Job Description

School Business Manager and PA to the Headteacher 37 hours per week

Pay Range £22, 443 - £25, 727

or

Finance Officer 37 hours per week

Pay Range £16, 998 - £19, 317

Dependent upon experience

Required ASAP or November 2014

We are looking to recruit an experienced School Business Manager or a Finance Manager to be part of our successful, hardworking, dedicated, supportive and friendly office team; someone who is able to become part of the new leadership team to support the school moving forward.

The successful candidate must demonstrate excellent organisational skills and have the ability to work sensitively, collaboratively, enthusiastically, calmly and effectively under pressure.

Ideal candidates will have:

· Experience of managing a busy school office

· High level experience of school finance including RM finance package and External Bank account procedures

· Strong oral and written communication skills

· Be an excellent team leader committed to supporting the development of other office staff

· A commitment to their own professional development

· A keen interest in researching and managing school improvement projects with the ability to identify priorities to meet deadlines

· A commitment to keeping the Governing Body informed of financial matters, Health and Safety and Human Resources

· Understanding of the diversity of the role

· A strong commitment to providing a high quality service

· knowledge and experience of Health & Safety

· A genuine belief in the potential of every pupil

We are good school with much to offer the right candidate:

· A staff who are dedicated, flexible and always willing to help

· Support from the Finance Team at the Local Authority

· CPD opportunities

· A local schools' office staff network

· A healthy budget to manage

· A supportive Governing Body

· An innovative learning environment

· Pupils who are enthusiastic and inquisitive

· A stable number on roll

If you like to feel you make a difference to the next generation and can go the extra mile we would like to hear from you.

Further information about the school is available from the school's website. Applications can be made via Jobscene or by contacting the school office for an application pack. Visits to the school are welcome, please make an appoint with Mrs. Murray the school Administrative Assistant.

Gosfield Community Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This appointment is subject to safer recruitment procedures, including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and medical check.

Information about the School

Gosfield Community Primary School is a small village school located in the beautiful countryside just outside Halstead. We are a 'good' school (2023) and are constantly striving to be the best we can be. We part of Attain Academy Partnership, based within Newlands Spring Primary School. Within our MAT we are linked with Newlands Springs, Rayne Primary School, Elm Hall, deVere Primary, Bocking Primary and Cressing Primary School.

We provide a cross curricular approach to learning and believe that children learn best through different experiences and through their own investigations; this learning is supported within a friendly, safe and secure environment.We are fortunate to have extensive grounds incorporating an area for forest school learning.

We benefit from a large network of supportive parents and volunteers, the FroGS (Friends of Gosfield Community Primary School) as well as enthusiastic governors that regularly visit the school.

Attain Academy Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We respect and value cultural and religious diversity and will not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, religion, race, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, culture, or disability. You must be a UK resident, have the right to work in the UK, and be willing to complete a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.

Our Vision: Working together towards success for all

Attain Academy Partnership aims to provide an outstanding education for all children in all schools, relevant to the world in which they live. We would like all members of Attain to become:

• Ambitious, capable learners who are resilient and independent • Enterprising, creative contributors who have a real love of learning • Ethical, informed citizens who value differences and inclusively • Healthy, confident individuals who contribute to a mutually supportive environment

We want to create a community of outstanding schools with the highest aspiration and dedication to achieving the best outcomes for all our learners:

• An unshakable belief in the intrinsic value of every individual within our community • Exciting and creative climates for learning within a safe and supportive environment • Sustainable collaboration and sharing of best practice • Personal and professional development for all members of staff • Accountability based on honesty and responsibility in all our relationships

We believe: • That every pupil deserves a good education that enables them to be the best they can possibly be • That every individual in our community of schools (our pupils, staff, families, carers and friends) is important and has something to contribute • In building an exciting and creative climate for learning within a safe and supportive environment • In working together and sharing best practice • In ensuring the personal and professional development for all members of staff so that they have a rewarding and a fulfilling career within our community of schools • In accountability based on honesty and responsibility in all our relationships

A copy of our child protection policy and practices, a copy of our policy on employing ex-offenders, the recruitment and selection policy statement which includes data protection information and privacy notice for applicants can be found on www.attain.essex.sch.uk.