Clerical assistant
Blessed William Howard Catholic School, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9AB16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
6 November 2026 at 8am
Date listed
21 October 2026
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
- £26,427.00 - £26,427.00 Annually (FTE) £26426 will be pro rata to weeks worked
Clerical assistant job summary
Clerical Assistant
Blessed William Howard Catholic High School, Stafford
Permanent | Full-time | Term time only
Band 2 | £26,426 FTE
Start date: As soon as possible
Closing date: Friday 6 November 2026 at 8.00am
Interview date: Wednesday 11 November 2026
About the role
We are looking to appoint a friendly, enthusiastic and highly organised Clerical Assistant to join our busy and supportive office team at Blessed William Howard Catholic High School.
This is a varied role and an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working with people and takes pride in providing a professional and welcoming service. You will undertake a wide range of clerical and administrative duties and will also work on our front reception, providing a warm and helpful first point of contact for pupils, parents, visitors and staff.
The successful candidate will be positive, self-motivated and flexible, with strong organisational, administrative, IT and communication skills. You will need to be able to prioritise your workload, work effectively as part of a team and maintain accuracy while working within a busy school environment.
What you will be doing
Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing reception cover and dealing with telephone and face-to-face enquiries.
- Welcoming and signing in visitors.
- Providing general clerical and administrative support, including filing, photocopying, emailing, completing forms and dealing with routine correspondence.
- Maintaining manual and computerised records and management information systems.
- Producing lists, information and pupil data as required.
- Undertaking word processing and other IT-based tasks, including supporting the preparation of minutes, reports and circulars.
- Supporting administrative arrangements for school activities, events, transport, catering and interviews.
- Assisting with pupil welfare duties and liaising appropriately with parents and staff.
- Maintaining and collating pupil reports.
- Providing general advice and guidance to staff, pupils and others.
- Providing emergency first aid.
What we are looking for
We are looking for someone who has:
- Experience of general clerical, administrative or financial work.
- NVQ Level 2 in Business and Administration, or an equivalent qualification or relevant experience.
- Good literacy and numeracy skills, including GCSE grade 4 or above in English and Maths.
- Effective ICT skills and confidence using packages such as Word, Excel, databases and spreadsheets.
- Good keyboard skills and the ability to use relevant office equipment and resources.
- Excellent organisational, planning and prioritisation skills.
- A methodical approach with good attention to detail.
- The ability to communicate effectively and relate well to children and adults.
- A friendly, professional and respectful approach.
- The ability to work constructively as part of a team.
- A positive, flexible and proactive “can-do” attitude.
- A commitment to ongoing learning and development.
Why join Blessed William Howard?
Blessed William Howard Catholic High School offers a caring, secure and disciplined Christian community, high academic standards, a commitment to success for all and ongoing CPD for staff. The school describes itself as an innovative and supportive 11-18 Catholic school with a strong Catholic ethos that places love at the heart of its community.
The school is part of St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust and is situated just outside Stafford town centre, with access by train, bus and the M6.
Safeguarding
Blessed William Howard Catholic High School 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. The position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures, including a criminal record check through the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Candidates will also need to demonstrate their motivation to work with children and young people, their ability to maintain appropriate relationships and professional boundaries, emotional resilience when working with challenging behaviour, and appropriate attitudes towards the use of authority and maintaining discipline.
Key dates
Closing date: Friday 6 November 2026 at 8.00am
Interviews: Wednesday 11 November 2026
Start date: As soon as possible
We are seeking a friendly, enthusiastic and highly organised Clerical Assistant to join our busy school office team. This varied role includes reception duties and a wide range of administrative support, making it an ideal opportunity for someone with excellent communication, organisational and IT skills who enjoys working as part of a team.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Blessed William Howard Catholic School
- Organisation type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 950 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
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 appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record 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 as part of the recruitment process.
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