Finance Assistant - Maternity

St George's CE Foundation School, Broadstairs

• Ref:KCC886-5447-495S
• Posted:19/05/2025
• Pay:Kent Scheme B
• Start Date:July 2025
• App Close Date:01/06/2025 at 22:00
• Interviews:w/b 9th June 2025

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FINANCE ASSISTANT (1 YEAR MATERNITY COVER) REQUIRED FOR JULY 2025

Monday – Friday, 9.00am - 2.30 pm (can be flexible)

25 hours per week, Term Time Only

Kent Scheme B

How would you like to work for a school that provides a supportive and friendly environment?

We are seeking to recruit to our Finance team (maternity cover) and are looking for someone who has experience, expertise and knowledge to join our team and contribute to our vision that “every moment, every day, every individual counts”!

If this sounds just like what you have been searching for then look no further! 

As a Finance Assistant you will:

• Process orders in an efficient manner and in line with best practice
• Manage the school online cashless system
• Work as part of a team
• Assist the Finance Officer in dealing with invoice queries and checking supplier statements

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Grade 4 GCSE English and Mathematics or equivalent or NVQ Level 2 in Business, Administration or Finance (desirable)
• Experience of working within a finance setting
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as on your own

What we offer:

• A friendly and professional place to work
• The opportunity to work in an All-Through school with pupils aged 4 to 19 years.
• Greater likelihood of securing education at St George’s School for your children in accordance with our admissions criteria.
• Working in outstanding facilities, we work across a 38 week curriculum.
• Located in the beautiful coastal town of Broadstairs within the District of Thanet, we boast a central location with affordable housing.

St George’s is a successful, oversubscribed school, judged as Good by Ofsted where achievement is rising rapidly, all we want is to provide the best possible education for our pupils.

Further information: 

We reserve the right to close this post on receipt of sufficient applications.  We can only consider applications received in the school format, we are unable to accept CVs. 

All data is processed in line with current data protection regulations under the legal obligations placed on the school such as the Education Act, Children’s Act and Health & Safety Act. Please see the school website www.stgeorges-school.org.uk for our school job applicants privacy notice.

Information about the school

St George’s Church of England Foundation School is a mixed all through school with pupils from age 4 – 19 judged as Good by Ofsted.

The school has a distinct Christian ethos and is passionate about improving the life chances of all children in its care through its vision of “Every moment, every day, every individual counts”. The school has modern state of the art facilities across both Primary and Secondary and is at the centre of the community.

We are passionate about our community and the pupils in our care.

St George’s Church of England Foundation School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All positions at the school are catergorised as regulated activity, therefore an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) with barred list check is required for all successful applicants. If you are shortlisted we will complete an online search as part of our safeguarding procedures.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Emma Cowin
• Address:Westwood Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2LH
• Telephone: (01843) 861696
• Email: emmacowin@st-georgescofe-thanet.kent.sch.uk

Fax: (01843) 609001

Documents

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• Job Description
• Employment of Ex Offenders Policy
• School Safeguarding Policy