Office Manager

Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School, Old Harlow, Essex, CM17 0DA

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  13 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  23 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,553.00 - £28,871.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary from September 2026: pro rata £22,723.03 - £23,810.00, 37 hrs per week, term time plus insets (pay award pending)

Office Manager job summary

Office Manager

FTE Salary: Point 8 - 17 Scale 5/6 £27,553.00 - £28,871 (including fringe allowance)

Actual Salary from September 2026: pro rata £22,723.03 - £23,810.00, 37 hrs per week, term time plus insets

* Until 31 August 2026, the role involves working 38 weeks of term time plus inset days, but from 1 September 2026, there will be a small reduction in working weeks as the school moves to a two-week October half-term break.

Fawbert and Barnard’s Primary Academy are looking to appoint a full time experienced and highly efficient Office Manager to join our team.  The role would suit a proactive individual who would enjoy the challenge of working in a busy school environment. 

In this key role you will be responsible for a team and will be pivotal in the effective and smooth running of the school.  Previous experience of running a busy office and Arbor is desirable.  Applicants will need to demonstrate strong skills in both finance and secretarial duties. This position deals with a wide variety of people and therefore requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills and understand the importance of customer service in this key role and ensure a high-quality service provision to staff, students, families and the wider community. 

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who has the drive and passion to make a difference in our school. The successful candidate will need to be organised, with good time management and a high level of computer literacy. A key part of the role is to organise and supervise administrative systems within the school, and to contribute to the planning, development and monitoring of support services and staff. 

NET Academies Trust offer a unique chance to be part of a friendly and supportive team. Being part of a primary cluster of nine schools, staff work in teams to share the responsibility for planning.

The school has a dedicated team that works hard to reach high standards in everything they do and this is further embedded through our successful relationships with parents, the local community and the other local schools within NET. At NET Academies Trust we believe in the future development of our staff, our staff development programme has meant staff are successful in progressing the next stage of their career.

• Good communication, ICT and organisational skills, with a high level of accuracy and efficiency.

• Being the first point of call for parents and visitors.

• Maintenance of the manual and computerised pupil data records, including attendance details using Arbor. 

• Administration of school lunch and other monies. 

• Support with organisation of school trips, sports events and visits. 

• Administrative support for all areas of school 

• The ability to work under pressure in an environment where they are constant interruptions. 

• The ability to work on your own initiative. 

• An understanding of confidentiality and safeguarding

Additional benefits working at Fawbert & Barnards Primary Academy:

• Additional 6.5 days school holidays
• Competitive salary
• IT equipment relevant to the post
• An outstanding childcare facility (under 3 years) for NET staff at discounted rates
• A supportive team of leaders and staff
• Opportunities for growth and development
• A collaborative environment to work with colleagues across the trust
• Extensive CPD opportunities, with external courses for career development
• SENDCO network within the Trust
• Working with a pastoral team, including a family liaison officer
• Membership of a generous pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS)
• National pay rates
• Flexible working opportunities
• Supportive special leave requests

What Ofsted says about Fawbert & Barnard Primary Academy:

Fawbert and Barnard’s Primary School is a good school, with pupils proud to belong to the “F and B family”. Ofsted highlights strong behaviour, effective teaching, a well-planned curriculum, and a particular strength in reading, alongside caring staff, strong safeguarding, and a positive, supportive culture for both pupils and staff.

What parents says about Fawbert & Barnard Primary Academy:

“There is a real community feel here, and all the staff and pupils seem very proud to belong to this lovely school. Thank you and keep up the great work.”

"I love the school emphasis on family and community, and it is so clearly reflected in the feel you get when you walk around the school.”

What our teachers say about Fawbert & Barnard Primary Academy:

"F&B is like a family. The team is supportive and we help one another.”

"I feel like it is an incredibly supportive working atmosphere where people want the best for one another and go out of their way to do their best for both staff and pupils. It is pupil driven which is why I particularly agree with the academy's attitude towards priorities."

"Staff and pupils feel that we are all part of one family that help and support each other."

Potential applicants are both welcome and encouraged to visit the school. Please contact the school office by telephone on 01279 429427.

In compliance with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CVs cannot be accepted.

NET Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of the Safer Recruitment process all shortlisted applicants will be subject to social media checks. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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

Fawbert & Barnard's Primary School is committed to recruiting with care and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share that commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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 Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 209 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fawbert-and-barnard-s-primary-school-old-harlow

Fawbert & Barnard's is a vibrant learning community where children develop the values, attitudes and habits they need to live fulfilled lives and to become confident, life-long learners and responsible members of society.

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