of commitments, this means, providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.

The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination, and this is supported by;

unacceptable behaviour policy

employee code of conduct

our values, culture and inclusivity

The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via [email protected] if you would like to receive a copy.

The Isle of Wight Council reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than stated, if required. To ensure your application is considered, it is recommended to submit your application promptly.

This council and its schools recruit according to the council’s Recruitment, Policy and Procedure and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

For support completing your online application or for further information on how to apply, phone 01983 823134 or email [email protected]  Only applications submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.

We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. Please revisit our job page for alternate posts that may be suitable.