Finance & Administration Officer
All Cannings Church of England Primary School, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 3PG13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
To be agreed
Closing date
10 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
19 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,409.00 - £27,711.00 Annually (FTE) Grade F
Finance & Administration Officer job summary
Hours of work: 18-25 hours per week, term-time (39 weeks), days and timings to be discussed with successful candidate. An additional two weeks, pro-rata, to be worked during the school holidays across the year.
EQUA Mead Learning Trust is a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share best practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing each school’s individual and distinctive character. We believe every child has the right to an inspiring and fulfilling education and we seek to improve the life chances of all those we serve; therefore, we make it our mission to give Every Child, Every Chance of success.
At EQUA Mead, we are an inclusive, passionate and forward-looking educational organisation. We are a Trust of sixteen primary schools, two secondary schools and eight nurseries, all based in Wiltshire. Across our schools, we have four resource bases that provide specialist education to children and young people with complex needs.
We believe in the power of education to transform lives and shape a brighter future. We are dedicated to fostering a strong sense of community where everyone works together to achieve their very best. At all of our schools, we do all we can to enable each child and young person to realise their full potential and to develop positive social and moral values.
We understand that successful schools are rooted in their local community. We respect and value the individual nature and ethos of each school while knowing we are more effective when we work together and support each other. We are a mixed Trust that benefits from both church and non-church-based schools and we actively celebrate this diversity. We are highly inclusive and collaborate closely to promote a culture of openness and integrity.
We thrive on providing a wealth of support to schools and seek to empower school leaders. Our CPD, NPQs, ITT, networks, training, research programmes and range of courses underpin a comprehensive development programme for all staff, whilst ensuring wellbeing is at the centre of all decision making.
A bit about us:
All Cannings C of E Primary School is a popular and successful village school on the edge of Devizes. We are as proud of its family ethos as of its successes and excellent reputation. In our most recent ‘Good’ Ofsted (Oct 22), Inspectors said “Leaders ensure there are wide opportunities for staff training and professional development.” and “Staff appreciate the work of leaders to reduce workload and prioritise the well-being of staff.” The report also stated, “There is a warm and caring culture at All Cannings Church of England Primary School.” We are a collaborative close-knit team who are always there to help and support each other.
All about the role:
We are now seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and self-motivated Administration and Finance Officer to work in our busy school office and complement our supportive, hard-working and friendly staff team. You will manage your own workload under the broad direction of the Headteacher, Governing Body and Trust. Aspects of school life you would be involved with and/or would oversee, include:
- Administration
- Financial management
- Human resources
- Site and premises management
- Health & Safety
If you have:
- exemplary interpersonal skills;
- an organised approach and are able to show a high level of initiative;
- excellent administrative and ICT skills and the ability to multi-task;
- knowledge of sound financial practice and systems;
- effective communication skills, both orally and in writing;
- the ability to work with a high level of tact, confidentiality and discretion;
- a patient approach towards children and adults;
- an understanding of the importance of whole school improvement and a commitment to supporting the school’s Christian ethos;
- previous experience of working in an educational establishment (desirable, but not essential);
Then we can offer:
- a welcoming environment in an attractive rural setting;
- opportunities for professional and personal development;
- a team of professionals who share a commitment to providing excellent outcomes for the children in our care;
- caring, experienced, hard-working team in a happy working environment;
- an effective and committed governing body with further support from a wider trust team;
- a popular school with supportive and friendly parents;
- happy, well behaved pupils who enjoy school.
Please note: We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we require sufficient high quality applications. Therefore we suggest you apply early.
This role will involve contact with children and the post holder will be engaged in regulated activity relevant to children and will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed. We will only submit a DBS application to the relevant disclosure service when a position is accepted.
This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow Safer Recruitment procedures and all interviews, regardless of role, will include questions about approaches to safeguarding. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is available on our website and follows all guidance in the most recent Keeping Children Safe in Education.
All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
Please note that by submitting an application, you acknowledge that we reserve the right to view any publicly available information published online (including social media platforms) as part of our shortlisting process, in line with current KCSIE guidelines.
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 are not accepted.
About All Cannings Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 163 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
School location
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