School Bursar - Widmer End Combined School and Pre-School
Location: Widmer End
Overview
Widmer End Community Combined School are looking for an experienced school Bursar to join our highly motivated and supportive admin team on a permanent, part time basis.
Term time only
Salary type: Bucks Pay
Salary Details: Range 4
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Part-time
Closing date: 12/09/2025
Interviews to be held: Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and interviews may be offered before the closing date so early submissions are advised
About us
Widmer End Community Combined School and Preschool is an engaging and vibrant value-driven school community with nurture at the heart of all we do. We have a fun and enthusiastic team of staff who enjoy supporting children’s development and providing them with great opportunities to learn across the curriculum. We provide a happy and secure environment for everyone in our community where we value and respect others and ourselves, following the school’s six core values: Unity, Trust, Courage, Curiosity, Respect and Kindness.
Website: www.widmerend.bucks.sch.uk
About the role
The Governors are seeking to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified person as our School Bursar. The successful applicant will be proactive, flexible and have the ability to work accurately under pressure. You will need to have a good understanding of financial systems and have a high standard of IT skills. A qualification in accountancy or business management is desirable as is previous experience in a school setting.
About you
The successful candidate will be:
Able to demonstrate suitable experience and/or qualifications for working in a school
Able to respond appropriately to the wide ranging needs of our pupils
A caring and patient individual
Hard working and conscientious
Flexible and able to work on your own initiative
Creative and full of energy
The successful candidate will have:
A good standard of English and Maths
Excellent communication skills
A commitment to teamwork and a good sense of humour
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged; please ring to make an appointment. 01494 714371 or email [email protected]
Widmer End Community Combined School is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our pupils. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to 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).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
