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6-7 months contract with a local authority Job Purpose • This position has come about as a consequence of more schools purchasing support from the LA, • The successful candidate will be expected to support out range of schools based on the individual support the school has purchased., • The focus is purely finance – not the wider role that SBMs normally have e.g health and safety Key Duties/Accountabilities • Transactional support – payments, month end reconciliation, VAT submittal, • Strategic support – analysis of budgets and spend, including reporting to Governing Body and or headteachers, • Supporting the school to develop Deficit recovery plans, • Implementing of new finance systems -training, • Ability to deal with difficult and challenging situations in a professional manner, • Clear and concise communication skills –both written and oral, • Able to engage with stakeholders using persuasive language not confrontational, • Ability to work under pressure, juggling various priorities and timelines Essential Experience Required • Experience with Schools Funding, ability to engage with and influence Heads and Governors with quality information and data for decision making is essential., • Expertise in at least one of the following systems – ACCESS, RM, Sims/FMS is essential., • Experience with national policy affecting funding in schools is essential. Essential Qualification Required • Educated to graduate level or equivalent, with management qualification or equivalent experience is desirable., • Degree level or equivalent qualification in Building Construction/Maintenance or contract management is desirable. Additional information to note • Working hours: 35 hours per week., • Hybrid working: there will be opportunities to work from school and from home., • The length of the role is dependent on the continuation of the schools purchasing of our services, • The role requires a DBS. The closing date for this position is 5th May 2025.

OneClickComply is changing how cybersecurity and compliance is achieved by small and medium sized businesses by automating thousands of technical tasks at the click of a button. We're backed by a leading Venture Capital investor and work from our state-of-the-art office in Sunderland. Description: • Design, develop, and deploy end-to-end AI/ML-powered features and applications using Python and modern frameworks., • Build, integrate, and maintain machine learning models/solutions—from data pipelines to API deployment and user-facing delivery., • Collaborate with product managers, compliance experts, and engineers to translate business needs into intelligent technologies., • Build robust backend systems and APIs (e.g., FastAPI, Django, Flask) to support AI-driven workflows., • Develop user-friendly frontend interfaces (e.g., React, TypeScript) that surface ML insights and drive engagement., • Lead the development, evaluation, and monitoring of models (LLMs, predictive/classification, agentic workflows), ensuring security and compliance standards are met., • Implement best practices for MLOps, including CI/CD, automated testing, model versioning, and data validation., • Architect integrations with vector databases, cloud platforms, and retrieval-augmented generation systems. Qualifications: • 3+ years of production experience delivering fullstack AI/ML applications., • Proficient in Python (especially for ML with libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn) and backend frameworks (FastAPI, Django, Flask)., • Experience with frontend frameworks: React, Vue, or Angular., • Practical expertise in building and scaling ML models (LLMs, NLP, classification) and deploying them as APIs/services., • Strong skills in MLOps: containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes), cloud deployment (AWS, GCP, Azure), and CI/CD., • Experience with prompt engineering, LLM evaluation, and vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS)., • Excellent communication skills and experience working cross-functionally. Benefits: The OneClickComply team are integral to the 100% customer satisfaction we have here, and as such we offer one of (if not) the best benefits packages for our team. ❤️‍🩹 Wellness & Healthcare • 👩‍⚕️ 24/7 GP appointments for you & family, • 🗣️ Unlimited counselling & mental health support, • 💪 Virtual gym classes & discounts, • 🦵 Virtual physiotherapy & 👁️ unlimited eye tests, • 🫰 Subsidised health insurance, • 🤝 Care & special needs advice, • 🐶 25% off video vet consultations 🗓️ Leave Entitlements • ✈️ 33 days paid annual leave, • 🏠 Unlimited leave (sabattical anyone?), • 🤢 10 days company sick pay, • 🎂 Paid day off for your birthday, • 🐹 Paid pet bereavement leave, • 🚸 Half-day off for your child’s first school day 💴 Financial Benefits • 🏪 4,000+ retailer discounts, • 📞 Personal finance advice, • 🥇 £1,000 monthly lottery, • 🎞️ 40% off cinema tickets, • 💹 Share options, • 🎽 Charity match donations, • 🚘 Driving Lesson Contributions, • 💵 Interest-Free Loans, • 🚂 Travel pass advances 🍕 Food & Social 🍹 Unlimited free drinks in the office (catered to you on request!) & 🍴 monthly team meals

