Primary School Bursar

Salary: £38,223 - £42,403 Pro Rata Term Time Only

Contract Type: X2 Temporary Posts

X1 Temporary in the first instance due to School Funding until 31/08/2025 and X1 to cover Maternity until 31/08/2025

Hours: Full Time 37 hours per week/Term Time 41 weeks per year

Location of post: Various Schools throughout Neath Port Talbot

Workstyle : You will work from a fixed workplace in a different school each day.

We are currently looking for a Primary School Bursar to join our team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for - Working in partnership with our schools and under a direct service agreement, to support the Headteachers across the Primary School Sector.

The main duties of the post;

-Preparation of School Budgets,

-Financial monthly monitoring,

-Monitoring of grant expenditure,

-HR administration and managing sickness absence,

-Providing assistance in the management of building facilities,

-Providing assistance in the management of Health and Safety

You will have experience in/of;

Financial management,

Line management of staff,

Being involved in a leadership role,

Knowledge of MS office packages Word and Excel

Ideally you will have;

-Minimum of 4 GCSE's (Grades A-C) or equivalent including English Language and Mathematics.

A relevant financial/business qualification.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the School's Senior Mangement Team, taking a lead role to ensure the smooth running of your group of schools.

If you think that you have the necessary experience and qualifications for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Your workstyle in this role will require you to work from a fixed workplace.

For an informal discussion, please contact Karen Morris on

Phone: 07968943841 or

Email: [email protected]

Closing date required: Friday 5/07/2024

DBS requirements:

• This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure

Neath Port Talbot Council is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our schools/employees are equally committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and young people/vulnerable adults and will take action to safeguard their wellbeing.

The recruitment process for this post will be underpinned by rigorous safer recruitment assessment to ensure that children and young people are protected.

Welsh Language Requirements:

Welsh Language skills are not required

Additional Information:

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans.

In support of employees of Tata Steel who are at risk of redundancy, or have been made redundant in 2024, Neath Port Talbot Council is offering a guaranteed interview for jobs across the Council. Applicants must meet the essential criteria for the post to qualify for this. If you are or going to be affected by the job losses at Tata Steel then we would welcome an application from you. Just make it known on your application form that you are currently at risk of redundancy or you have been made redundant.

At Team NPT, we all work together to serve the people, communities and businesses of Neath Port Talbot.

We are committed to providing training opportunities and the professional development of all our employees.

We look forward to welcoming you to Team NPT.