Finance Officer - Salway Ash

Finance Officer Required – September 2025

Hours: 30 hours per week
Working Pattern: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm, four days a week (specific days and work pattern to be agreed)
Contract: Term-time only
Salary: Dorset Grade 5, £24,790 - £25,584 pro rata for part-time (Hourly rate: £12.85 - £13.26) Pay award pending.

Salway Ash is a thriving and successful school set in the picturesque village of Salway Ash in West Dorset. We are seeking an enthusiastic and positive individual to join our busy school office team. As Finance Officer, you will oversee the school's finances and support the efficient operation of the office.

We are looking for a self-starter who can work independently and use their initiative. A professional approach is essential, along with a child centred ethos. Strong communication skills are required to effectively engage with children, staff, parents, and external agencies. Proven experience in a school setting is essential.

For a more detailed outline of the role, please refer to the person specification and job description attached to this advert.

The successful applicant will benefit from a supportive working environment and high-quality professional development opportunities. Automatic membership of the Dorset Local Government Pension Scheme applies to this role.

Our school combines modern and traditional buildings, creating an inspiring and dynamic learning environment.

Salway Ash School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.