Finance Officer - Folio Education Trust
Wallington County Grammar School
Wallington, Surrey
- Expired
- Salary:
- £18,657 - £21,984
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Immediate
- Apply by:
- 15 April 2018
Job overview
Based at Wallington County Grammar School, Sutton, Surrey
36 hours per week, term time plus 4 weeks to be worked during the school holidays (flexible)
Salary APT&C Grade 3/4 (SP 14-21) £17,390 - £20,491 (Actual) £18,657 – £21,984 (FTE), depending on experience.
We are seeking to appoint a Finance Officer as part of our friendly and supportive central finance team within the Folio Education Trust. The successful candidate will have responsibility for the day-to-day administration of finances including uploading payroll data to our outsourced provider, Parentpay, cash and banking for the Trust schools and educational visits for Wallington County Grammar School (relevant training in School systems will be provided).
You should have strong financial skills with experience of working within a finance environment and the use of a finance package. Previous experience of working within a school environment is desirable. You will have exceptional organisational and communication skills and able to work under pressure to manage multiple priorities whilst remaining calm.
The role will initially be based within Wallington County Grammar School. Over time the Trust will grow and we envisage that the central team will also expand so that it can ensure the correct capacity to support all of the schools. It may be that at some point the central team relocates to Croydon.
For an application pack please visit the School website at https://wcgsacademytrust.fluencycms.co.uk/Finance-Officer. Applications should be submitted along with a supporting statement to Mrs Jo Johnson at personnel@wcgs.org.uk. Please note CVs will not be considered.
Closing Date: 09:00 Monday 16th April 2018
Visits to the School prior to application are welcomed. Please contact Mrs Johnson to arrange and appointment.
The Folio Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The recruitment process will include an enhanced DBS check, medical screening, confirmation of right to work in the UK and all other pre-employments checks in line with safer recruitment requirements.
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About Wallington County Grammar School
Welcome
Wallington County Grammar School is one of the most successful schools in the country. Our motto is Per Ardua ad Summa, Through Difficulties to the Heights, which our exceptional students exemplify each and every day. Their success and that of our staff has been recognised by Ofsted, grading the school ‘outstanding’ in all areas, and more recently by the Secretary of State for Education who presented the school with the 2019 Evening Standard Award for School Achievement. This success is born from a strong set of values centred around compassion for one another, commitment to all we do, courage in facing life’s many challenges and creativity to succeed in a global 21st century society.
We are a highly selective school, admitting 150 young men from across London and the South East into Year 7 and admitting young women into the Sixth Form. We have a well balanced, academic curriculum centred around developing scholarship and creativity which, when combined with innovative and forward thinking pedagogy, makes Wallington County Grammar School an extremely stimulating place to work.
Advantages of joining our exceptional team of staff include:
- working with highly intelligent and committed young men and women;
- the ability to teach your subject to the highest possible levels in secondary education, preparing students for undergraduate study at the best universities in the world;
- opportunities for rapid promotion both within the school and the wider Folio Trust;
- a firm commitment to staff wellbeing and work life balance;
- amenities and benefits including priority entry for children of staff; onsite parking; Ride to Work Scheme; Employee Assistance Programme and a School gym;
- a leafy setting on the edge of the beautiful Beddington Park with outer London pay and easy access to both central London and the Surrey countryside;
- the highly advantageous teacher pension scheme based on average earnings rather than a money purchase model;
- access to a Charter Marked CPD programme (Silver Status) that includes nine INSET days a year and a commitment to subject specific professional learning;
- a superb graduate programme through Teacher Apprenticeship and Schools Direct routes;
- a commitment to teacher training by leading the Borough’s Science School Centred Teacher Training.
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