Part Time Administration Assistant (Finance)

The Head Teacher and Governors of this popular and very happy school wish to appoint an enthusiastic and efficient administration assistant who will be responsible for providing high-quality support to the School Office Manager and Head Teacher in all areas of finance within the school.

As the initial point of contact for families, visitors and telephone callers, applicants will need excellent interpersonal skills and be able to deal with staff, parents, visitors and children in a very busy environment. Discretion, tact and confidentiality are essential as are a keen eye for detail, knowledge of basic accounting principles, good ICT skills and an excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel. Experience of working with Arbor, Education Purchasing systems and within a school environment would be advantageous.

The successful candidate will be:

• Committed to the caring, Catholic ethos of our school
• A good team player
• Enthusiastic, hard-working and able to engage with pupils and staff
• Have the ability to work independently and use initiative
• Flexible and able to adapt to a variety of situations.

For further information and an application form, please contact Mrs Lees, School Office Manager on 01565 633637 or via email [email protected]

Completed application forms should be returned to the school by email [email protected] no later than 12:00 noon on Thursday 15th October. Interviews will take place on Monday 19th October.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. Please be advised that we are unable to provide feedback on the shortlisting process. We will only contact candidates that have been short-listed for interview. If you do not hear from us by 4pm on Tuesday 20th October, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion.

St. Vincent’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Such posts will require a DBS check and references will be taken up prior to interview.