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Finance Officer Administration - Term Time

Elms School, Dover

  • Ref:KCC886-7045-98S
  • Posted:28/03/2017
  • Pay:KR4
  • Start Date:Immediate
  • App Close Date:07/04/2017 at 12:00
  • Interviews:Wednesday 19 April

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Business & Premises Support Assistant

 

Kent Range 4

Pro rata salary £15,294 - £16,068)

(Salary Full time Equivalent £16,968 - £17,826)

 

37 hours per week, 42 working weeks per year)

Start: ASAP

 

Elms School is a special day school for children with behavioural and learning difficulties. The school currently has a mixed roll of 105 students between the ages of 5 and 16.

 

The school has been assessed as Outstanding following the last three consecutive Ofsted inspections

The school Governors would like to appoint a Business & Premises Support Assistant to provide day to day Finance Support and adhoc Business Support in Personnel, Facilities, Catering and Administrative functions

The successful candidate will need to have previous experience working in an accountancy environment, a basic knowledge of Excel, GCSE Grade C in English and Maths and excellent communication skills. Knowledge of SIMS/FMS6 would be an advantage and previous experience within schools would be desirable.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to processing invoices, recording and issuing petty cash as appropriate, entering income and expenditure on the finance system, preparing and distributing paperwork necessary for recruitment checks and assisting with administration connected with contract reviews

 

The successful candidate must pay attention to detail and be able to complete tasks with a high degree of accuracy. You will need a good sense of humour, be discrete and have the ability to work under pressure. You will be able to work well in a team, be flexible, and have an organised approach to your work.

 

Informal visits to the school prior to the closing date are welcome, please contact Clare Eldridge or Gill Clarke to arrange an appointment.

 

Elms School is committed to safeguarding and promoting child welfare. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check, pre-employment medical clearance, satisfactory references and verification of the right to work in the UK.

 Please be aware that this is the same post advertised under the finance assistant category

 

Closing Date: Friday 7 April 2017 at 12 Noon

 

Interviews: Wednesday 19 April 2017

 

Information about the school

Elms School is a nurturing place of learning that has high expectations for all.

Our therapeutic approaches nurture students so they form relationships and to learn to; self-regulate; demonstrate respect; take responsibility; understand their and others’ emotions.

Our curriculum enriches the experiences of our students, develops independence and promotes collaboration.

Elms is a special school for pupils with social, emotional, mental health and learning needs. Most pupils display associated challenging behaviours resulting from a variety of difficulties and needs, including PTSD, attachment difficulties, ODD, ADHD, ASD and FASD.

Our broad and balanced curriculum is relevant, engaging and provides opportunities to achieve academic success as well as equipping them with skills for life. Our highly-trained staff provide bespoke therapeutic interventions, such as Thrive, to target developmental gaps and enable pupils to manage their behaviour and regulate their emotions so that they can form meaningful relationships throughout their lives. We also use Restorative Approaches to build and maintain a sense of community and to provide our pupils with the ability and attitude to respect the viewpoints of others and, when necessary, take responsibility for resolving conflict and putting things right.

In our Ofsted inspection in March 2023, Elms continues to be a Good school.

We have a large team, including our transport team who bring the pupils to and from school in our fleet of MPVs.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Melanie Wright
  • Address:Elms School, Elms Vale Road, Dover, Kent, CT17 9PS
  • Telephone: 01304 201964
  • Email: hr@elms.kent.sch.uk

Fax: 01304 225000

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.