Administrative & Finance Officer

Gidea Park Primary School

Lodge Avenue, Romford, Essex RM2 5AJ

Telephone: 01708 743801

Email: office@gideapkprimary.org.uk

Headteacher: Miss Pav Sharma

ADMINISTRATIVE & FINANCE OFFICER REQUIRED: 

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (8am to 4pm with half a hours for lunch) term time only

Grade: 3 Points 5 - 9

Actual Salary: £24,898 - £26,355 p.a.

Contract: Permanent

Start Date: 3rd March 2025

Gidea Park is a friendly, successful primary school in need of a professional, efficient admin assistant to join the team in our busy school office.  This is an excellent opportunity for a professional, self-motivated and efficient person wishing to develop a career in school administration.

You will                                                                                              

• be confident in your ability to work as both part of a team and under your own initiative
• have a strong belief that professionality should be maintained at all times
• have strong verbal and written communication skills
• experience of using Microsoft Word and Excel
• have excellent interpersonal skills with pupils, staff and parents
• be able to maintain a positive professional attitude whilst working to tight deadlines

It would be desirable if you

• had some knowledge of using SIMS and/or FMS
• had some knowledge of using Google Documents and Forms

We can offer you

• a strong community ethos with staff who are friendly and work closely as a team
• a strong commitment to supporting continuous professional development
• a leadership team that values dedicated staff and supports your well-being

Gidea Park Primary is committed to safeguarding our pupils and staff.  This post requires a criminal background check via the Disclosures Procedure.

Please either telephone the school office or email if you have any further queries.

Closing date for applications: Friday 13^th December 2024

Early applications are both welcomed and advised. Please be aware, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Interviews will include written and computer based tasks and be held during the week of 13^th January 2025.