Trust Finance Officer (SEND Finance Lead)

Humber Education Trust, Hull, HU7 4EY

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 December 2025

• Closing date

  31 October 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  13 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £36,363 - £39,152 FTE, £32,467- £34,957 Actual

Trust Finance Officer (SEND Finance Lead) job summary

 TRUST FINANCE OFFICER (SEND FINANCE LEAD)
HUMBER EDUCATION TRUST

Grade & Scale point:    Grade 8, Scp 25 - 28
Salary:                            £36,363 - £39,152 FTE, £32,467 - £34,957 Actual, £18.85 - £20.29/hr
Hours of work:              37hrs/wk
Contract:                        Term-time +10 days (200 days/yr) (Flexible)
Start date:                     1 December 2025

Our Central Team require an experienced Trust Finance Officer who is able to work collaboratively with school leaders and business teams to deliver reliable, high-quality financial SEND support. This is a pivotal role to ensure children, young people with SEND and their families are at the centre of all processes relating to the work of SEND teams in schools and the LA.

You will have strong experience in managing SEND cases and EHCP’s or working in a similar role in the education sector. The right candidate must have experience of managing multiple activities and working to deadlines for different managers simultaneously.

            JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Level 4 qualification in Administration, Business, Finance or related field
• GCSE 5 x A* - C or equivalent including Maths & English
• Ability to interpret and apply SEND and EHCP funding guidance to school budgets and financial planning.
• A confident and approachable manner using tact, diplomacy and sensitivity
• Experience working with senior leadership teams and external stakeholders.
  
  AS A MEMBER OF HUMBER EDUCATION TRUST, WE OFFER:
• Commitment to securing the very best provision and outcomes for all children.
• A Trust with expertise in every area of the curriculum, both in primary and special settings, through our Teaching & Learning Ambassadors and peer networks.
• Outstanding individually tailored continual professional development for staff at all levels.
• Staff who feel valued and supported in their roles.
• A caring and safe environment where we recognise the diverse needs of our community, ensuring our young people from all backgrounds thrive.
• Ethical working with mutual respect and collaboration.

This role is based at our HET Central Team on the site of Bude Park Primary School. However, the postholder will require the ability to independently travel to all Trust schools, as required but not routinely. 

HOW TO APPLY:

Please complete an application form and submit it via ETeach. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Early application is encouraged. We will review applications throughout the advertising period and therefore reserve the right to close the advert early should sufficient applications be received.

Closing date for completed applications:   8am, Friday 31 October 2025

Interviews to be held:                                     TBC

If you have any queries regarding the role or application process, please contact Nina Siddle at Humber Education Trust.

CONDITIONAL OFFER:

Any offer of employment to this post will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure Barring Service, Children’s Barred List Check, Section 128 check where applicable, identity checks, medical clearance, proof of qualifications, satisfactory references and eligibility to work in the UK checks. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search and required to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search and required to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record.

Safeguarding Statement

Humber Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

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

Humber Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

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 Humber Education Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Humber Education Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/humber-education-trust

Humber Education Trust is a large multi-academy trust (MAT), comprising of 13 primary and 4 special schools.

We have a strong moral purpose and a determination to provide the best education possible for the children in our care. Our family of schools share the same high aspirations, moral values and commitment to providing exemplary care and support. At the same time, we recognise and celebrate each school’s individual uniqueness.

We are a DfE-approved Academy Sponsor. This means that through the Trust, we are held accountable for sponsored schools who may join us, to ensure improvement in outcomes and taking responsibility for their performance and financial arrangements.

Our experienced Trust Board provide support and challenge to ensure that we build on our track record of excellence to achieve our aims and objectives.

If your school or Trust would like to explore how HET could support you, or to discuss what we have learned since we became a Trust, please contact Rachel Wilkes, Chief Executive Officer, via admin@het.academy

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