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Cluster Office Manager

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, North Kilworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 6HD

This job expired on 28 October 2024 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  as soon as possible

• Closing date

  28 October 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 October 2024

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: £26,208.00 - £28,161.00 Annually (Actual) payrise pending

Cluster Office Manager job summary

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional individual as Office Manager to lead our admin team across 4 small village schools (Husbands Bosworth, Lubenham, St Andrews North Kilworth and South Kilworth Primary Schools).

This is a permanent post, 37 hours per week over 5 days. The post holder will be required to support the senior leadership team in its aims and objectives by leading and effectively managing the school office staff, ensuring the school administration and office is effective and efficient.

The ideal candidate will have strong administrative experience and will demonstrate Microsoft Office expertise. Excellent spelling, grammar and presentation skills are essential. Working in a busy environment, it is essential that you are strong in interpersonal skills, communication and organisation.

There will be a need to deal professionally with all of the schools’ stakeholders, including pupils, visitors, school governors and parents. This role is suited to someone who has initiative and experience of managing a busy office. Ability to prioritise, organise and to work under pressure are key. Discretion, confidentiality and a diplomatic manner are vital. Experience of using Microsoft Teams would be an advantage, as would knowledge of financial/accounting systems.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Excellent communication skills
• Line management experience
  
• Excellent time management and organisational skills, ability to meet deadlines
  
• Proven numeracy, literacy and IT skills including MS Word and Excel
  
• High level of initiative and good problem-solving abilities
  
• You will need to be friendly, approachable and have high professional standards, with a willingness to show initiative to improve practices. Flexibility and a good sense of humour are essential to this role, as is being a good team player
  

Please note - the post will require mobility between the schools. It is a full-time position with work scheduled from Monday to Friday. This is a term time role with the expectation of working two weeks during school holidays. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer flexibility in the working hours or schedule due to the requirements of the role.

Deadline for return of applications: Monday 28th October 2024 at 9am

Interviews to be held on Thursday 31st October 2024

As part of our commitment to Safer Recruitment, references will be taken up prior to interview wherever possible, and this post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and social media screening check. We are committed to equality of opportunity in employment and services.

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.

This job post has expired.

About St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, North Kilworth

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 92 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, North Kilworth website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-andrew-s-church-of-england-primary-school-north-kilworth (opens in new tab)

A small village primary school in South Leicestershire with good transport links. Rated 'good' by Ofsted in all areas March 2019.

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