Job Description
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Canonium Learning Trust is a growing primary Multi-Academy Trust, with four primary schools in Essex. It is our purpose to give every child the very best education possible by enabling each child to fulfil their potential and nurture an enthusiasm for learning. Our children leave our schools equipped for future challenges and success so they can make positive choices in life and a genuine contribution to society.
Supporting our vision and purpose is our dedicated team of business and school support staff, who provide essential operational support to our school teams.
Our new Trust Finance and Business Assistant will undertake a wide variety of administration tasks to support the Trust's centralised support services.
For the right candidate we can be flexible with the working hours of this new post so can offer the role on a part time and term-time working basis, which may be beneficial to someone who would prefer to work around normal school operating hours.
We are also in a position to be able to support an apprentice, which would involve working towards an AAT accountancy qualification. In this case, the successful candidate would work full time hours with apprenticeship pay and conditions https://www.gov.uk/become-apprentice/pay-and-conditions
Hours
The candidate has the option to 15-16 hours per week:
Option 1 - 4 hours over 4 days (0.43 FTE over the week)
Option 2 - 5 hours over 3 days (0.41 FTE over the week)
The position is also working term time only for 38 weeks per year (43.6 weeks paid including leave entitlement) This is equivalent to 0.85 FTE over the year.
Information about the School
🏆 Tes Trust of the Year 2025
Canonium Learning Trust is a charitable educational trust comprising a growing family of schools across Essex. We are proud to have been named "Tes Trust of the Year" (9 Schools or Fewer) in 2025, a national award that recognises excellence in education, innovation in leadership, and the power of community collaboration.
At the heart of our Trust is a shared belief that every child deserves the best possible education, regardless of the size or location of their school. We work relentlessly to nurture each child's potential and enthusiasm for learning, so that they leave our schools ready to embrace future challenges and make a positive contribution to society.
Our Purpose
We exist to create environments where pupils thrive and staff are empowered. Our work is guided by three core principles that define how our schools operate and collaborate:
Opportunity
We are committed to making the most of every opportunity to give our pupils an outstanding, inclusive, and well-rounded education. We work smartly, invest in staff development, and foster collaboration and shared learning across all our schools.
Challenge
We embrace challenge as a driver for improvement. We strike the right balance between school-level autonomy and trust-wide consistency, ensuring a clear focus on high-quality teaching and learning. Feedback, ambition, and a culture of continuous improvement underpin our approach.
Integrity
Integrity is at the core of how we lead, teach, and work together. We model fairness, respect, and open communication. We have the courage to do the right thing, take ownership of our actions, and hold ourselves and others to high standards - always with the best interests of children at heart.
If you're interested in joining a trust that is innovative, collaborative, and values-driven, and want to be part of a team recognised nationally for excellence, Canonium Learning Trust could be the right place for you.
🔗 Learn more about our Trust and current opportunities: www.canonium.org