Cross-Cluster Administration Assistant – Grade A

Lillian De Lissa Nursery School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 7LX

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Monday 23rd February 2026

• Closing date

  8 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  18 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (FTE) Monday to Friday 8:30-3:30pm – 32.5 hours per week. Term time only. Permanent contract. Part-time applicants may be considered.

Cross-Cluster Administration Assistant – Grade A job summary

The successful candidate will work closely with our Executive Head Teacher, Senior Office Manager, Finance Officer and the Leadership Teams at both Lillan de Lissa Nursery School and St Thomas Centre Nursery School. Their working week will be split flexibly across the schools, meaning they must have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to adjust to the needs of both of the school’s unique communities.

Applicants will need to have administration experience; preferably within a school context. They must have exceptional verbal and written communication skills, as well as a working knowledge of ICT.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and can be arranged by calling the Senior Office Manager on 0121 464 0003 (STCNS) or 0121 675 3421 (LdLNS) or via email on e.dev@stcn.bham.sch.uk

Safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS (criminal conviction check); Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work in the UK.

Safeguarding is our top priority, and we encourage all applicants to read the schools Safeguarding and Child Protection policy, which will be sent to applicants as part of their application pack.

References

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Short-listed candidates

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore, the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 8th January 2026

Interviews will take place on: Thursday 22nd January 2026

Application packs can be requested from Eileen Dev via e.dev@ldelissa.bham.sch.uk

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 Lillian De Lissa Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 5
• Education phase: Nursery
• School size: 92 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 5
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lillian De Lissa Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lillian-de-lissa-nursery-school

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