Finance Assistant

37 hours a week with an unpaid lunch break each day

Permanent position, Term-time only plus inset days (working 39 weeks per year)

Pay scale Grade D scale point 4 – 6 (£21,189 - £21,968 FTE) Actual salary range £18,225 - £18,895 per year dependant on experience (pay award pending)

Start date As soon as possible

Location Rowde, Devizes

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We are looking for a person to join our small, but perfectly formed Finance Team. Ideally you should have experience of working in an office, and have a passion for finance. You should have great communication skills and an understanding of what excellent customer service looks like so you can support our school colleagues. If you are looking for a new challenge and the chance to share your knowledge and skills we would love to hear from you. We recognise that not everyone will have all the skills we’d like for the role, but if you have some of the skills and are prepared to learn on the job, then please apply. You will be based on the Rowde campus site but will be supporting school colleagues across Chippenham, Trowbridge and Rowde campuses. You may occasionally be asked to travel to our other campus sites from time to time.

Applicants should:

• Have GCSE’s grade C and above or equivalent, including Maths and English with relevant experience of working in an office or school administration setting.

• Have an understanding how to ensure value for money as part of procurement processes.

• Experience of using finance software, ideally Access Education Finance, FMS or similar, or be willing to learn new software as part of the role.

• Be a confident and clear communicator on the phone, in person and using email.

• Be flexible and have a positive approach to problem resolution.

About Us?

Silverwood School is a maintained co-educational special school for pupils aged 4 to 19 years. We formed in September of 2020 with campuses in Chippenham, Trowbridge and Rowde.

We have an ambitious vision to create a truly integrated and inclusive system of outstanding education for all young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Wiltshire. Wiltshire are investing in a £38 million new build at one site to create a state of the art centre for SEND education, health, and care and training focusing predominantly on pupils with complex SEND. All current sites will be kept open and some areas refurbished.

Our inclusive system of excellence will seek to re-balance and improve educational provision for all children and young people with SEND, including those currently in mainstream schools and resource bases or in other alternative provision, offering local, community-based SEND provision across a wide area. It will also deliver high quality training and expertise to a wide range of SEND settings across the county.

Additional information:

Silverwood School is committed to all aspects of personal development, it is inclusive and seeks to ensure every individual achieves their full potential. We provide a Local Government Pension Scheme, Wiltshire Employee Rewards, offer continuous professional development and a comprehensive wellbeing package. If you want to work with us, then we look forward to hearing from you.

Please note we cannot accept CVs and our standard application form must be completed.

This appointment is subject to enhanced DBS, medical and reference checks. Silverwood School is committed to Equal Opportunities and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils.

Please visit our school website for further details on Silverwood. If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Donna Brown, Finance Officer either by the contact us page on the school website or via phone to arrange a suitable time to discuss.

Completed applications should be returned by 09:00 on Friday 25th August 2023.