Part-time Finance Officer/Office Manager

Chapel Green School, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, NR17 1RF

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Required ASAP

• Closing date

  30 September 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  18 September 2026

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: £30,696.45 to £32,416.38 per annum

Part-time Finance Officer/Office Manager job summary

Email: speacock@chapelgreenschool.org.uk

Website: https://www.chapelgreen.org.uk

Headteacher: Emily Severn

• Salary Scale H; Point 23 to Point 25; actual salary £30,696.45 to £32,416.38 per annum
• Permanent
• Part-time
• 35 hours per week
• Term Time + 3 weeks (41 weeks per year)
• Required ASAP

We are a maintained SEN school with 201 pupils, supporting children and young people with moderate, severe and profound additional needs. We are committed to providing a safe, nurturing and inclusive environment in which every pupil is valued and supported to achieve their potential.

This is a key role within the school, combining responsibility for the day-to-day financial administration of the school with the effective management of our busy school office.

Working closely with the Headteacher and senior leadership team, you will play an important role in ensuring that the school's financial and administrative systems operate efficiently, accurately and in accordance with relevant policies and procedures.

The successful candidate will be responsible for areas including:

• Managing day-to-day school finance administration, including processing invoices, purchase orders and payments.
• Maintaining accurate financial records and monitoring expenditure against budgets.
• Supporting budget preparation, monitoring and reporting.
• Processing income, banking and reconciliations.
• Liaising with suppliers, contractors and the Local Authority as required.
• Supporting the Headteacher and senior leaders with financial information and advice.
• Overseeing the smooth and efficient running of the school office.
• Supervising and supporting administrative staff where appropriate.
• Managing school correspondence, records and administrative systems.
• Providing a welcoming, professional and efficient service to pupils, parents, staff and visitors.
• Supporting the school with purchasing, contracts, premises administration and other operational matters.
• Ensuring confidentiality and compliance with school policies and statutory requirements.
• Undertaking other appropriate administrative and operational duties as required.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in school finance, finance administration or a similar financial environment.
• Highly organised, methodical and able to work accurately to deadlines.
• Confident using financial and administrative systems, including Microsoft Office.
• Able to manage competing priorities and work effectively in a busy school environment.
• An excellent communicator who can build positive relationships with staff, families, suppliers and external agencies.
• Discreet and trustworthy, with an understanding of the importance of confidentiality.
• Proactive, reliable and able to use initiative.
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a wider school team.
• Committed to the ethos of an inclusive SEN school and to improving outcomes for children and young people.

We can offer the successful candidate:

• A rewarding and varied role within a welcoming and supportive school community.
• The opportunity to make a genuine contribution to the effective running of a specialist SEN setting.
• A committed and friendly team of staff.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• A role with variety, responsibility and the opportunity to develop your skills across finance and school operations.
• We recognise the value that the right candidate can bring to the role. For an exceptional candidate, there may be an opportunity to offer a higher pay grade, reflecting relevant skills, experience and expertise.
• For the right candidate, there is potential for a salary increase following the successful completion of the probationary period, recognising strong performance and contribution to the role.

How to apply

To download an or a copy of our application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job button. Completed forms should be returned to speacock@chapelgreenschool.org.uk

Closing date:   30 September 2026 at 12 noon       

Interview date:  w/c  5 October 2026

Chapel Green School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check.

We welcome applications from candidates who share our commitment to inclusion, safeguarding and ensuring that every pupil has the opportunity to thrive.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects of all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This includes obtaining references and ensuring compliance with the DBS process. We are an equal opportunities employer and are part of the Norfolk Well-Being scheme.

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.

About Chapel Green School

• Organisation type: Special school, ages 3 to 19
• Size: 199 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Chapel Green School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chapel-green-school

Chapel Green is a Complex Needs School for pupils with moderate, severe, and profound learning difficulties between the ages of 3 and 19. All pupils have multiple and complex needs. All pupils have a significant learning need.
Chapel Green School is a supportive, challenging, and happy learning environment, where all individuals are respected and encouraged to reach their full potential in learning and independence, illustrated by the school ethos of “Challenge, Grow, Shine”.
We are looking for a confident and creative individual who enjoys being with children/young people and works constructively as part of a team. They will need to have enthusiasm and energy, be creative and flexible and be self-reflective and organised. They will need to be able to plan the learning of pupils with a wide range of needs using a fully differentiated approach.
Applications are welcomed from teachers with experience in special education from mainstream and or special schools. Our teachers have a thorough understanding of child development and learning, especially in the early years of a child’s development, so this position would suit a teacher from the primary sector.
As a teacher working at Chapel Green School, you will have access to a broad range of Continued Professional Development opportunities and will have the support and challenge from colleagues across the school. We offer a full induction and mentoring support package for new members of staff.

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