Administrative Office Manager

Upperwood Academy, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S73 9NL

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  29 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  14 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,598.00 - £33,699.00 Annually (FTE) Allowances

Administrative Office Manager job summary

We are seeking a highly organised, proactive and professional individual to join our team as an Office Manager, playing a pivotal role at the heart of our school. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced administrator to manage the day-to-day operations of a busy school office, ensuring efficient systems, high-quality administrative support and a welcoming environment for pupils, staff, parents and visitors.

Reporting to the Head of School and working closely with the Senior Leadership Team, the successful candidate will provide effective operational and administrative support across the school. You will lead administrative staff, oversee key systems including pupil data, HR administration and compliance processes, and ensure all office functions operate to the highest professional and safeguarding standards.

The Office Manager is integral to the smooth running of the school, supporting leadership, coordinating school operations, and ensuring that all administrative processes contribute to a safe, efficient and well-managed learning environment for the whole school community.

To recognise our employee’s contribution in delivering our vision and values, we offer an extensive range of rewards to support them to thrive and grow, including:

• Membership of the South Yorkshire Pension Scheme.
• Access to the VIVUP benefits website including cycle to work, car leasing and technology schemes and discounts on retailers, holidays, days out, etc.
• Free flu vaccinations on request, discounted local gym and health club memberships and access to our employee assistance helpline for free and confidential advice including physiotherapy, and weight management.
• Flexible working arrangements wherever possible.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Access to Schools Advisory Wellbeing Services and Westfield employee assistance programme.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are offered subject to enhanced disclosure and barring service checks. References will be requested prior to interview.

If you are currently living overseas or have lived/worked overseas in the last five years please be aware that if you are the preferred candidate you will be required to provide an overseas criminal record check from the country/countries you have resided in.

We understand that you may use AI and /or other resources to support your application; however, please ensure that all information you provide is factually accurate, truthful, original and doesn’t include ideas or work that are not your own. It is important that the application you submit is authentically and credibly your own work, accurately reflecting your employment history, qualifications and experience relevant to the post.

It is an offence to apply for a role in a school and/or working with children if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Online searches will be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates. This includes a search on the world wide web and relevant social media sites.

Visits to the school are warmly invited, to arrange a visit or for further information, please contact the school office.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Upperwood Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 298 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Upperwood Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/upperwood-academy

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