Recruitment & Compliance Lead and Executive Assistant to the Principal

Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B27 7XY

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  December 26/January 27

• Closing date

  6 November 2026 at 5pm

• Date listed

  22 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: £33,283.00 - £40,375.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Grade 4

Recruitment & Compliance Lead and Executive Assistant to the Principal job summary

Vacancy: Recruitment & Compliance Lead and Executive Assistant to the Principal

Grade/Salary: £33,283-£40,375 Actual (NJC Grade 4)

Hours: 36.5 hours per week, term time only plus 3 weeks

Contract type: Permanent

Start date: December 2026/January 2027

Application deadline: 06/11/2026

Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School is seeking a hardworking and enthusiastic individual to join our support staff team.

Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School is a Catholic secondary school and sixth form in Birmingham, committed to improving outcomes for all students and ensuring that every young person is supported to achieve their full potential. We are on an exciting journey of school improvement and are looking for dedicated professionals who share our ambition to provide the very best opportunities for our students.

The successful candidate will play a key role in the effective running of the school, providing executive administrative support to the Principal and Senior Leadership Team, coordinating recruitment and safer recruitment processes, maintaining the Single Central Record and staff files, and supporting pupil admissions, personnel administration and governance.

We are looking for an organised, enthusiastic, hardworking and flexible individual with excellent IT, communication and interpersonal skills. The successful candidate will be able to manage competing priorities, handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion, and work effectively both independently and as part of a team. For a full list of the skills, experience and abilities required, please refer to the person specification.

Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check, and online searches will be carried out on shortlisted candidates as part of our safer recruitment process.

Please visit our My New Term page to apply, or contact enquiry@ilsley.bham.sch.uk with your email addressed to Mr Hicks for more information.

Closing date for applications is: Friday 6th November 17:00

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 Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1152 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/archbishop-ilsley-catholic-school

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