Job Introduction
We are seeking to appoint a Finance (HR) Assistant with strong interpersonal skills who is warm, friendly, approachable, enthusiastic, flexible and pro-active to assist our Headteacher and work alongside our Admin Team in our busy office. We would love to hear from you if you are a calm, reliable, helpful person who can cope under pressure, can multi-task and can work accurately despite being interrupted often.
Responsibilities will include all work to do with Payroll and IBC, Health & Safety, Data Protection and human resources. You will be responsible for our Lunchtime and Cleaning Teams, organise school lettings, manage the Health and Safety calendar and oversee First Aid, amongst other things! You will need to be able to ensure the school operates effectively meeting Health and Safety standards and help to organise policies and procedures for the governors.
Can you:
• work in a busy, demanding environment
• maintain high levels of confidentiality
• work independently when required and take own initiative
• manage your work time efficiently and effectively
• Prioritise tasks
• be proactive in following up projects and in solving problems
• demonstrate excellent organisational skills, meticulous record keeping and an eye for detail
• confidently manage and monitor budgets, administrative tasks, personnel (including payroll) and premises tasks
• act in a calm and positive manner, communicating confidently with children, staff, parents, governors, visitors, outside agencies, contractors and the general public
You will also need to:
•enjoy working with children
•be able to support first aid and medical needs
• be supportive of health and safety and be able to attend training to support this within the school
• have a good sense of humour
• be intuitive and excellent at multi-tasking
• have a working knowledge of Word, Excel, IBC and SIMS and excellent English written skills.
Application Procedure
For full details of the vacancy and an application pack, please email adminoffice@st-james-westend.hants.sch.uk
Application forms are available on our website www.st-james-westend.org.uk, under Prospectus/ Staff Vacancies.
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
