Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy

Finance Administrator

Band B £24,027 - £24,790 FTE

Actual salary: £9,322 – 9,622

Permanent: 16 hours per week (2 days per week), 40 weeks per year 

Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School

Kineton Green Road, Olton, Solihull, B92 7EG 

Start Date: January/February 2025

Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy Company (“the MAC”) was formed in April 2021 and comprises of 12 Catholic Primary Schools and 2 Catholic Secondary School across the Birmingham, Solihull, and Warwickshire areas.

Our Lady of Compassion is a welcoming school, where all staff work tirelessly and care hugely for our wonderful, well-behaved children. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Administrator to work at Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School, part of Our Lady and All Saints MAC.

We can offer:

• A positive learning culture, where wellbeing and workload are effectively managed.

• A dedicated, skilled and committed staff, upholding high expectations and aspirations for all of our children.

• A strong sense of community and a warm, welcoming workplace.

• Frequent opportunities to collaborate with staff from the other schools in our MAC to develop and share best practice

The successful candidate will:

• Be committed to promoting the Catholic ethos of our school

• Support the values and ethos of Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School

• Have experience of working in a school environment

• Be flexible and creative and have the commitment to provide first class care to children and adults

• Have experience of working within a Finance setting

• Be organised and efficient in carrying out administrative tasks

• Be proficient in dealing with face-to-face and telephone interactions

• Have the necessary skills to work effectively and collaboratively within a team 

• Be organised, able to prioritise workloads and work under own initiative

• Be a reflective and flexible practitioner

• Bring vision, innovation and enthusiasm to the role

• Be able to relate well to all stakeholders in being sympathetic to their needs

• Work effectively with our staff team at Our Lady of Compassion

Prospective candidates are warmly invited to visit the school - please contact the school office (0121 706 9508) to make an appointment.

To apply, please visit My New Term to complete an online application https://mynewterm.com/jobs or alternatively apply via https://www.olaas.co.uk/current-vacancies/ and complete an application form and supporting documents. Please detail which vacancy you are applying for and send completed application documents to recruitment@olaas.co.uk   

Closing Date: Monday 13^th January 2025 at 12.00pm                         

*Interview Date: Thursday 16^th January 2025 (TBC)

Our Lady of Compassion, part of Our Lady and All Saints Multi Academy Company, has a responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups. All employees and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) and where relevant, a childcare disqualification check. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and other satisfactory pre-employment checks. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

 An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Therefore, should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.