Finance Officer Administration - Maternity

Wittersham CEP School, Tenterden

Ref:KCC886-3346-36S
Posted:06/06/2018
Pay:Kent Range 4
Start Date:Jul 2018
App Close Date:07/06/2018 at 17:00
Interviews:8th June 2018

Advert

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Finance Officer to join our small but professional and successful team. We are looking for someone who is highly organised, efficient, flexible and with a good sense of humour to carry out a range of duties. Your main role will be to manage financial procedures but, in a small school office, we work very much as a team and you will also be greeting and assisting parents, answering the phone, working alongside teachers and support staff to ensure the smooth running of the school and, most importantly, being a friendly face for our lovely pupils when they come into the office.

We are looking to recruit someone to provide an organised, effective and efficient finance function, providing general finance and admin support to the School Office and leadership team at Wittersham CEP school. Working with our Office Manager and headteacher you will assist in the delivery of a full and sustainable finance service for the school.

You will have:

Experience of undertaking a range of financial procedures.
Computer literacy - strong working knowledge of office management systems such as Microsoft Word/Excel with experience of SIMS being very beneficial.
Excellent numeracy, verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to remain friendly and professional, especially when multitasking under pressure.
A positive approach to working with children with an understanding that their welfare, safety and happiness is at the heart of everything we do.

Please read the job description and person specification for full details of the role. We can offer support and training for the successful candidate.

The post is maternity cover, 21 hours a week and 39 weeks a year (term-time only). Salary will be Kent Range 4. We are hoping that the successful candidate will be able to work alongside our current finance officer in July for a handover before the school summer holidays and the start of term in September.

Visits to the school are warmly encouraged. Please contact the school office and speak to the Office Manager, Caroline Penn, to arrange.

Information about the school

We are incredibly proud of our wonderful rural school and all the pupils who embark on their journeys as part of our Wittersham family.

As a proud Church School, our Christian vision underpins our decisions and actions. As a result, the staff team and school community are inspired to ensure children feel valued, empowered and nurtured whilst developing a strong moral purpose which embodies our Chrisitian values of courage, compassion and cooperation.

Children at Wittersham are treated as individuals and encouraged to develop enquiring minds, a thirst for challenge and a ‘can do’ attitude. Staff and governors consistently strive for high standards and excellent progress with every child at the centre of what we do. Expectations for learning and behaviour are high and our extensive extracurricular and enrichment programme highlights our commitment to the individual. We aspire for our learning community to achieve high standards by equipping them with the knowledge, skills, opportunities and experiences to inspire a lifelong love of learning.

Wittersham was judged to be ‘Outstanding’ in its 2017 church inspection (SIAMS) which celebrated the school’s strong Christian ethos and set of values. Ofsted judged the school to be ‘Good’ during its most recent inspection. The inspector described the children’s experience of being at this school: “This is a happy and welcoming school. Christian values and a strong sense of community lie at the heart of this village school. Staff have caring relationships with pupils and know their families well. Pupils respond positively to leaders’ high expectations. Pupils want to do well, and they learn to persevere and not give up. They thrive within this trusting and harmonious environment” (HMI January 2020).

Wittersham school is situated mid-way between Tenterden and Rye, set in an area of outstanding natural beauty and close to the church. We serve a range of rural areas and many families choose to travel in order to secure a place in our wonderful school. Our rural location is a key element of the broad Wittersham curriculum offered to children. We aim to utilise this at every available opportunity as we believe it further enhances children’s holistic development.

At Wittersham Church of England Primary School, we believe parents are partners in children’s development and, along with our talented and committed staff working together as a school family, we can ensure that children are nurtured, empowered and successful at school.

Wittersham CEP School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

To find out more about us, visit our school web site at: www.wittersham.kent.sch.uk or phone on 01797 270329 or email the school office at office@wittersham.kent.sch.uk to arrange an appointment to look around the school.

Job Contact Information

Name:Mrs Caroline Penn
Address:The Street, Wittersham, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7EA
Telephone: (01797) 270329
Email: office@wittersham.kent.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

Finance Job Description and Person Specification