Job Introduction
St James Church of England Primary Academy School Website
St. James’ Church of England Primary Academy
A member of THE DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
The Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust, a company limited by guarantee.
Registered in England & Wales No. 09201845
Registered office: Diocesan Church House, 211 New Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 4ED
Required: Finance Officer (Part-time, permanent)
Closing Date: Monday 9th December 2024
Job Start Date: As soon as possible
Hours/week: 21 hrs/wk. (3 days per week)
Weeks/year: Term time only (Working 39 wks/yr. Paid 43.88 wks/yr)
Salary: SCP 7-9 (Actual salary £12,220 - £12,614)
Base Location: St. James’ Church of England Primary Academy, Bournemouth
Contact e-mail address: swalden@stjames.academy
Website: www.stjamescebournemouth.com
Job/Person Summary
Finance Officer
St James’ Church of England Primary Academy is a successful and ambitious school, with a firm commitment to continue to improve and develop every day.
We have a permanent vacancy for a Finance Officer to join our friendly school administration team. We are seeking to appoint a highly organized and solution-focused finance professional ideally with school experience. The role includes support to reception duties at busy times so the ability to work in a team and help parents is a must. Self-improvement is actively encouraged and we have a supportive culture of sharing best practice within our academy trust. If you feel like you would fit in, we would love to hear from you.
A successful candidate will be:
- Comfortable working in a busy office environment with at least two years’ experience of financial administration
- Able to deliver high qualify finance administration (including support to audit) for our school
- Highly numerate and accurate
- Happy establishing great professional relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues
- An effective communicator (both verbally and in writing) to a variety of audiences
- Organised and able to manage/re-prioritise varied tasks as necessary
- Confident to navigate interlinked finance and school IT systems
In return we offer:
- Term-time only working allowing a great work life balance
- A learning community where you are encouraged to innovate, think for yourself, try new ideas, make a difference and take on responsibility
- A dedicated and mutually supportive staff team
- Opportunities to network with partnership school and Trust colleagues
- High quality opportunities for continued professional development
- Employee discounts, health and wellbeing package
- Very generous local government pension scheme
Application Procedure
If you have something to offer the children and staff at St James’, are ready for a new challenge and available in the near future, then we would love to hear from you! Visits to our academy are highly recommended and warmly welcomed. Please contact our school office on: 01202 426696, to arrange an appointment for a visit.
An application pack is available on the job vacancy page of our academy website: (www.stjamescebournemouth.com) electronically via our School Business Manager: SBM@stjames.academy ; or in hard copy from the academy office.
Completed applications should be emailed to the email address provided above or sent by post clearly marked for the attention of the Head Teacher to: St James’ CE Primary Academy, Pokesdown Hill, Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH7 6DW.
The Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
The Trust values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. The Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust is committed to equal opportunities.
Should you not be invited for interview please assume that your application has not been shortlisted. We try to let people know, however this is not always possible.
