Clerical Assistant - Maternity Cover

Icknield Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2JB

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  26 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £12,369.97 - £12,565.45 Annually (Actual) Level 2.4 - 2.5 (Wednesday - Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm)

Clerical Assistant - Maternity Cover job summary

Clerical Assistant - level 2.4 - 2.5

Maternity Cover

Contract beginning ASAP till the 25th June 2027

Part-time, 21 hours per week/3 days per week - Wednesday to Friday

8.30am - 4.30pm

Actual salary starts at:

L2.4 - L2.5: £12,369.97 - £12,565.45

We have an exciting opportunity and are looking for a Clerical Assistant to provide support to our admin team working on the front desk.

You will need to be able to support a busy office environment with a range of administrative tasks, including using Arbor software and financial systems.

You must be able to work confidentially and professionally at all times. The ability to use your own initiative, while working as part of our friendly team is vital. The successful candidate will be supported with appropriate training, which may include First Aid.

You must be computer literate and have fluent spoken and written English for this role and knowledge of a second language would be advantageous.

We may close this vacancy early and begin interviews before the closing date if we receive a strong field of suitable candidates, so early applications are encouraged.

The School is dedicated to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and expects all staff members to uphold this commitment. All applicants must be prepared to undergo child protection screening relevant to the position, which includes background checks with previous employers and the Criminal Records Bureau. Those who were born or have lived outside the UK may need to acquire additional overseas checks, which will be the responsibility of the candidate.

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 Icknield Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 612 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Icknield Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/icknield-primary-school-luton

Our Vision…
Confident, motivated and resilient learners who flourish into well-educated citizens.

Our Ethos…
As a school family, we strive to ensure that we care, co-operate
and communicate our ethos with all children and adults.
This provides the excellent foundation on which our school is built
and the guide for our development.

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