Bursar

Job summary

Bursar Location: South Cerney, Gloucestershire Pay rate: £28,000 per annum Hours: 37.5 Hours per week ABOUT THE ROLE As Bursar in one of our homes, you’ll have overall responsibility for all non-care related activities. Specifically, you’ll be the main point of contact for all in-house financial processes, including budgetary and stock control of food, cleaning materials and other items such as stationery. You’ll manage the kitchen, administration and housekeeping teams within the home, assisting with rota management, recruitment and both induction and ongoing training. You’ll also deal with day-to-day administration queries and issues from employees, as well as providing support in dealing with resident and family queries or concerns. In joining us, you’ll also become part of our extended family. You’ll work alongside other team members who are passionate about providing a safe environment, as well as warmth and kindness to all those who live and work in our homes. The Lakes is a 64 bed Care Home situated in South Cerney, Cirencester. The home offers Day, Respite, Residential and Dementia care in a comfortable, homely setting. . Not-for-profit means that we reinvest every penny we make into our residents, colleagues and the care homes we live and work in. Therefore, we offer a great range of benefits, including a competitive salary, training and development. Alongside keeping our colleagues safe with PPE and daily testing Here are some of the other benefits you’ll enjoy as a valued member of our team: * 30 days holiday (including Bank Holidays) * A Company pension * Free DBS * Access to our Employee Assistance Programme * Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who successfully starts working for us * Blue Light Card and “My Rewards” programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more ABOUT YOU You’ll have finance or accounting experience and will be proficient in Microsoft Office with good literacy and numeracy skills. You might have previous experience in leading and supervising a team, like delegating tasks and training new starters but this is not essential. You may also have, or be working towards, a Level 2 Diploma in Business Administration or equivalent, but again this is not essential. This is a busy and varied role, so you’ll need to be efficient and organised and happy to use your initiative to ensure all tasks are completed in a timely manner.  With good communication and interpersonal skills, you’ll be comfortable in an elderly care setting and able to relate to our residents in a caring and sensitive manner. If you think you have the right skills and attitude to deliver the highest quality of care for our residents as a Bursar within our care homes, then you could be next to join us. So, apply and get your career started with us today.