Finance Administrator

School Finance Administrator

One of our brilliant Secondary schools in south Wakefield area are looking for a long-term, finance administrator to join their welcoming office team, commencing in May 2024.

Do you have significant experience working in an administration, paired with a passion for working alongside children?

We are looking for a passionate, enthusiastic and experienced school administrator to fill a temporary opportunity at an amazing school south of Wakefield near Pontefract. Ofsted rates this school as ‘good’ and has described it as a place where ‘pupils behave well and everyone is special’. This role commences in May 2024 and will run initially until Dec 2024. This is the perfect opportunity for someone with existing administration experience as you will be working in a fast-paced and vibrant primary school.

To be considered for the School Administrator role you must:

• Be a people person who loves to be around children and is committed to delivering exceptional service.
• Be able to demonstrate a commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare of pupils and their families.
• Have great interpersonal and administrative skills, ideally experience in Sage
• Be able to manage your own workload to meet deadlines.
• Be able to work as part of a small team.
• Be able to remain calm when under pressure.
• Be approachable, positive and have the ability to deal with sensitive situations and confidential information.
• Previous and recent experience of providing excellent customer service either face to face or on the phone.
• You must have previous experience of working in a busy office where multi-tasking is a requirement. Experience working in an educational or school setting is advantageous, though not essential.

School Administrator Salary and Benefits:

• Daily pay rate between £85 – £95 per day depending on experience.
• Term-time only, plus 5 training days.
• Working 8:00am – 4:00pm ideally, though flexible hours can be offered for the preferred candidate.

We can offer:

• A varied and interesting role, where no 2 days are the same!
• A thriving and successful school with the well-being of staff and pupils at the forefront of all decision-making processes.
• Welcoming and supportive colleagues.
• A new building with fantastic facilities, complete with extensive free parking and strong commuter links.
• Children who have a thirst for learning and a desire to do well, which is reflected in the support we see from parents.

Additional Requirements for School Administration role:

Reference details will be requested prior to registration.

Current DBS registered with the DBS Update Service – if you do not have a DBS registered online PK Education will provide full assistance in getting you one.

We pride ourselves on intelligently matching our supply and permanent candidates to schools, ensuring that the opportunities stretch and fulfil career ambitions. This is a promise that we have been delivering since 2005, with our simple, honest approach: offering our candidates highly competitive rates of pay with no hassle.

We are committed to get it right. First time. Our mission is simple. To Inspire Potential. In our team. In our candidates. In every child.

If you would like to find out more information about this Senior Administration role, please apply by sending your CV directly by clicking the below link.