Havering Schools Jobs
Administrative and Finance Assistant
- Employer: St Mary's Catholic Primary School
- Reference: SCH/24/275314
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School
Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch, Essex RM12 4TL
Telephone No: 01708 448430
Email Address: admin@stmcps.co.uk
Website: https://www.stmaryscatholicprimaryschool.co.uk/
Head Teacher: Mr Garth Tucker
Administrative and Finance Assistant
Hours: 18 hours per week / 39 weeks per year
Salary: Scale 3 Point 5 (FTE £27,030 p.a.). Pro Rata Annual Salary of £11,612 p.a.
Contract: Permanent
Start Date: As soon as possible
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a friendly, efficient, and knowledgeable Administrative and Finance Assistant here at St Mary’s.
Working alongside the Office Manager and School Business Manager, the successful candidate will join our office team to provide support to our children, staff, parents, visitors, and the wider community, in a professional and helpful manner. You will also be assisting the School Business Manager with financial aspects of the job.
The successful candidate will have:
- Experience of working in a school office or similar environment
- Excellent interpersonal skills as well as administrative skills
- Experience of using SIMS and FMS (although training will be given)
- The ability to work within a small team
- Competency in the use of Microsoft Excel and Word and Outlook
- The ability to prioritise workloads and work to deadlines
- The ability to work under pressure and be frequently interrupted but be able to quickly get back on track
- Good organisational skills
- A good sense of humour
Visits to our school are strongly encouraged, where you will feel for yourselves a warm welcome and be able to raise any questions regarding this exciting opportunity.
Please apply online
Closing Date: Friday 12th April 2024
Interview Date: w/c Monday 22nd April 2024
St Mary’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS Check is required for the successful candidate.
Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.
It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.
Equal OpportunitiesHavering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
How to apply
To apply, please visit https://ats-haveringschools.jobsgopublic.com and submit your application by clicking the 'Apply Online' link below.