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Trust Central Team - Finance Assistant
Scale 3 Points 4-5
£18933 -£19312 pro rata (£12,792 - £13,038pa)
25 hours per week
Monday to Friday
52.14 weeks per year
Place of work: Trust Central Office, Waterhouse Business Centre, Cromar Way, Chelmsford CM1 2QE
This is an exciting opportunity for a well organised, motivated person to join our new Trust central finance team. The successful candidate should be a reliable, approachable and friendly person with excellent financial, administrative and interpersonal skills. They must be organised and able to work calmly under pressure and must have a good sense of humour. Strong communication skills both written and verbal are essential.
The successful candidate will:
- have excellent numeracy, organisational and inter-personal skills
- have a high degree of accuracy and excellent attention to detail
- have an understanding of financial processes.
- be flexible and able to use initiative and prioritise workload
- have experience of general administration processes
- previous experience of using school based finance systems is desirable but not essential
Application deadline Midday Friday 18 June 2021. Interviews to take place Friday 25th June 2021
For further information contact Ruth Sheridan, CFO, at rsheridan@clptrust.com or telephone 01245 890900
Completed applications to be submitted to gtravers@clptrust.com
The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:
· Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
· Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
· The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs
and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
As a trust, we welcome applications from colleagues from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from colleagues from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds and people that identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender plus (LGBT+) as these groups are currently underrepresented in our trust.
In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal
Information about the School
The Chelmsford Learning Partnership (CLP) is an emerging multi-academy trust based in Springfield, Chelmsford. The trust was formerly known as The Boswells Academy Trust but changed name in late 2017 to reflect the growth of the trust beyond one school. There are currently 8 schools across Essex in the CLP multi academy trust.
The schools in the CLP are: Barnes Farm Infant School, Barnes Farm Junior School, Lakelands Primary School, Perryfields Infant School, Roding Valley High School, The Beaulieu Park School, The Boswells School and The Tyrrells Primary School.
The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:
• Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
• Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
• The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs
and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer