Maternity Cover - Attendance and Admissions Clerk

Bentley West Primary School part of Leigh Trust:

Monmouth Road, Bentley Walsall, WS2 0EQ

36.5 Hours Per Week Term Time Only (8am-4pm for 3 days and 8:15am-3:45pm the other 2 days

Birmingham Council Grade 3 - SCP 9-22.

£27,254-£33,699 FTE (Pro-Rata to Term Time)

Required to start 8^th June 2026 for a 9-month fixed term maternity cover contract.                      

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Attendance and Admissions Clerk to join our busy school office team at Bentley West Primary School.  Based in the school office you will have an important role in supporting the office at the busy periods, the improvement of the pupil attendance in the school and ensuring a smooth admissions process. 

This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated and committed individual who must possess accuracy of work and attention to detail. You will work under the Bursar and the Deputy Headteacher to ensure that recognised standards are met.

We would like the post holder to have responsibility for specific attendance and admissions tasks but also can be expected to assist the school office at busy times for example during morning registration.  We would like applicants to have to meet the requirements of the job description and person specification in order to be offered the fixed term post.

Qualifications

ESSENTIAL - GCSE Math’s and English qualifications are essential (Grade 4 or C or above)

            - Knowledge of the attendance process.

            - Previous school office experience.

            - Experience with Bromcom

            - IT Qualification/ skills

 

How to apply

Only applications submitted on the support staff application form on ‘My New Term’ will be considered.

 Closing date; Midnight on Sunday 12^th April 2026

Short listing; Wednesday 15^th April 2026

Interviews; w/c 20^th April 2026

 Feel free to contact: Cath Keats, cath.keats@bwp.leightrust.co.uk or call 01922 720792.

  

Safer Recruitment: 

 

In line with our commitment to safeguarding, the successful candidate will be required to provide their original birth certificate as part of our comprehensive pre-employment identity and vetting checks.

Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding & Child Protection

Bentley West Primary believes that its workforce should reflect the local community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the Trust’s employment opportunities. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.   

Safeguarding Commitment

Safeguarding is our top priority. We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of all children.

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; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

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.

Immigration Act

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016).  Therefore, the ability to speak fluent