Finance Assistant

The Hermitage Junior School, Woking, Surrey, GU21 8UU

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 July 2025

• Closing date

  11 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  28 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: SWAN Pay Scale 4 - 5 (dependant on experience)

Finance Assistant job summary

The Hermitage Schools are seeking to appoint a Finance Assistant. The successful candidate will work alongside the existing Finance team to provide excellent financial and administrative support to both The Hermitage Infant and Junior Schools. We are looking for a motivated, proactive team worker with outstanding inter-personal skills. The successful candidate will have excellent IT, literacy and numeracy skills and be willing to undertake necessary training.

The ideal candidate will:

- Have previous financial experience.

- Be able to process information accurately.

- Have excellent organisation skills, to ensure deadlines are met.

- Strong communication skills.

- Able to work in a busy and changing environment.

- Ability to work collaboratively with others.

We can offer you:

- A welcoming environment with friendly and approachable staff.

- Enthusiastic and friendly children who are eager to learn.

- Opportunities for cross-school collaboration and sharing of best practices.

- Opportunities for development.

- Access to the employee Assistance Programme.

- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

- A Cycle to Work Scheme.

Working Hours

Monday - Friday, 8.30 am to 4:30 pm (37.5 hours per week). Term time (37 weeks plus 2 weeks).

Salary

SWAN Grade 4-5 (dependant on experience)

FTE salary for Grade 4.2 is £24,275 (actual is £21,749). FTE salary for Grade 5.2 is £26,777 (actual is £23,990).

Closing date:  Wednesday, 11th June 2025 at 12pm

Interview date: Friday, 13th June 2025

Start date: Tuesday, 1st July 2025

Applications should be made by downloading the Hermitage Schools Application Form (please note that CVs will not be accepted).

Please note that all applications will be considered upon receipt and for an exceptional candidate an appointment may be made before the closing date. Therefore, it is recommended that if you wish to apply for this position you do so as soon as possible. 

The Hermitage Schools are part of The SWAN Trust, a multi-academy trust comprised of ten Woking schools (all within the Primary phase). We have a shared ethos and work collaboratively to provide the best possible opportunities for all pupils across the Trust.

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About The Hermitage Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 320 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Hermitage Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-hermitage-school-woking

The Hermitage School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be sought from the successful applicant.

The Hermitage School is part of The SWAN Trust, a multi-academy trust comprised of six Woking schools (all within the Primary phase). We have a shared ethos and work collaboratively to provide the best possible opportunities for all pupils across the trust.

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