Finance and Estates Officer

Employment start date: 1st July 2024

Employment basis: Full-time, 37.5 working hours per week across 5 days, all year round (Flexibility in hours considered for the right candidate, but no less than 32.5 hours across 5 days)

Application Closing date: Monday 6th May 2024

Cathedral Schools Trust are looking for a highly organised person to work with both the finance and estates team within the central services team. Day to day tasks within the finance team will include working primarily on the Trust purchase ledger and associated tasks. Day to day tasks within the Estates Team will include administration support for the estates team as well as supporting with updating the CST Contractor List.  Further details of the role are set out in the attached job description and person specification.

You will need to forge good relationships with the existing schools within the Trust and also the new schools joining in 2024 as the Trust deals with this next phase of growth.

Cathedral Schools Trust is made up of three secondary schools (Bristol Cathedral Choir School, St Katherine's School and Trinity Academy) and six primary schools (Victoria Park, Cathedral Primary, Stoke Park, St Werburgh’s, Hotwells and Victoria Park). Three further primary schools will be joining the Trust later this year. This will be a key role within the Cathedral Schools Trust (CST) central team supporting the HR & Recruitment Manager and partnering with other members of the HR team in the delivery of an effective people strategy that delivers school improvement and achieves our Trust goals.

If you can demonstrate that you possess the necessary experience, knowledge and qualifications, and aspire to our values and vision, then we would like to hear from you.

Applications should be received as soon as possible and no later than midnight on Monday 6th May 2024

Interviews will be held on Thursday 16th May 2024 at St Katherine’s School, Pill

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Cathedral Schools Trust are subject to pre-employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Cathedral Schools Trust is an equal opportunities employer and recognises the strength in diversity. Our schools have a wide range of cultural, socio economic and religious influences and we use this to ensure that we broaden our understanding of each other and the world.

Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.