School Secretary - Finance and Compliance

Job Title: School Secretary – Finance and Compliance

Responsible to: Headteacher

Contract: Full time, permanent

Salary: Competitive and dependent upon experience

Hours: 5 days a week 8am until 5pm 

Griffin House Preparatory School is currently looking for an organised, enthusiastic and efficient school secretary who will be responsible for the finance and compliance side of the school. The successful candidate will be dynamic, will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and will be able to build relationships with children, staff and parents confidently.

This is a really exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, supportive and caring person who works with equal efficacy both independently and as part of a team. This position will be a varied and busy role and would suit someone kind, team orientated, highly organised and with a great eye for detail. Applicants will join an innovative, forward-thinking and committed team.

Experience of working within a school environment is essential. The successful candidate will be expected to have strong administrative, secretarial and IT skills along with excellent interpersonal and communications skills. Previous experience of school procedures and administrative systems would be an advantage. It is desirable that the candidate has experience of using iSAMS. Training will be provided if required. If you can work using your own initiative and are experienced in a wide range of administrative duties you are encouraged to apply.

Griffin House Preparatory School is a co-educational school for boys and girls from the age of three (Pre-School) to eleven (Year 6). Children at Griffin House Preparatory School receive very high levels of academic education and pastoral care. Griffin House Preparatory School is part of the Chatsworth Schools Group, which is one of the country's leading educational groups.

Griffin House School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance along with other relevant pre-employment checks. 

Please apply in confidence by completing the application form and any other documentation found on the website. Also available on these websites is a copy of the job description and person specification.  

Please send these documents and a covering letter marked for the attention of Miss Helen Milnes to: head@griffinhouseschool.co.uk or post to: Miss Helen Milnes, Griffin House School, Station Road, Little Kimble, HP17 0XP.

Only those candidates who have been shortlisted will be responded to. This post will be advertised from Friday 6thJanuary 2023 until Friday 20th January 2023 at 4pm.