Finance and Estates Assistant (full time)
Southend High School for Boys, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0RG8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
9 July 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
1 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,910.00 Annually (Actual)
Finance and Estates Assistant (full time) job summary
We are looking for a full time Finance Assistant (up to 37 hours a week) to work in our team to provide all financial services to the school community.
We have a separate advert for a part time (up to 24 hours per week) position also.
About The Role:
As Finance and Estates Assistant you will provide comprehensive financial and administrative support to the school, ensuring the effective delivery of finance processes, educational visits administration, peripatetic music lessons, site lettings, locker allocation and premises administration.
The postholder will work closely with the Finance Manager, Educational Visits Coordinator, Director of Finance and Estates, and Site and Maintenance Manager to deliver efficient, accurate and customer-focused support across a range of school services.
Whilst it is anticipated each Assistant will take a lead to cover the majority of responsibility in a number of areas, as a small team it is expected that everyone will work together to ensure that all day-to-day tasks and deadlines are covered
About You:
Experienced administrator with excellent literacy and numeracy skills. Prior experience working in an education environment would be an advantage.
Experience working with finance systems, and within finance processes.
Strong organisational skills, and able to work calmly under pressure
Excellent communication skills, and able to establish rapport and trusting relationships with colleagues, students and parents.
Strong work ethic and proactive can-do attitude.
Benefits:
- Auto-enrolment into a contributory pension scheme (LGPS for support staff, employer contribution 25%)
- Free on-site parking and cycle to work scheme
- CPD through internal and external providers (including a subscription to National College)
- Employee Support Programme offering retail discounts and vouchers, a 24/7 confidential advice line, and counselling.
- Specsavers Eye care vouchers
- Free use of the sports facilities
Key terms:
- Hours: 37 per week (exact pattern negotiable but must be over 5 days)
- Term time (39 weeks per year plus the equivalent of 2 weeks across the school holidays)
- Duration: Permanent
- Location: Based on site within the school
- Remuneration: The Essex Schools’ Local Government Scale 5, Point 10 (within ranges 10 (FTE £27,694) - 13 (FTE £29,064). Actual salary £24,910 gross per annum.
To Apply:
Please review the full job pack then apply via the school's mynewterm recruitment page.
Applications Deadline: 9th July 2026
Start date: 1st September 2026 (with several expected handover days prior to this)
Interviews: Tuesday 14th and Thursday 16th July
The need to appoint quickly means we reserve the right to appoint at any time.
Contact: Applicants who require further information should contact the HR Manager at recuritment@shsb.org.uk or telephone 01702 606 200.
If you feel you might need any adjustments to help support you during the recruitment process please contact us; we want to make sure everyone has the opportunity to evidence themselves at their best.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Southend High School for Boys
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1325 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Southend High School for Boys website
Southend High School for Boys (SHSB) is an ‘Outstanding’ school (Ofsted 2015), rated as outstanding against every one of the inspection criteria. It is one of four selective schools within the Borough of Southend. The main school, years 7 to 11, is single sex boys whilst the large sixth form is coeducational. It is situated thirty miles from London on the Thames Estuary and is close to main road and rail links from London, and to Chelmsford and Cambridge. SHSB has ‘an ethos of excellence in both academic achievement and a wide range of activities [that] permeates all aspects of the school’ (Ofsted 2015). At SHSB talent is nurtured, learning is valued, challenge is welcomed, participation is expected and achievement is prized. SHSB is not only a lively and stimulating institution, but also a welcoming community with an open and friendly approach.
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