Finance Assistant

Hours: 30 hours (Monday – Friday, but timings can be flexible for the right candidate and work around childcare), Term Time Only + 15 days

Are you detail orientated with a passion for Finance? 

Are you looking for a part time, term time only role?

We are looking to appoint a dedicated Finance Assistant to join our central trust team at The Oak Trust. In this role, you will ensure the smooth operation of financial systems and processes. If you are well organised, have a keen eye for detail, a great communicator and able to use your own initiative to prioritise and organise conflicting ongoing and immediate demands, we want to hear from you!

The Oak Trust is a strong multi-academy Trust based in Oldham which currently consists of North Chadderton School and Sixth Form, Fir Bank Primary and Thorp Primary both based in Royton. We are an ambitious Trust with a relentless desire to grow and improve the educational outcomes and lives of the young people in our community.

The Trust is committed to career long staff development and if you join our team, you will be provided with a range of professional development opportunities to ensure you have the knowledge and skills to effectively undertake your role.

As well as offering you a competitive salary, we also provide free on-site parking, the cycle to work scheme, a range of wellbeing and workload support alongside an excellent Local Government Pension Scheme. Located to the east of Manchester, we are easily accessible through local and regional transport links.

Have you got the desire to join our Team? If so, we would be delighted to hear from you. Informal enquiries can be directed to recruitment@theoaktrust.org.uk or please phone The Oak Trust Recruitment Team on 0161 785 5960. Please apply via Vacancies - FaceEd. Please note that due to safer recruitment requirements, we cannot accept CVs.

Safeguarding Information

The Oak Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Any offer of employment will be subject to checks being carried out in order to ensure that you are not subject to a prohibition order or an interim prohibition order.

I understand that if shortlisted, the Trust may carry out an online search as part of their due diligence (KCSIE 2024, paragraph 221). This is to help identify any incidents or issues that may have happened and are publicly available online. I understand that any concerns will be explored at interview.

As an applicant it is an offence to apply for a role that involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children, schools and colleges if you are barred from engaging in such activity.



All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, the amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not “protected” prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed. 

Please note that a conviction will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining employment.