Senior Finance Officer - Admiral Lord Nelson School

Senior Finance Officer

Salary: £21,841-£25,481 full time equivalent

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: Midday on Tuesday 22ndMarch 2022

Start date: As soon as possible

Interviews held: Monday 28thMarch 2022

Some forms of employment, occupations and professions are exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Working within a School is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

You are applying for a role that is eligible for an enhanced DBS check and access to the barred list and if shortlisted for interview you will be required to complete the relevant self-declaration and disclosure form and taking into account the offences that are protected or filtered declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions.
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
• If you have been barred from working with Children and/or Adults at risk.

The DBS check will reveal both spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings, and any other information held by local police that’s considered relevant to the role. Any information that is “protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will not appear on a DBS certificate.

The successful candidate will then be asked to complete an application for the relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check or if subscribed to the update service provide the necessary details to allow a check to be made.

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.

Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975 – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

The filtering rules were updated on 28 November 2020 as follows:

• warnings, reprimands and youth cautions will no longer be automatically disclosed on a DBS certificate
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than all being automatically disclosed.

The Salterns Academy Trust operates two academies for students aged 11-16 in the North Island area of Portsmouth. Admiral Lord Nelson School and Trafalgar School have a combined student roll of over 2000 students. The schools are still growing, and the Trust expects the capacity to increase to 2310 students.

We are looking for a Senior Finance Officer to be located at Trafalgar School. The post would support school and Trust Finance operations, which are led by the Chief Financial and Operations Officer. The role is for those who like a busy working environment, and enjoy undertaking a wide range of duties, and develop strong relationships with key personnel in the school. The successful candidate will be hard working, organised, flexible and enthusiastic with the ability to work proactively either independently or within the team.

This position is full time, however, term time only requests will be considered for the right candidate.

The successful candidate will:

• Have significant relevant experience in a similar role.
• Able to demonstrate their effectiveness in a similar role.
• Have a desire to make a positive difference to the lives of young people.
• Have a positive can-do attitude.
• Have good knowledge of ICT.
• Knowledge of PS Financials would be an advantage.
• AAT qualifications (or similar) are desirable. The role requires continuing professional development to AAT Level 4.
• Be highly motivated and able to use their own initiative.
• Able to use professional judgement and know when to seek guidance or support.
• Be able to work independently at a school location, whilst able to contribute and work with colleagues in the wider team.

Salterns Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks along with other relevant employment checks.

To apply please complete the application form that can be found on the websitehttp://www.alns.co.ukand return it together with your letter of application torecruitment@alns.co.uk.Alternatively, please contact Miss Jeal at Admiral Lord Nelson School.

All applications will be acknowledged, and unsuccessful candidates will be notified by post.