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Woodville Primary School, the founding school of FennWood Academy Trust, is a positive, vibrant and successful school which gained an 'Outstanding' Ofsted in February 2020. We pride ourselves on providing a happy learning environment for all our pupils.
We are currently looking to appoint a School Business Manager to join our happy and hardworking school office team. Previous experience of working as a School Business Manager within a busy school office, a knowledge of computer systems and FMS/SIMS is desirable. The successful candidate should be a reliable, organised and friendly person with excellent financial, administrative and interpersonal skills.
This is a part time position working 3 days per week (21 hours) term time, non-pupil days and 2 weeks during the school holidays.
Main duties will include:
· To act as the personal and confidential Personal Assistant to the Headteacher, organising and updating the school diary.
· Working with the Finance Assistant on all matters of Financial administration. Preparation and monitoring of the school budget. Reporting to Directors and attending Governor/Director meetings when required.
· To liaise with the Academy's accountants for the end of year procedures and controls.
· To be responsible for personnel matters relating to all staff, including all aspects of staff recruitment, employment and issuing contracts.
· Liaising with both the Teachers' Pension and Local Government pension services.
· To be responsible for liaising with the outside agency for the provision of a comprehensive payroll service for all
· To be responsible for maintaining and compiling the Single Central Record. Maintaining confidential staff records.
· To oversee, monitor and maintain the Academy's GDPR and Data processing practices.
· Excellent organisation, interpersonal, multi-tasking and communication skills with an approachable confident manner and the ability to relate and deal with enquiries from adults, children and outside agencies.
· A flexible approach to daily tasks with the ability to work well both within a team and independently. With the ability to multitask and work calmly, efficiently and accurately throughout disturbances during the day but still meeting deadlines.
If you are interested in this position and would like to arrange a visit to our school (socially distanced of course!) please email the School Office - admin@woodville.essex.sch.uk
If you would like to learn a little bit more about our school please visit our school website www.woodvilleprimaryschool.org.uk
Woodville Primary School is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all children. These appointments will be subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check