Secretary

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7HL

54 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  immediately after successful interview

• Closing date

  12 September 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583.00 Monthly

Secretary job summary

Secretary - 35 hours pw Scale E

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a member of St John the Baptist Catholic MAT. The school's mission is to serve God and one another through Love, Faith and Hope.

We are looking for an organized, IT literate Secretary, who has a passion for working within the school community. The successful applicant will have vision, energy and passion to provide a smooth operational platform upon which the school will run. You should pride yourself in having high standards of literacy and oracy, along with the determination to help drive the school forward.

The successful candidate will need to:

be sympathetic towards the aims and ethos of our Catholic school

have an approachable, positive mind-set and be able to build strong relationships with pupils, staff, parents and the wider community

have experience of working in a busy office environment and on a range of MIS systems

be highly organized.

We offer:

a small, friendly school with a committed and supportive staff team

an opportunity to make a tangible difference and help shape the future

a supportive Governing Body and Parish

On-going professional development opportunities and a commitment to staff wellbeing as set out in our Trust Staff Charter

Opportunities for excellent career development within our Multi-Academy Trust, thanks to our Research School and Teaching School Hub

The opportunity to be part of a community of Catholic schools, committed to achieving excellence through purposeful collaboration and people growth.

This role would be suitable for an experienced secretary within the school sector.

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and welcomed by arrangement. Please contact the school on 01760 721330 or admin@sacredheartcps.uk during term time to arrange a visit. For further information about this post, please contact darryl.james@sacredheartcps.uk. Applications should be made via mynewterm.

St John the Baptist Catholic Multi Academy Trust welcomes applications from members of minority ethnic communities and those with disabilities.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Successful applicants will be required to provide references and undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and comply with the Safeguarding Policy and Child Protection practices of the Trust.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this position, so please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before you apply.

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 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 89 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sacred-heart-catholic-voluntary-aided-primary-school-swaffham

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