Clerical Assistant

Job Title: Clerical Assistant
Salary: Scale 3 point 5 £14,785.25 pro rata actual salary
Hours: 25 Hours per week
Working Pattern: Term time only
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Monday 11th May 2026
Interview Date: Tuesday 19th May 2026
Start Date: Tuesday 9th June 2026

St Thomas’ C of E VA Primary School
Buckingham Road
Heaton Moor
Stockport
SK4 4QY

Telephone No: 0161 432 6809
Email: bren.billington@st-thomasheaton.stockport.sch.uk

POST: Clerical Assistant

To Start: Tuesday 9th June 2026

The Governors of St Thomas’ Junior Department are looking to recruit a flexible and highly motivated Clerical Assistant. Experience in an education setting including a nursery is desirable but not essential.

As part of our school office team, you will work alongside the Headteacher, Admin Officer and Business Leader to provide our school community with an efficient, effective and productive working school office which provides a welcoming environment for everyone children, staff, parents, governors and visitors alike.
We are looking for a person who is calm, courteous and friendly with a professional approach to all duties, with the ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and work effectively as a team member in a very busy environment.

The suitable candidate must have:
experience of school routines, procedures and systems, including SIMS
experience with school admissions
good ICT skills, particularly in Word and Excel
experience of attendance data, statistics and reports
the ability to work well as part of a committed and caring team

You will :
have good organisational skills
have standards of literacy, numeracy and IT skills
work effectively under pressure and to set deadlines
have a caring nature and be committed to keeping children safe
have the ability to manage own workload

Completed applications must be emailed to the School Business Leader, Mrs Billington at the above address.

The application forms and job description are available to download from here.

The school is 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 need two referees and be required to undergo a Disclosure & Barring Service check/

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