Office Manager/Finance Officer
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexley
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Post Start Date: 20/02/2017 or as soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 1 February 2017
Job overview
Hours/Percentage of Week: 36
Grade: BEXLEY 7
We are seeking an experienced Office Manager for Oakwood School. The successful candidate will manage a small team of staff and be the first point of contact in the main for schools and other stakeholders. Previous experience in finance is essential.
We are looking for someone who is able to work independently as well as part of a team and can be flexible to meet the operational needs of the school. Sound understanding and experience of using SIMS & FMS as well as a confidence in using appropriate ICT packages is essential alongside the ability to communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders including local schools, multi-agency colleagues and parents / carers. We are keen to appoint a highly professional individual to provide all administrative support to the Head of School.
If you have enthusiasm, commitment and a desire to work within an organisation supporting some of the most vulnerable and complex young people in our community, we would welcome your application. We are seeking an organised individual with a “can do” approach who will work in a solution focused way to the ever-changing demands of a busy school office environment.
This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The school therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the person specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.
New Horizons Federation is a hard federation of two special schools, Oakwood and Westbrooke Schools, for pupils with social emotional and mental health issues and the Bexley Pupil Referral Service at Pathways Short Stay School. The Federation also provides a range of services to school stakeholders and the Local Authority through an Outreach Service, Counselling Psychology Service and group and individual intervention programmes.
For further information about the school please visit the school website: www.newhorizonsfederation.org.uk.
For further information and an informal conversation about the role, contact Beverley Evans (Head of School) on 01322 553787 or for an application pack contact yvonne.dye@newhorizonsfederation.org.uk.
References will be requested for those short listed ONLY and prior to interview.
Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks.
The school is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery.
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Post Start Date: 20/02/2017 or as soon as possible
Closing Date for Applications: 01/02/2017
Woodside Road,
Bexleyheath,
Kent,
DA7 6LB
About Endeavour Academy Bexley
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ABOUT US
Welcome to Endeavour Academy Bexley. As a secondary school, our students enjoy a full curriculum, which mirrors mainstream provisions. Although small, we want our students to have the same opportunities as a mainstream school and we pride ourselves on our curriculum offer.
Our students have a range of learning needs but we aim to instil the desire to learn and make progress and the belief that they can aim high and are able to achieve their goals.
We provide strong pastoral care and have excellent links with a wide range of external agencies. Our students and their families are encouraged to talk to us and we try to provide a warm friendly supportive environment in which they can confidently engage.
We set high expectations for our students and ask our families to support in helping them achieve and maintain these. We value and genuinely care for all of our students and take great pleasure in all of their successes and achievements.
Read more on our website: https://endeavourbexley.org.uk
ABOUT OUR TRUST
Our School is part of London South East Academies Trust - a multi academy trust sponsored by London South East Colleges.
We are aiming to expand our thriving Multi-Academy Trust of outstanding schools, each of which has a shared moral purpose and high aspirations for every student.
We want to attract students from across South East London irrespective of their postcode and family background. We want people to be confident that within our schools, they will have a real opportunity to fulfil their potential and the experience will be enjoyable and rewarding.
Read more on the trust website: https://lseat.co.uk
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