Clerical assistant

Blessed William Howard Catholic School, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9AB

26 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  10 December 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: £24,796.00 - £24,796.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 3 (FTE to be made pro ratad)

Clerical assistant job summary

This is an exceptional opportunity for a friendly, highly organised person to join our dynamic and busy office team. The right candidate should be a qualified, enthusiastic, positive, self-motivated and have the capacity for hard work and a desire to support our skilled administrative team. The roll includes a wide variety of clerical tasks , from answering the phone to managing more complex customer enquiries. A friendly and approachable manner is important when interacting with students, staff, and external stakeholders. The successful candidate will have organisational and administrative skills, together with IT and communication skills. The duties of the post is varied so the ability to prioritise workload, work under pressure and a high level of flexibility is required. This is a permanent position, to commence as soon as possible, term time only.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, and pre-employment medical clearance. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), online searches will also be carried out for shortlisted candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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.

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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 Blessed William Howard Catholic School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 957 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Blessed William Howard Catholic School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/blessed-william-howard-catholic-school-stafford

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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