Jobs at SET

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Trust Clerk

Salary: £25,989 to £27,254 per annum pro rata
Grade: E
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 160 hours per academic year
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire

About the Role:

Our Trust is a great place to be. It is exciting, challenging, warm, friendly, and incredibly rewarding. We work hard as a team to provide our children with the very best education possible. We want all children to have high aspirations and achieve their potential for learning and living in society todayand in the future. They deserve nothing less. If this is a philosophy that you share, then please read on…

We are looking to recruit a clerk to work across 5 of our Trust schools Aberford, Carlton, Cliffe, Fairburn and Selby CP School, each school has 4 Local Governing Body meetings per year. Each of these meetings are paid at 7 hours per meeting to include preparation hours, clerking the meeting and completing minutes and distributing post meeting. There is also an additional 20 hours to be paid per year to cover general admin time, emails etc. Ideally the successful candidate should be in post as soon as possible post April 2026, but flexibility will be given for the successful candidate.

Travel time to and from the meetings is not paid, however mileage will be paid.

This post is offered on either an employed or self employed basis to suit the successful candidate and will be subject to a 6 month probationary period.

The successful candidate will work closely with our Governance Professional and the central team. They can look forward to a period of high quality professional development as well as making a welcome contribution to the lives of our children and community.

Selby Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of our children. We have a robust Child Protection Policy and all staff receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment at the school. In relation to this appointment process you should be aware that your referees will be asked the following question: “Are you aware of any Child Protection allegations or issues of a similar nature in relation to this person? If so, please provide details.” At interview all candidates will be asked if there have been any allegations or issues raised against them by children and, if so, the outcome of them. If you would like to discuss any of the above before making an application please contact me as below. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online checks.

Organisation: Selby Educational Trust

Location: Various Trust schools (Aberford, Carlton, Cliffe, Fairburn and Selby CP School)

Salary: Grade E (points 6-9) £13.47-£14.13 if self employed

Working Option: To work 140 hours over the academic year clerking for the 5 trust schools, all preparation hours will be remote working and the successful candidate will only be on site for the actual meeting time.


Contact Details:

Visits to discuss the role are welcome, please call Selby Community Primary School on 01757702464

If you have any queries please contact the school on 01757 702464 or email the Director of Operations and Finance on thompsonr@setschools.uk


Key Documents:

Job Description and Person Specification

Letter to Candidate

Application Form                

Key Dates:

Closing Date: 9am on Friday 10th April 2026 - the post may close sooner should we receive sufficient applications
Interview Date: Week commencing Monday 13th April 2026

Trustee/Governor Vacancies

We are always looking for people who might be interested in joining our trust as both trustees or governors.

If you are interested in either role, please email Trudy Searle (Governance Professional) for more details - searlet@setschools.uk