Office Manager
Coopers School, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5PSThis job expired on 19 January 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
Begining of February 2024
Closing date
19 January 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 December 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- NJC Scale 7 points 21-25 £34,190 - £36,266 (52 weeks 36 hours per week) actual salary £36,138 – £38,332
Office Manager job summary
Education for the 21st Century is a values-led organisation, driven by a determination to create welcoming and open schools for the local community, where every person thrives, makes excellent progress, and succeeds. We are committed to improving outcomes and transforming lives, realising social mobility, and the transformative power of education. We value the difference in all of our schools while seeking to bring them together around a framework that delivers an enriching experience and a great education for the young people within our care.
We want the very best for all of our young people. Our plan to ensure that we deliver great schools is underpinned by our shared values of trust, kindness, and endeavour. Our schools and our staff are collaborative, and we seek to create consistency and quality throughout.
Our leaders create improvement in schools that is robust and sustainable. We are as enthusiastic about developing and nurturing our staff, as we are about developing our young people. Our professional development programs and our approach to school improvement provide quality and rigor while creating a depth of experience and learning for our staff.
In joining Coopers School and the family of schools within E21C you will gain access to an unparalleled level of support and development in a forward-thinking school and trust.
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding, well organised and experienced Office Manager to oversee the daily administration of the school office including managing organisational processes and maintaining confidentiality. You will be responsible for managing a team of people providing an excellent administrative, reception and support service for the whole school, whilst always promoting a business-like office environment and building and maintaining good relationships with all staff both within the school and across the E21C Trust.
Coopers is a popular and oversubscribed 11-18 school in the heart of Bromley. Our shared vision is " Coopers is a community built on trust and respect that inspires resilience, ambition and success for all" drives all that we do to improve outcomes and transform lives. As a community we have created a nurturing and rigorous culture to ensure that we develop inquiring, well-rounded and confident individuals who help create a harmonious world through a shared understanding and respect for each other.
We are currently recruiting exceptional support staff team members who want to be part of our journey of transformation. We want people who will share in our ethos and values and set a new standard of excellence and inspire young minds.
Much as we see our staff nurture the interests and talents of our students, we support the professional growth of our staff. You can expect the following unique benefits to enhance your working life:
- Outer London Salary
- Access to our Gym facilities
- Free onsite parking
- Staff CPD library and numerous opportunities to work across the Trust in one of our many working forums
This is an exciting opportunity for a diligent and self-motivated individual who can join our team as a high performing member of staff. This post offers the opportunity to take a key role in the strategic direction of this new and growing school as well as being able to work with colleagues and shape provision across our Trust. The post holder will be making a strong contribution to promoting the school’s high standards in all areas of school life.
*We reserve the right to to close this vacancy and interview early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Education for the 21st Century is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people 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. Education for the 21st Century is fully committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.
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.
About Coopers School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1293 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Coopers School website
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