OneClickComply is changing how cybersecurity and compliance is achieved by small and medium sized businesses by automating thousands of technical tasks at the click of a button. We're backed by a leading Venture Capital investor and work from our state-of-the-art office in Sunderland. Graduates with strong portfolios welcome! No degree? No problem - you're also welcome! Description: • Design, develop and maintain automated solutions for our compliance software platform using Python, • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and identify areas for automation, • Write efficient and scalable code that meets coding standards and best practices, • Troubleshoot and debug issues in existing automation scripts and programs, • Research and implement new technologies to improve automation processes, • Work with the wider team to plan and prioritize tasks and deliver high-quality products on time, • Continuously optimize and improve existing automation processes to increase efficiency and effectiveness Qualifications: • No Degree Required, • Experience (at least a few years) in Python, and specifically automation, • Strong understanding of Python programming language and its libraries, • Experience with Selenium or other web automation tools, • Knowledge of REST APIs and HTTP protocol, • Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies, • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail, • Excellent communication and collaboration skills Benefits: The OneClickComply team are integral to the 100% customer satisfaction we have here, and as such we offer one of (if not) the best benefits packages for our team. ❤️‍🩹 Wellness & Healthcare • 👩‍⚕️ 24/7 GP appointments for you & family, • 🗣️ Unlimited counselling & mental health support, • 💪 Virtual gym classes & discounts, • 🦵 Virtual physiotherapy & 👁️ unlimited eye tests, • 🫰 Subsidised health insurance, • 🤝 Care & special needs advice, • 🐶 25% off video vet consultations 🗓️ Leave Entitlements • ✈️ 33 days paid annual leave, • 🏠 Unlimited leave (sabattical anyone?), • 🤢 10 days company sick pay, • 🎂 Paid day off for your birthday, • 🐹 Paid pet bereavement leave, • 🚸 Half-day off for your child’s first school day 💴 Financial Benefits • 🏪 4,000+ retailer discounts, • 📞 Personal finance advice, • 🥇 £1,000 monthly lottery, • 🎞️ 40% off cinema tickets, • 💹 Share options, • 🎽 Charity match donations, • 🚘 Driving Lesson Contributions, • 💵 Interest-Free Loans, • 🚂 Travel pass advances 🍕 Food & Social 🍹 Unlimited free drinks in the office (catered to you on request!) & 🍴 monthly team meals

Are you looking to join a progressive and dynamic local government organisation in Central Bristol? If so, this opportunity might be perfect for you! The organisation is looking for a permanent Finance Manager for Children and Education team. The Children and Education Directorate supports all children's services in Bristol, from children in care, asylum seekers and fostering in Social Care, to schools, special education needs, adult education, admissions and transport within Education Services. Focused around support to the Education and Inclusion teams, with a clear element supporting on Home to School Transport and Dedicated Schools Grant. This role only has 1 day a month in the office as a requirement. Key Responsibilities: • All school funding matters, the monitoring and compliance of as well as support, advice and training., • Preparing statutory returns and government claims, such as the Section 251 and Dedication Schools Grant Assurance statements., • Providing finance support to large scale projects such as the Safety Valve Programme, Our Families Transformation and assessing financial implications of new HR and policy initiatives., • Monitoring over £620m of revenue funding and an associated capital programme., • Working with services and stakeholders to support the aims of the organisation. Personal Requirements: • Experience monitoring budgets, assisting in the production of forecasts and leading reporting., • Experience business partnering, working more senior staff, budget managers and those with limited financial understanding. To also include experience of working with complex financial models., • Experience in project management, ideally both in terms of leading financial projects but also scrutinising project management documents to test delivery., • Experience driving through savings through business transformation and restructures. Working Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday Salary: £57,884.00 per annum (dependent on experience)

