Finance & Administration Assistant in Chesterfield

The role: Heritage High School is looking for a Finance and Administration Assistant to join the support team. The Finance Administrator Assistant role will require you to demonstrate an excellent understanding of administrative processes to enable the team to provide an efficient and effective service. You will be working closely with the central finance function to support the smooth operation of finance within the school in line with our service level agreement. The successful candidate will join a dedicated, hardworking team committed to providing an outstanding service.

The person: The ideal candidate for this role will be enthusiastic and hard working. Previous experience of working in an education environment would be preferred. The successful candidate will have exceptional communication skills, both verbally and written, with a keen eye for detail.

Why join us? There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career. We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time. We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• All employees participate in our Professional Learning Scheme which supports colleagues to develop their expertise and benefit from valuable professional learning.
• An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.
• Entry to a career average pension scheme.
• Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
• We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.

Applications must arrive by: Sunday 05 July at Midday. Interviews will be held on: Thursday 09 July 2026. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures. In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment. We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.