Office Manager
Firs Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 8LL28 days remaining to apply
Start date details
February 26
Closing date
16 January 2026 at 9am
Date listed
19 December 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
- £27,254.00 - £33,699.00 Annually (FTE) (GR3) £27,254 - £33,699.00 (Pro-rata £23,938.72- £29,599.72) TTO
Office Manager job summary
Are you committed, creative and caring? If so, then Firs Primary School would love to hear from you.
We currently looking to appoint a welcoming, professional, experienced Office Manager to provide reception, administration and secretarial support for our busy school office. The position is to start as soon as possible.
Our Ideal candidate will be able to:
Demonstrate previous administrative experience
Communicate effectively with parents, pupils, visitors and staff
Remain calm and positive under pressure
Demonstrate a good working knowledge of a management information system (e.g. SAMpeople, Arbor)
Be responsible for all aspects of pupil data management and statistical returns, e.g. Admissions, Pupil Census, Free School Meal Administration etc.
Work with minimum supervision and as part of a team
Show excellent communication, literacy, numeracy and ICT skills
Be reliable
Use initiative to support the Headteacher, Senior Leadership Team and Academy
Be responsible for Schools Meals Records and debt management
What we will offer you:
A supportive & caring culture linked to our well-being model
A knowledgeable and friendly team
Opportunities for your own continued professional development, both internally and through collaborative working across WHMAT (funding of CIPD will be considered via apprenticeship levy for the right candidate, subject to successful completion of probation period)
An innovative appraisal system that focuses on self-reflection and professional growth
A full suite of benefits and rewards to support wellbeing including 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, access to wellbeing advice, flexible working culture, cycle to work scheme, contribution to glasses for DSE users
Access to a range of supportive policies, such as Life leave, Flexible working and Family friendly policies
Access to generous benefits such as pension scheme (LGPS) and sickness allowance
Free on-site parking
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
Communicating and promoting vacancies
Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work
Informal conversations are warmly welcomed. Please contact Camron Mills at CMills@whmat.academy
(NB CV’s will not be accepted)
Closing Job Early:
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
We value our people and are dedicated to making sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work. We have an outstanding opportunity to work at Firs Primary School as an Office Manager.
We promise to treat all candidates fairly, consistently and with respect throughout the application, assessment, and selection process.
We are also “happy to talk flexible working” subject to the operational requirements of the role.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
Washwood Heath Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.
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Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Firs Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 327 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Firs Primary School website
Firs Primary School
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