Part Time Finance Assistant
Post Title: Finance Assistant
Commence date: September 2026
Accepting applications from: Whole School Academic Staff
Salary: S07 £28284 FTE (Pro Rata £11,314)
Hours: 16 per week over 52 weeks (40%)
Closing Date: Monday 29th June 2026
Post details:
Would you like a chance to be part of something special at Westbourne School?
Westbourne is a leading school in the Yorkshire region, and a co-educational independent school in Sheffield offering a first class education to Sheffield girls and boys from the age of 4 to 16. The School is at an exciting crossroads in its history, with a new Head, and a recently completed £3m estates development project, including a new hall, three classrooms, changing rooms, facilities and a play area.
It's not just Westbourne's values of excellence, inclusion, respect and resilience that make Westbourne a special place to work. Westbourne is a family. Staff are motivated to go the extra mile in an environment that nurtures happy pupils to perform at their best.Westbourne's story is one of success with expansion and a state-of-the art new Junior School development. If you're a talented person who wants to be part of a bright new future for our school, we'd love to hear from you.
The Finance Assistant plays a crucial role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day financial operations of the school. Working closely with the Head of Finance, you will manage fee billing, purchase ledger processing, and parent payment portals. This role requires excellent attention to detail, a customer-centric approach when dealing with parents, and strict adherence to internal compliance and safeguarding procedures.
To apply, download the Westbourne School application form and send it, together with a covering letter, by email to recruitment@westbourneschool.co.uk or by post to Westbourne School, 60 Westbourne Road, Sheffield S10 2QT. Please refer to the Finance Assistant Job description when completing the application form and ensure you highlight which position you are applying for.
Safeguarding
Westbourne School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory safeguarding checks, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.Please see here for further details of the checks undertaken. Applicants should note that references are routinely requested prior to interview for all short listed candidates.
All staff have responsibility for safeguarding and child protection (Safeguarding Policy). For the specific safeguarding responsibilities of this role please check the job description and person specification. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) and the school is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions, cautions and bind-overs (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Interviews will likely take place at some point week commencing Monday 29th June 2026.