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  • Job start date

    6 January 2025

  • Closing date

    10 November 2024 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    19 September 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: Monday-Friday 8:00am-3:30pm, term time only

Contract type

Fixed term - 12 months - Maternity or parental leave cover

Full-time equivalent salary

£26,873-£29,777

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will:

  • Ideally have experience of working within a school admin role
  • Have a knowledge and understanding of the principles and practices of finance, and experience of working in a financial environment
  • Have experience of using financial systems such as FMS
  • Be able to take phone calls with a professional manner
  • Have good IT skills, including knowledge of using MS Office
  • Have good communication skills with staff, parents and pupils

What the school offers its staff

Oswald Road is a community-minded school with a fantastic reputation for being inclusive and forward-thinking. We have a very supportive and dedicated staff team who work tirelessly to provide a stimulating, nurturing and safe learning environment where the personalised provision for all children enables them to meet their full potential.

We can offer you:

  • Opportunities for continuing professional development
  • A welcoming, inclusive and friendly environment
  • A school that is at the heart of the local community, in the centre of vibrant Chorlton
  • Term time only contract, meaning you will get school holidays off
  • On-site secure parking

We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.

Oswald Road is a 'Good' school and our recent Ofsted inspection (September 2023) highlighted our commitment to staff wellbeing:

"The school has acted decisively to understand the impact of workload on staff’s well- being. Consequently, the school has responded to staff’s unique work pressures and taken steps to better support staff across the school. This means that staff feel valued and are proud to work at the school."

Further details about the role

  • You will provide both financial and HR administrative support as part of the school office team.
  • Your main day-to-day activities will include arranging payments of invoices, raising purchase orders, organising bookings of school trips and managing online parent payments for items such as school dinners and trips. The role will involve some HR administration, such as keeping the school's Single Central System up to date and processing DBS applications.
  • You will also support with general admin tasks as part of the office team, such as answering the phone and dealing with parent enquiries
  • This is a full-time role and you would be required to work Monday-Friday 8:00am-3:30pm, term time only. This is a fixed term contract for 12 months starting 1st January 2025.

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.

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About Oswald Road Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
650 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Phone number
0161 881 4266

Oswald Road is a community-minded school with a fantastic reputation for being inclusive and forward-thinking. We have a very supportive and dedicated staff team who work tirelessly to provide a stimulating, nurturing and safe learning environment where the personalised provision for all children enables them to meet their full potential.

We can offer you:

· Opportunities for continuing professional development

· A welcoming, inclusive and friendly environment

· A school that is at the heart of the local community, in the centre of vibrant Chorlton

· On-site secure parking

We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.

Oswald Road is a 'Good' school and our recent Ofsted inspection (September 2023) highlighted our commitment to staff wellbeing:

"The school has acted decisively to understand the impact of workload on staff’s well- being. Consequently, the school has responded to staff’s unique work pressures and taken steps to better support staff across the school. This means that staff feel valued and are proud to work at the school."

Arranging a visit to Oswald Road Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email e.linton@oswaldroad.manchester.sch.uk.

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