Administration & Finance Assistant

This post is permanent, and is term time only plus 5 training days.
The role is part time, 25 hours per week, 8am – 1pm, Monday – Friday.

We’re seeking to appoint an Administrative and Finance Assistant who will play a key role in supporting our primary school to deliver a high-quality service. There are a variety of administrative, finance and business support duties that form part of the role and you will deal with information which may be sensitive or confidential.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has:

• Effective written and verbal communication skills with excellent customer care.
• The ability to work well under pressure with a proactive approach to prioritising workload.
• Experience using IT systems.
•  A good general education demonstrating numeracy and literacy.

Tyneview has a hardworking and friendly staff team; supportive parents and carers; experienced governors and children who are keen to learn. Our school is a place where everyone is valued, we have a commitment to maximising potential by developing positive attitudes in an atmosphere of mutual respect, inclusion and enjoyment.

Our school is one of seven primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.

In return we offer:

• Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
• A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued.
• The benefit of working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
• Membership of the Local Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
• Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
• Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058 Coast Road.

Interested? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Job Description and Person Specification and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Sunday19th May 2024.

NEAT Academy Trust are committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.