Description At SAMpeople, we are on a mission to transform holistic HR and payroll management for the education sector—saving schools time, reducing overheads, and letting staff focus on what matters most. As our Technical Business Analyst (Payroll), you will play a critical, highly collaborative role in bridging the gap between our payroll stakeholders and our brilliant technical teams. Your mission is to translate complex payroll requirements, market opportunities, and regulatory landscapes into highly detailed functional specifications and seamless process workflows. You’ll ensure that our SAMpeople payroll and transactional tools are scalable, secure, and incredibly accurate—ultimately removing heavy administrative burdens from school staff across the UK. Requirement Elicitation & Strategic Alignment • Partner with the Head of Payroll to challenge, shape, and deliver features that align with SAMpeople's strategic business goals., • Define clear problem statements and hypotheses based on payroll stakeholder feedback and regulatory research, ensuring every initiative delivers measurable value., • Proactively map and manage functional cross-team dependencies to keep development cycles running smoothly and risk-free. Requirement Engineering & Technical Specification • Decompose high-level strategic initiatives into detailed user stories, comprehensive functional specifications, and rigorous acceptance criteria., • Document complex current and future-state workflows using data flow diagrams, sequence diagrams, and process models., • Establish precise business rules, data validations, and error-handling scenarios to guide the engineering team toward robust, high-quality technical builds. Risk, Security & Compliance Safeguarding • Validate the technical feasibility of potential solutions early by partnering with Engineering and Product Design to isolate architectural assumptions and risks., • Audit and align product requirements with strict data protection regulations and industry-standard payment security frameworks (including PCI compliance). Technical Implementation & Escalation • Coordinate iterative development cycles alongside the Head of Payroll, actively driving agile ceremonies to optimise team delivery velocity., • Triage escalated bugs, complex functional queries, and high-priority business issues as the primary technical point of contact., • Partner with the Head of Payroll to strike the perfect balance between maintenance work, technical debt, and exciting new functional enhancements. Requirements Essential: • Technical BA Expertise: Proven experience operating as a technical business analyst embedded inside cross-functional engineering, design, and customer success teams., • Domain Knowledge: Strong experience directly developing, enhancing, or managing dedicated payments or payroll software products., • Analytical Capabilities: A proven track record of mapping complex technical requirements across multiple domains using data flow and sequence diagrams., • Communication Mastery: Exemplary written and verbal communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to persuade stakeholders and provide clear, compelling rationales., • Data-Led Approach: The ability to leverage data, metrics, and targeted user research to make informed, objective decisions., • Agile Proficiency: Comfortable navigating high-velocity, highly collaborative environments using agile frameworks and iterative sprint delivery. Nice-to-Haves: • Sector Background: Background or prior experience working specifically within the Payments, Finance, or EdTech industry sectors., • Tech Adaptability: Experience working and thriving within fast-paced, AI-native workflow environments. Benefits We offer a supportive environment where wellbeing and professional growth are prioritised. Benefits include: • Leave: 24 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, plus your birthday off., • Health: BUPA Healthcare Cashback Plan and free flu vaccines., • Perks: Free on-site parking, free barista coffee, fresh fruit, and weekly snacks., • Flexibility: Hybrid working options and time off for special events (nativities, graduations, etc.)., • Development: A clear career pathway from the moment you join.

Customer Service Advisor - Luton (8 Month Fixed Term Contract) We have a new project based in an office in Luton for and will be on a Fixed Term Contract and available on an 8-month basis. This is very much a customer service and orders focussed role and is focussed on general customer enquiries, email orders and deliveries. You'd have the chance to work with one of the UK's leading specialists in their field in this project and the opportunity to join and work alongside their busy customer orders fulfilment team on an 8 month fixed-term basis until the end of March 2027. The Orders Department is the beating heart of the business; processing customer sales orders and ensuring that they deliver great service to their customers and you'd be doing similar, just focussing on their online/email-based orders. A role like this would be ideal for someone with a really positive and can-do attitude and given this team have a fantastic reputation for training and developing people, it could be ideally for someone with the right attitude but perhaps not much experience, so any school leavers/grads with the right attitude, I'd love to hear from you. This is very much a hybrid role once fully trained and settled into the role. Hours/days are Monday to Friday and are 9am - 5pm. The salary on offer for this role is £26,000. They offer a number of benefits including employee discount schemes, themed lunch event days and free on-site parking, opportunity for hybrid working and more! Duties: Responding to emails. Processing sales orders. Providing information on changes to orders. Manage order/delivery discrepancies. Processing collections and credits. Setting up and supporting customers online ordering. Dealing with orders and other queries. Following business processes to ensure a deliver right first-time approach. Arranging special deliveries such as same-day, booking in, reworks and other non-standard delivery requirements. Dealing with returns and receipting stock.Candidate requirements: Confident in liaising with customers and sales teams to resolve any issues in way of email. High levels of both accuracy and attention to detail. Good communicator both verbal and written - excellent written communication skills. Works well under pressure. Numerate. Team player who works well with others; both in their team and the wider company. Able to manage their own workload and prioritise appropriately. Problem solver. Self-starter, able to use own initiative.Looking for the next step in your career? Think Specialist Recruitment. Think Specialist Recruitment is an independent support staff recruitment agency based in Hemel Hempstead and working across the Herts, Beds and Bucks area. We specialise in permanent, temporary and contract recruitment with areas of expertise including: administration, customer service/call centre, PA/secretarial, human resources, accountancy and finance, sales admin/sales support, marketing and IT Helpdesk/IT support

