The Bus Shelter Dorset is dedicated to improving outcomes for children and young people in education across Dorset. They are seeking a motivated and dedicated School Administration & Finance Support Officer to provide a support service to maintained schools and academies, focusing on finance and management information systems. The role involves delivering training, answering queries, and ensuring effective use of systems by school staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide support on financial procedures, school administration and core business applications
• Answering helpline calls
• Developing or delivering training
• Visiting a school in person
• Designing clear user-friendly training materials
• Delivering training in a variety of ways

Skills

• The skills, knowledge and competency required to provide support on financial procedures, school administration and core business applications
• A responsive, positive and agile approach to problem solving; both reactive to demand and pro-active in forecasting need
• Commitment to exceptional customer service and meeting business needs
• Effective and well developed communication and presentation skills; eg tact, diplomacy, objectivity, balance and a confident encouraging approach, at all levels
• The ability to balance demands with priorities and derive real benefits for the traded service
• Understanding of how ICT systems can enable professional colleagues to deliver quality services and improved outcomes for children and young people in schools
• A proactive approach to maintaining and developing own training and knowledge in relation to the role
• Commitment to continuous learning and improvement to respond to changing demands nationally and locally
• Experience with school systems and working in a school office is highly desirable but not essential

Benefits

• Hybrid and involves working in the office in Dorchester, visiting schools in Dorset and working from home
• Full training to the successful applicant
• Flexible hybrid working is available, but there is a requirement to work either in the office or at a school site at least 2 days per week
• Access to a range of benefits and support
• Receive training and development opportunities to help your career progress
• Disability Confident Employer. If you declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role, we will offer you an interview
• Reasonable adjustments, just let us know on your application

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