Clerical Assistant

The Staffordshire Schools Multi Academy Trust, Burton On Trent, DE13 7JE

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  1 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £4,182.00 Annually (Actual)

Clerical Assistant job summary

About Us

We are a growing Multi-Academy Trust dedicated to providing outstanding educational environments across our primary schools. We value flexibility, autonomy, and work-life balance for our team.

The Role

We are seeking a reliable and self-motivated Clerical Assistant to provide essential administrative support across our central HR and Finance operations. This is a highly flexible, home-based role where you can structure your 7 weekly hours around your personal commitments.

Key Responsibilities

• HR Support: Assist with updating personnel records, logging pre-employment checks, maintaining compliance logs, and drafting basic correspondence.

• Finance Support: Help process invoices, upload financial records, reconcile routine receipts, and assist with general data entry.

• General Administration: Maintain confidential electronic filing systems and assist central team leads with ad-hoc clerical tasks.

About You

• Strong organisational skills and high attention to detail.

• Good working knowledge of standard IT tools (Google Workspace, spreadsheets, and email).

• Proven ability to work independently, manage your time effectively, and maintain strict confidentiality.

• Previous clerical experience in administrative, HR, finance, or educational settings is desirable, but strong transferable admin skills are welcome.

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 The Staffordshire Schools Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Staffordshire Schools Multi Academy Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-staffordshire-schools-multi-academy-trust

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