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Office Administrator & Receptionist.Supporting the day to day running of a busy office to maximise team efficiency and output, creating an environment for productivity.Based with the front of house team, you will provide support to the Directors and Head Office with administration centred around bus

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Trade Finance Officer - Fixed Term for 12 months. To ensure efficient, accurate and timely performance of work relating to Import, Export and Guarantee transactions of the trade finance department, and ensure that Compliance policies and procedures are adhered with, protecting the bank at all times

The school is looking for someone patient, reliable, and confident building positive relationships with pupils who require additional support. Graduate SEND Teaching Assistant | Hillingdon | September Start A welcoming and inclusive primary school in Hillingdon is seeking a Graduate SEND Teaching A

We are currently recruiting Early Years Teaching Assistants and Level 3 CACHE-qualified Nursery Assistants for a variety of roles in Hemel Hempstead and the surrounding areas , including: Daily supply Short-term assignments Long-term placements Permanent positions You'll have the opportunity to

Pastoral Teaching Assistant information: Full time contract for one academic year (September 2026-July 2027) £83 - £100 a day (plus, accrued holiday pay) | Paid weekly on a PAYE basis Inclusive Secondary School located in Hillingdon, London Support students with their academic, social and emotiona

Key Responsibilities as a SEN Teaching Assistant in Hemel Hempstead Provide high-quality classroom, one-to-one, and small group support for students with Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD) Adapt learning activities to meet individual needs and encourage student participation Support literacy, nume

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We are excited to offer an opportunity for an experienced Senior Residential Support Worker to be part of the opening team of a brand-new childrens home, supporting up to four young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD).This is a unique chance to help shape the culture, routines,

Why consider this Graduate Teaching Assistant role? Weekly pay between £444-513 PAYE Gain valuable classroom experience as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, supporting pupils with a range of needs and abilities Opportunity to progress into school-based teacher training following a successful academic

KS3/KS4 Teaching Assistant (Hemel Hempstead) Pay: £95 to £110 per day (dependent on experience, training, qualifications) Location: Hemel Hempstead (KS3/KS4 Secondary School) Are you passionate about Education and Training and ready to make a difference in a vibrant secondary school environment?

Role Responsibilities Dedicated to mentoring and supporting one pupil, or a small group of no more than six pupils Supporting the classroom teacher during lessons Reporting on pupils' progress and concerns, and liaising with other school staff to ensure pupils' needs are met Supervision of pupils du

Are you an experienced HLTA looking for an opportunity to make a real difference within a welcoming and inclusive primary school environment? Academics is currently recruiting for a dedicated and enthusiastic Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join a supportive primary school in Hemel Hempste

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What Makes This School Special? A 'Good' Ofsted-rated primary school with a welcoming atmosphere. Teaching Assistant Academics is excited to be recruiting on behalf of a fantastic primary school in St Albans for a Teaching Assistant to join their friendly and supportive team this September. Ex

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We are recruiting staff for daily supply and short-term cover who are keen to support numerous children across Independent and Primary School (EYFS, KS1, KS2) What we're looking for: Experience supporting children with SEN/mental health challenges (school, care, or youth setting experience all con

Senior Residential Children's Support Worker Pensby (CH61) £38,486 - £39,755 per annum (inclusive of sleep-ins) Full-Time | Permanent | 2 on, 4 off Rota Our client is a well-established residential childcare provider with an excellent reputation across the region.Operating multiple children's h

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At Rawlence & Browne, we're looking for an experienced Accounts Assistant / Bookkeeper to join our growing practice.If you think you are the right match for the following opportunity, apply after reading the complete description.We're a modern, independent firm of accountants who believe that great

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Candidates should take the time to read all the elements of this job advert carefully Please make your application promptly.Looking for a job that feels good? Become a Support Worker with Avenues – Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire.Shift times: 7am-2pm, 2pm-10pm or a long day 7am-10pm£25,845 per year

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