Assistant Office Manager

Sale High School, Sale, Cheshire, M33 3JR

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  4 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 October 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: £29,039.00 Annually (Actual) £33,148 FTE (£29,039 Actual Term Time Salary)

Assistant Office Manager job summary

Assistant Office Manager

Salary: £33,148 per annum (Actual term-time salary: £29,039)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm
Contract: Term Time + 8 additional days (includes 5 INSET days)

We are seeking an organised, proactive and professional Assistant Office Manager to support the leadership and day-to-day operation of our busy School Office, Reception and Student Services functions.

Working closely with the Office Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth and efficient delivery of administrative and student support services across the school. You will oversee the daily operation of Student Services, coordinate administrative support, manage student and staff healthcare plans, and help lead a team committed to providing excellent service to students, staff, parents and visitors.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced administrator with strong organisational, communication and leadership skills who is confident managing workloads, improving processes and supporting staff development. The successful candidate will be collaborative, adaptable and committed to maintaining high standards whilst supporting the school's safeguarding, compliance and operational priorities.

If you are a motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys making a positive contribution to the school community, we would love to hear from you. Further details in the Job Description

What we offer: More pay, more time, and more support.

• Competitive salary
• Enrolment into the local government pension scheme
• Health Cash Plan - We offer a health cash plan giving you money towards essential medical treatment.
• Guaranteed Personal day - 1 paid personal day each year, to use as you want.
• Great training for your career - Excellent ongoing CPD and career development opportunities across the academy and United Learning.
• Wellbeing Support - Access to a comprehensive wellbeing programme, providing support with issues from legal and financial to family and housing; access to free counselling; and other wellbeing support.

Sale High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants as well as a media check.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 Sale High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1103 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Sale High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sale-high-school-sale

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