Attendance and Admissions Clerk - Maternity Cover

Bentley West Primary School, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 0EQ

32 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Estimated start date 8th June 2026

• Closing date

  13 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  11 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,254.00 - £33,699.00 Annually (FTE) Salary will be pro-rata to term time only. This is a fixed term contract for 9 months.

Attendance and Admissions Clerk - Maternity Cover job summary

Maternity Cover - Attendance and Admissions Clerk

Bentley West Primary School part of Leigh Trust:

Monmouth Road, Bentley Walsall, WS2 0EQ

36.5 Hours Per Week Term Time Only (8am-4pm for 3 days and 8:15am-3:45pm the other 2 days

Birmingham Council Grade 3 - SCP 9-22.

£27,254-£33,699 FTE (Pro-Rata to Term Time)

Required to start 8th June 2026 for a 9-month fixed term maternity cover contract.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Attendance and Admissions Clerk to join our busy school office team at Bentley West Primary School. Based in the school office you will have an important role in supporting the office at the busy periods, the improvement of the pupil attendance in the school and ensuring a smooth admissions process.

This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated and committed individual who must possess accuracy of work and attention to detail. You will work under the Bursar and the Deputy Headteacher to ensure that recognised standards are met.

We would like the post holder to have responsibility for specific attendance and admissions tasks but also can be expected to assist the school office at busy times for example during morning registration. We would like applicants to have to meet the requirements of the job description and person specification in order to be offered the fixed term post.

Qualifications

ESSENTIAL - GCSE Math’s and English qualifications are essential (Grade 4 or C or above)

- Knowledge of the attendance process.

- Previous school office experience.

- Experience with Bromcom

- IT Qualification/ skills

How to apply

Only applications submitted on the support staff application form on ‘My New Term’ will be considered.

Closing date; Midnight on Sunday 12th April 2026

Short listing; Wednesday 15th April 2026

Interviews; w/c 20th April 2026

Feel free to contact: Cath Keats, cath.keats@bwp.leightrust.co.uk or call 01922 720792.

Safer Recruitment:

In line with our commitment to safeguarding, the successful candidate will be required to provide their original birth certificate as part of our comprehensive pre-employment identity and vetting checks.

Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding & Child Protection

Bentley West Primary believes that its workforce should reflect the local community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the Trust’s employment opportunities. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Safeguarding Commitment

Safeguarding is our top priority. We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of all children.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

References

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Short-listed Candidates

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Immigration Act

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore, the ability to speak fluent

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Bentley West Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 470 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bentley West Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bentley-west-primary-school-additionally-resourced-for-hearing-impaired-walsall

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