Finance & Administration Officer at Kelsall Primary and Nursery School

Over Hall Community School; England; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent contract

Annual pay increases on a national pay

Membership of the Local Government P.S

Annual Flu Jab

Job summary

Kelsall Primary and Nursery School is seeking a Finance and Administration Officer to join our busy team. The role covers school administration, front of house duties, invoicing, ordering and communications with internal and external stakeholders.

Training will be provided and travel to other Cheshire Academies Trust schools may be required. The post is term-time plus inset days, with a 6-month probationary period, a fixed schedule 8:15am–4:15pm on Mon, Wed, Thu and Fri.

Qualifications

• Experience in school administration or similar role preferred.
• Strong IT and communication skills; ability to multitask and prioritise.

Responsibilities

• Manage school administration and front-of-house operations.
• Handle invoicing, ordering and communications with stakeholders.
• Support travel to meetings and training at partner schools when required.

Skills

School admin

Front of house

IT skills

MS Office

Tools

MS Office

Job description

About this Role

The governors of Kelsall Primary and Nursery School areseeking to appoint a Finance and Administration Officer to join our outstandingteam as soon as possible.

This is an exciting andvaried role that encompasses a wide range of responsibilities. The post holder will be responsible for school-basedadministration, front of house operations, invoicing, ordering, and communicationwith both internal and external stakeholders. The role requires someone who canthrive in a busy school environment, work efficiently and accurately underpressure while demonstrating strong initiative and the ability to prioritiseeffectively. Applicants should be organised, flexible, self-confident andpossess excellent communication, interpersonal and IT skills along with theability to multitask. Ideally the successful candidate will have experienceworking in a school office, and or financial role but training will beprovided. The candidate should have their own transport as the post holder willbe required to travel to meetings and training at other Cheshire AcademiesTrust schools.

In addition to being an important member ofour fantastic team, we can offer:

• Permanentcontract (following successful 6-month probationary period)
• Annualpay increases on a national pay scale
• Membershipof the Local Government Pension Scheme
• AnnualFlu Jab

Thepost is term time only plus inset days - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday8.15am - 4.15pm.

Kelsall Primary and Nursery School wasa founding school of Cheshire Academies Trust and maintained its Outstandingjudgement by Ofsted in February 2024. We are a forward-thinking andcreative school that embrace an Expeditionary Learning approach to education.We promote crew culture, which impels all members of a school community to worktogether as a team. At Kelsall, crewculture is an engine for equity and inclusion, a place where all children feelthey belong and can succeed. The successful candidate will be encouraged toengage in the full life of the school community, demonstrate enthusiasm andwork collaboratively within our experienced team. We are looking for anoutstanding team player, with a sense of humour.

CAT Academies arecommitted to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people andexpect all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Saferrecruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertakenbefore any appointment is confirmed This includes a request for references,prior to interview Shortlisted candidates are expected to provide evidenceof qualifications at interview and a satisfactory, enhanced DBS check will be undertaken before final confirmation to the successful candidate.

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