Highfields School
Wolverhampton
£27,149 - £30,472 per year
Salary:
NJC Grade 5 pro rata to Term Time + 2 Weeks
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
22 September 2025
Job overview
We wish to appoint an experienced Finance Officer to join our Business Support Team, supporting our School Business Manager to prove efficient and effective administrative and clerical support in School Finance.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant, warm and welcoming school community. Our staff are well motivated and work with colleagues within and beyond the school and trust to ensure continuous professional development and develop best practice.
Highfields is a proud member of Lykos Multi Academy Trust, an active learning community committed to providing high quality and inclusive education for all.
Our Business Support Team offers:
* Experienced and supportive staff
* A creative and collaborative working environment
* Opportunities for personal development
* Generous holiday entitlement
* Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme through West Midland Pension Fund
* Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme
As a school we offer:
* A vibrant and exciting comprehensive school which is culturally and ethnically diverse
* Excellent examination results
* Outstanding student progress
* Well behaved students who are eager to learn
* Supportive parents who want the best for their children
* A large Sixth Form
* Modern and stimulating teaching facilities
* Excellent CPD opportunities at all levels
We strongly encourage prospective applicants to visit the school before applying. To arrange a visit, or to discuss this vacancy further, please contact Mr A Darkes – School Business Manager:
Closing date: Monday 22nd September 2025 at 9am
Interviews: To be advised to successful applicants
Highfields School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
This post is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks including an Enhanced DBS Check and 2 very good references. For full details, please see our Recruitment Privacy Notice available from our Trust website:
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About Highfields School
Highfields School
Boundary Way, Penn, Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV4 4NT
United Kingdom
Highfields School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form in the West Midlands, serving students from the age of The secondary school, situated in Wolverhampton has approximately 1,700 students on record.
Highfields School opened in 1957 and converted to academy status in 2015.
Headteacher
Mr G Tate
Values and vision
Highfields School wants all students to have access to a broad and balanced learning curriculum where are can gain the skills, knowledge and experience to thrive and reach their full potential. The secondary school wants students to feel valued during their time learning and works to be a caring and open learning community, where individual talents are celebrated and nurtured. The school believes that students achieve best when happy and wants parents, staff and students to all work together to achieve the best possible outcome for all. Students are encouraged to get involved with a wide range of extra-curricular activities to gain in confidence, nurture talents and discover new talents and interests. These include the Duke of Edinburgh Award, sports clubs, trips and an active Student Council, where skills in leadership and teamwork are practiced. The school recently received a cultural diversity award from the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.
Ofsted
"The school's curriculum meets students' needs and enables personalised choices, the impact of which is seen in increasing achievement and narrowing of gaps for specific groups of students. The developing curriculum at Key Stage 3 is supporting students to apply skills in a range of contexts and giving them experiences of real world situations."
View Highfields School's latest Ofsted report
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