This is an exciting opportunity for an Office Assistant with a keen interest in finance and marketing, to join our school.

Your opportunity

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and proactive administrator to work as part of our busy office team at Springfield Primary School.

Reporting to the Office Manager, the successful candidate will provide high quality, varied administrative support for the school, including financial and student welfare tasks. You will be based in our main school office and will be the first point of contact for receiving and processing payments and online financial transactions. Experience of working in an educational environment would be desirable.

Please read the job description and person specification carefully to ensure your personal application statement demonstrates how your skills match what we are looking for.

The responsibilities include:

• Maintaining robust administration systems, processes and procedures for the school’s financial information
• Using various computer applications to perform daily tasks (eg Bromcom and PS Financials)
• Ensuring the banking and record keeping for school meals is recorded on ScoPay against the relevant student in a timely fashion
• Monthly reconciliations and reports
• Resolving parental enquiries for online payments
• Producing the weekly school newsletter
• Marketing the school and nursery

The successful candidate will work 30 hours a week over 5 days (10am – 4.30pm).

What we are looking for

Our ideal applicant will have:

• Competency in MS Excel and Word
• Effective and clear communication skills
• Good administration skills and ability to use own initiative
• Personal integrity and loyalty with the ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Flexible approach and the ability to work on their own initiative 

About Springfield Primary School

Our School sits within a newly established cluster of schools, overseen by a Regional Director. Along with Springfield Primary School, our cluster includes the following other schools; Hammond, Lightwater, Cordwalles, Pine Ridge and Lorraine. This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues across this cluster, to share expertise and experience, ensuring all children in our schools receive an excellent education and reach their potential. It also provides opportunities for career progression across the cluster and gives you the chance to further your professional development.

Join the GLF Schools Community

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 42 academies or in our central team.

• Celebrating 10 years as a growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
• Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
• 42 primary and secondary schools within 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
• We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
• Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education

GLF Schools Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

• Access to our highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working options
• Generous holiday allowance
• Work life and family friendly policies
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Career pathways and talent management
• Access to a staff benefits portal
• Community and collaboration working model

Please read the attached Join Our Community candidate pack for further information.

The Details

Start Date:  ASAP

Salary: GLF Associate 2, £22,150 FTE

Pro Rata: £15,879

Hours of work: 30 hours, 5 days a week (10am - 4.30pm), 39 weeks a year

Closing date for applications: 27th September 2024

Interview date: TBC

GLF Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

As a Trust, we are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities. GLF Schools recognises and celebrates the diversity of its schools and their communities. There is a shared commitment across the Trust to develop further a culture of respect, where discrimination is not tolerated, and individuals are treated equitably and fairly and feel a sense of belonging. We strive for an inclusive environment where staff, children and students are comfortable to express their own identity, should they wish, in which diversity and inclusion is of mutual benefit for everyone in our schools. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups including those based on ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible.

We also reserve the right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.

Please be advised that references may be requested on receipt of your application. Please state if you wish this to be delayed until shortlisting/interviews have taken place.