Finance and Administrative Assistant

Finance and Administrative Assistant

Required for 25 - 28 hours per week / school term time plus 5 days

To be worked over 4 or 5 days, with some flexibility over start time (to be set between 8 – 9.30 am).

We are looking for an organized, meticulous and personable Finance and Administrative Assistant to join our high-performing and friendly Finance Office. You will be part of a dedicated team and will provide whole-school financial support, using several IT systems, ensuring the school’s financial procedures are followed. The successful candidate will have administrative and ideally some form of finance experience, strong IT skills and will be able to work to a high level of accuracy at all times. You will enjoy communicating professionally and warmly to provide excellent customer service for our school community.

Within the Challoner’s High community, you will experience:

• A positive place to work with excellent facilities and IT resources and lots of purposeful and community-minded people around you (unlike working from home!)

• Use of staff gym; free staff yoga and fitness classes on site; staff discounts at local shops and restaurants in Little Chalfont, local theatres discounts when available, two-week October half term

• Onsite counsellor; free flu jabs; some free food

• Membership of Local Government Pension Scheme

• Qualified daughters of staff are given priority in the schools over subscription criteria after 2 or more years’ service

• Excellent train links to London (on the Metropolitan line)

Dr Challoner's High School is a leading selective state grammar school for girls, with a strong academic tradition and an ambitious outlook for the future. The school has a broad vision for education and is characterised by a highly purposeful pursuit of personal bests with a keen sense of fun bubbling under the surface. Challoner’s girls are articulate, courteous, sparky, hard-working and achieve highly in all areas. The school was graded Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2023 and was rated as ‘Leading’ in all areas by Challenge Partners in 2023.

The best advert however for working at Dr Challoner’s High School will always be our hugely rewarding students and warm, dedicated and friendly staff

Responsible to School Business Manager

Salary / Allowances applicable: Bucks Pay Range 3 (currently £27,310-£29,295 FTE)

25-28 hours per week/39 weeks per year/

Actual for 25 hours per week: £15,436 - £16,558 pa 

• Start Date: October or November 2024
• Application Deadline: Noon, Monday 16th September 2024
• Interview Date Friday: 20th September 2024

The world is ever changing; Challoner’s Girls will shape that world.

An information pack is available from the Vacancies section of the school website or from jo.barnes@challonershigh.com

Informal visits to the school are welcome

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and those interested in job-sharing.

Dr Challoner’s High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Please refer to our website where you can view our Child Protection and Safeguarding, Recruitment and Equalities. This is a regulated activity.

 Policies; all of our polices are available at www.challonershigh.com

The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.