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Job Title:  Part Time Financial Office Assistant

Location:  Bestwood Village School, Nottingham, NG6 8TL

Salary:      £12.50 per hour

Hours:      24 hours per week, Monday - Friday (Hours to be confirmed)

Contract:  Permanent, Term Time only

UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Financial Office Assistant to join our close-knit team at Bestwood Village School, part of Options Autism.

Purpose of the Role

To assist in providing a dedicated administrative support to the Senior Leadership team at Bestwood Village School. This will involve administrative assistance to the financial, facilities and support services. The school is an independent school for young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties; all staff contribute to the provision of a supportive, caring, learning environment.

Key responsibilities

• Help provide a comprehensive administrative support with a main focus on finance including:
• Working with the Office Manager, SLT, Facilities Manager and Central Team to provide help and assistance with budgeting and budgeting control
• Assuming responsibility for all purchase orders and processing of all invoices on FocalPoint and liaising with accounts to make sure all invoices are logged correctly and paid promptly
• Have knowledge of iSAMS and any other computer systems relevant to the role
• Filing and keeping up to date records for pupils, obtaining information from Local Authorities, scanning all pupil files to help contribute towards a paperless office
• To work within deadlines and respond in a flexible way

Essential

• AAT accounting level 2 or relevant experience (highly desirable)
• Experience within general office/clerical environment
• Experience of team work
• Experience of working to a deadline
• Financial experience with regard to processing invoices

About the School

Bestwood Village School is a brand-new school in Bestwood Village, Nottingham and will have capacity for 30 pupils and is due to open in September 2024. This is an exciting opportunity for anybody who wants to be a part of the successful development of a brand-new setting and make a difference to the education of our pupils. 

For over 16 years, Options Autism has provided care and education to pupils, young people, and adults with autism, complex needs, and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.​

Why join Options Autism?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.

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