Finance Assistant

Watford St John's Church of England Primary School, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 1JJ

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2025

• Closing date

  7 January 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  20 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,183.00 - £26,409.00 Annually (Actual)

Finance Assistant job summary

Salary Range: H4 depending on experience

Salary: £25,183 - £26,409 pro rata: 25 Hours a week, 38 weeks term time + 2 INSET days + 2 days during the School Summer Holidays (194 days in total).

Contract: Permanent

Responsible to: School Business Manager (SBM)

Liaison with: All Staff

Our school vision and Christian ethos of ‘Growing Together in Love and Respect’ means that you could be part of something very special in the heart of Watford and make a real difference to the local community. We are looking to appoint a proactive and suitably experienced Finance & Resources Assistant to join our excellent office team.

We are looking for someone who has high standards, is highly organised and who can demonstrate the ability to work calmly and proficiently, while coping with the demands of a busy school office. We are seeking applications from successful, experienced candidates as well as those new to this role, with relevant experience.

At St John’s Church of England Primary School, we believe that happy staff equal happy, engaged children. Are you experienced at working in a school office? Are you determined to make a difference to children's lives? If so, we would love to hear from you.

We believe:

• That the child is at the centre of all decisions we make

• In developing a love of learning across the whole school to embrace all pupils, families and staff

• In giving our staff the opportunities to develop and grow through CPD and a broad range of experiences

• That staff wellbeing is central to delivering quality education

• Growing children in the values offered by a Church of England school and being inclusive of children of Christian faith, multi-faith or no faith

We can offer:

• Full support and an induction programme for all new staff with continued professional development

• Happy and enthusiastic children who are keen to learn

• The support of a friendly and dedicated team

• A safe environment with a commitment to mental health where emotional wellbeing is promoted

• A strong sense of community and family

• Supportive families and governors

• One day’s paid leave per academic year

Key areas of work will be to:

• To assist the School Business Manager with the day to day financial management of the school. Ensuring compliance and value for money within our school.

• In addition, you will work as part of the School Office Team in providing general administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the office and the continuity of business/software/IT/Communications interruption at all times.

• Overall, you will contribute to the achievement of the educational vision of our school.

Our school vision and ethos means that you could be part of something very special in the heart of Watford. All our staff work in partnership to support the best outcomes for children and this involves a flexible approach.

Please note: We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of any vacancy when a suitable number of applications have been received. Candidates are therefore recommended to submit their application as soon as possible.

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 Watford St John's Church of England Primary School

• School type: Free School, Church of England/Christian, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 380 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Watford St John's Church of England Primary School website (opens in new tab)
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