Office Manager - 1 Year Fixed Term Maternity Cover
Clayton St John CofE Primary School, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD14 6DD20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Required from 19th May 2025
Closing date
22 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
21 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,668.00 - £27,876.00 Annually (Actual) Band 8, SCP 16-22
Office Manager - 1 Year Fixed Term Maternity Cover job summary
Clayton St John CofE Primary is a 2-form entry Church of England Primary School and part of the Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust (BDAT), a growing, Christian, Multi-Academy Trust based in Bradford.
Clayton St John is a pupil-centered place of learning, fully committed to providing all the children in it's care with the highest quality of education. Our goal at Clayton St John CofE Primary is to become an outstanding school that delivers educational excellence. You will be fortunate to support a new leadership team that demands the highest standards of teaching and learning and deliver this with commitment and enthusiasm. We are seeking to appoint an Office Manager who has the drive and commitment to contribute to the success of our children.
Clayton St John is part of a Trust, a family of 21 schools. The 16 Primary schools have close working relationships supporting each other every day, you will become an integral part of the family. You will both support and be supported by the schools and the Trust central team both educationally and operationally, benefiting from the expertise within the Trust to challenge, support and give additionality.
Job Title: Office Manager, 1 Year Fixed Term Maternity Cover
Scale: Band 8, SCP 16 - 22
Actual Salary: £25,668 to £27,876
Hours: 37 Term-time plus 10 days. 8:15am to 4:15pm (subject to change for the right candidate)
Safeguarding - We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Proof to eligibility to work in the UK will be required.
Bradford Diocesan Academy Trust - Clayton St John CofE Primary School is an Academy within Bradford Diocesan Trust: https://www.bdat-academies.org/ . The successful candidate will be employed by BDAT although their main place of work will be at Clayton St John CofE Primary. BDAT strives to be an inclusive employer, a place where we can all be ourselves. We encourage and welcome applications from everyone.
Job Purpose:
To assist the Academy Business Leader to manage and evolve an efficient business and administrative function at Clayton St John CofE Primary School. Responsible for providing support in the operation and maintenance of systems, processes and procedures relating to financial management, pupil administration, personnel, site and facilities and people management
Responsible to the Academy Business Leader and Headteacher from whom you will receive formal supervision and who will allocate work when necessary. However, much of the work is self-generating and the post holder will be expected to work within established procedures and guidelines and to prioritise day-to-day work, referring only exceptional or complex queries to senior members of staff. In the absence of the Academy Business Leader, the post holder would be expected to liaise with SLT members to ensure continuation of essential services.
The post holder is expected to provide prompt and effective information, advice and access to services provided by the academy to parents/carers, governors, community groups, members of the pupil and other agencies, dealing with requests for help and intervention, seeking guidance from and working in conjunction with senior/qualified professional staff on more complex requests. Undertaking promoting the academy to public and external agencies.
May from time to time be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade and level of responsibility defined in this job description.
For further details regarding this role please contact Maryam Ahmed, Office Manager on 01274 815862.
Closing date: 9:00am, Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Interview date: Friday 25th April 2025
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 are not accepted.
About Clayton St John CofE Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 382 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Clayton St John CofE Primary School website
School location
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