Administration & Finance Assistant
Benfield School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE6 4NUThis job expired on 7 July 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
7 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): 35 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- N4 £25,584 - £26,409 per annum - Pay award pending
Actual salary
- £22,892 - £23,630 per annum pro rata
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, skilled individual to contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school and meet the needs of the children. The role will be predominantly based in finance, working alongside the Trust. It will also include reception duties and providing administrative support to the Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher, School Operations Manager and other staff.
This post is term time only, plus 5 training days, plus 10 additional days and is part time 35 hours per week.
We are looking for a colleague who has:
- Experience in a similar role covering a range of administrative duties.
- A good general education demonstrating numeracy and literacy.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Excellent IT skills including MS Office applications.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills to suit a variety of audiences.
What the school offers its staff
Our school is one of eight primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.
Benfield School is a fully inclusive 11-16 school that has a distinct ethos with a strong sense of support and loyalty. Excellent relationships between students and staff and a purposeful learning environmentis evident in lessons and around the modernised site. With this foundation, students have a strong platform to be confident, happy and are able to achieve their aspiration.
In return we offer:
- Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
- A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued.
- The benefit of working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
- Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
- Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
- Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058 Coast Road.
Further information about the job
Interested? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Job Description and Person Specification and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight Monday 7th July 2025.
Expected Interview Dates - 9th July 2025.
NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.
Commitment to safeguarding
As this vacancy involves working with children and young people, you must declare relevant criminal convictions when you apply for the job. A criminal record will not automatically stop you from getting the job but we will consider the nature of the offence when assessing how suitable you are for the job and discuss this with you at interview. If this job is in regulated activity we will also check if you are barred from working with children. If you are barred from working with children it is an offence for you to apply for a job.
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About Benfield School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 920 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Benfield School website
- Email address
- benfieldrecruitment@neatat.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0191 265 6091
Our school is one of six primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.
Benfield School is a fully inclusive 11-18 school it has a distinct ethos with strong sense of support and loyalty. Excellent relationships between students and staff and a purposeful learning environment is evident in lessons and around the modernised site. With this foundation, students have a strong platform to be confident, happy and are able to achieve their aspiration.
Arranging a visit to Benfield School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email benfieldrecruitment@neatat.org.uk.
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