Attendance and Pastoral Clerical Assistant

Cardinal Griffin Catholic College, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 4AW

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  asap

• Closing date

  17 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  1 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185.00 Annually (Actual) 37 hours per week, Term Time plus Inset days (£21,840actual)

Attendance and Pastoral Clerical Assistant job summary

Attendance and Pastoral Clerical Assistant

NJC Grade 3 - £24,404 FTE

37hpw, Term-Time plus 6 Inset days (actual salary £21,192)

Are you looking for a new challenge in an innovative and supportive 11-18 Catholic school?

We are searching for an organised Attendance and Pastoral Clerical Assistant to support students and ensure their well-being is at the heart of everything that we do, here at Cardinal Griffin Catholic College.

We are actively looking for someone to who is passionate about supporting students and creating a positive impact. If you think this person maybe you, we encourage you to explore this exciting opportunity.

About the role:

To provide effective clerical and administrative support for attendance and pastoral functions within a busy secondary Catholic school environment, contributing to the smooth running of the college and supporting the well-being and academic progress of all students.

We are looking to appoint a suitably experienced person, who is ready to play a crucial role in our school community. While experience in a school environment may be advantageous, it is by no means essential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date attendance records using the school’s management information system
• Monitor daily attendance, follow up on unexplained absences, and contact parents/carers as required
• Produce attendance reports for pastoral and senior leadership teams
• Support the pastoral team with administrative tasks, including preparing documentation for meetings and maintaining confidential student records
• Liaise sensitively with students, parents, and staff to support student welfare and promote excellent attendance
• Assist with the organisation of pastoral interventions, parent meetings, and referrals to external agencies
• Respond promptly and professionally to enquiries via telephone, email, and in-person
• Uphold the values and ethos of a Catholic secondary school and promote an inclusive, caring environment for all students
• Provide general clerical support including word processing, photocopying, filing, and data entry
• Support the safeguarding and welfare of students in line with school policies and procedures

*The College reserves the right to interview as soon as it has a suitable field of candidates and so encourages early applications*

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings cautions and convictions in your application form. Applicants will be subject to an online search if shortlisted. Where the role involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children, candidates should note that it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Our Safeguarding Policy can be found at https://www.cardinalgriffin.staffs.sch.uk/Parents/Safeguarding-In-Our-College/

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service which will require you to disclose all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application. Applicants will be subject to an online search if shortlisted. Where the role involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children, it is an offence to apply if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

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 Cardinal Griffin Catholic College

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 775 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cardinal Griffin Catholic College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cardinal-griffin-catholic-college-cannock

Are you looking for a new challenge in an innovative and supportive 11-18 Catholic school? Now part of the newly expanded Painsley Catholic Academy, the largest multi-academy in the Archdiocese of Birmingham, Cardinal Griffin Catholic College is looking to recruit dynamic, forward-thinking and inspirational staff to join us on our journey to success. With a strong Catholic ethos that puts ‘love’ at the heart of its community, the school provides a haven where all can flourish. Situated just outside the town centre and easily accessed by train, bus or the M6, Cardinal Griffin Catholic College is proud of its strong community links and its beautiful grounds.

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