Office Manager

Cambourne Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 6FR

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  25 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 November 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: £29,542.00 - £32,046.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Scale 5, points 12 to 17. Actual salary £25,337.95 per annum on point 5.

Office Manager job summary

OFFICE MANAGER

Salary: NJC Scale 5, points 12 to 17 (£29,542 to £32,046 per annum FTE). Actual salary £25,337.95 per annum on point 5.

Contract: Permanent. 37 hours per week - Monday to Thursday 08.00 to 16.00 and Friday 08.00 to 15.30. Term time plus 5 training days (39 weeks per year).

Start date: As soon as possible

Place of work: Cambourne Village College, Cambourne

Are you an organised, proactive leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys making a real difference? Cambourne Village College is seeking an exceptional Office Manager to play a pivotal role at the heart of our school community.

Reporting to the PA to the Principal, you will lead our administrative and reception teams, overseeing the systems and processes that keep the College running smoothly every day. As a key member of our support staff team, you will work closely with senior leaders and colleagues across the school, helping to deliver an outstanding experience for students, staff, parents and visitors.

This is a varied and rewarding role with responsibility for reception, recruitment administration, reprographics, office resources, school uniform provision and a range of operational processes. You will also contribute to staff wellbeing initiatives, coordinate key school events, liaise with external partners and play an important role in supporting the continued success of the College.

We are looking for an individual with excellent organisational, communication and leadership skills who can build positive relationships, manage competing priorities and drive high standards of customer service and operational excellence.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful and growing school, take ownership of a broad and influential portfolio, and make a meaningful contribution to the daily life and future development of the College.

Cambourne Village College is an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ rated, over-subscribed secondary school, eight miles from Cambridge. We opened as an academy of the Cam Academy Trust in September 2013. Our ethos is aspirational and inclusive, our staff is highly motivated, our pupils courteous and hard-working, and we have excellent facilities. A 350 place sixth form opened in September 2024, with 175 students in each of Years 12 and 13. Joining Cambourne Village College represents a unique opportunity to work in a newly-established school within a wider, high-quality Academy Trust that gives excellent possibilities for professional and career development.

For further details on Cambourne Village College, please visit the website Homepage - Cambourne Village College

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 Cambourne Village College

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1626 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Cambourne Village College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cambourne-village-college

Cambourne Village College, an academy of The Cam Academy Trust, opened in brand new premises in September 2013 with just five forms of Year 7 pupils. Serving one of the fastest-growing communities in the UK, we now have more than 1300 pupils on roll, with major further expansion planned, including the opening of our new sixth form centre in September 2024.

The College has enjoyed remarkable success since opening, gaining an early Ofsted Outstanding rating along with designation as a Leading Edge School. Our pupils achieve excellent results in public examinations via a curriculum designed to offer maximum breadth and opportunity for all abilities. Our extra-curricular offer is also outstanding: annual musical drama performances, termly concerts, a wide range of competitive and recreational sporting activities, and many further clubs and events are on offer. In 2019, we were granted the International School Award by the British Council and are looking forward to re-launching our programme of international visits and exchanges this year.

We strive to be a welcoming and inclusive school for our pupils and also to fulfil our Village College ethos in serving the whole community: we support an active adult education programme and more than 30 local groups and organisations make use of the school’s facilities, out of hours. This unusual commitment to our local community was a key factor in our winning a prestigious Silver Award in the ‘Making a Difference’ category of the Pearson School of the Year celebrations in 2018.

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