Finance and HR Officer

Required: 29th October 2018 - fixed term until 31st August 2019 (in the first instance)
Scale 6: £24,310.17 - £25,817.16 (per annum pro rata: 40 weeks per academic year includes 5 days summer holiday work)
Hours: 36 hours per week - 8.30am – 4.30pm (term time only)

We value our children’s happiness at Tetherdown and are looking to appointment a friendly, approachable and supportive individual to undertake financial and personnel activities and processes within the school.

This is a busy school office! Have you got packs of patience, endless enthusiasm, crazy amounts of creative ideas? Can you work under pressure and maintain a smile? Then read on…

The job holder will:
• work under the guidance of senior staff to undertake financial activities and processes within the school taking responsibility for financial arrangements relating to school meals, school visits, extra-curricular services, breakfast and after school club.
• work under the guidance of senior staff to undertake personnel activities and processes within the school taking responsibility for safer recruitment processes, including the keeping of detailed records
• undertake general administrative support in order to contribute to the efficient and effective organisation of a busy school office

For this new role we feel you must have:
• very good numeracy/literacy skills
• experience of development, management and operation of financial management procedures and systems
• strong organisational skills, be forward thinking and the ability to work to deadlines
• a “can do” approach with a commitment to reaching solutions
• the ability to work constructively as part of a team, understanding school roles and responsibilities
• excellent IT skills, familiarity with Microsoft Office, data entry and email programs

You will need to be flexible and have the necessary skills to respond efficiently and effectively to changing and sometimes unexpected work demands.  We will train you and prepare you for this position.

Tetherdown Primary School is committed to safeguarding children. All appointments will be subject to satisfactory background checks, including two references and an enhanced DBS check.

Visits to the school are welcome.  Please download an application pack from our website http://www.tetherdownschool.org or contact Marie Barber, Business Manager on 0208 883 3412 for further information.

Closing date: Tuesday 18th September 2018, 12 noon

Interviews: Thursday 27th September 2018, AM