Office manager

Holly Hill Primary and Nursery School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 6AW

3 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  2 June 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time (35 hours) term time only Monday-Friday: 8.30am-4.30pm (Some out of hours work to coordinate supply arrangements will also be needed at times where short notice cover is required, in liaison with other staff members).
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Notts CC Grade 5 (term time only)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Headteacher and Governors of Holly Hill Primary and Nursery School wish to appoint a permanent Office Manager to join our friendly and dedicated team for a September start.

This role is a great opportunity to work alongside a newly appointed office administrator to ensure that the office at Holly Hill runs efficiently and effectively. We are looking for someone with excellent inter-personal and communication skills who will meet visitors to our school with a warm welcome and a smile. The successful candidate will be expected to deal efficiently with a wide range of communication including enquiries and messages from visitors, parents, students and staff and to engage with parents and families supportively and positively. An understanding of the need for confidentiality and data protection is essential.

This post demands organisation, flexibility, enthusiasm, and an ability to prioritise. It is essential that you can work equally well as part of a team or alone and are able to meet deadlines, using initiative and time management skills. The successful candidate will work closely with the Head Teacher and Senior Leadership team. They will also offer support to all member of staff in relation to pay related issues, absence reporting and budget control within their allocations where applicable. The office manager will be responsible for any Ofsted related record keeping including the Single Central Records and staff personal files. They will also ensure newly appointed staff checks are completed in line with Ofsted regulations.

As the school office will also have a new administrator in September, it is essential that candidates have experience of working in a school office and skills to support the new appointee. Knowledge of general office systems, financial systems in relation to budget monitoring and control, maintenance of database records and understanding of the local authority financial systems is required. They will work with the Finance department at times in respect of budget, banking and maintaining/return of financial records.

What the school offers its staff

This is an excellent and exciting time to join our school. We believe in supporting and developing all staff, with regular CPD and a forward-thinking, friendly team culture.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to head@hollyhill.notts.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

OFFICE MANAGER - JOB DESCRIPTION.doc - 185 KB (opens in new tab)

support-staff-application-form.docx - 108 KB (opens in new tab)

OFFICE MANAGER ADVERT.docx - 128 KB (opens in new tab)

About Holly Hill Primary and Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 320 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Holly Hill Primary and Nursery School website
• Email address: head@hollyhill.notts.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01773 783909
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/holly-hill-primary-and-nursery-school

Arranging a visit to Holly Hill Primary and Nursery School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email head@hollyhill.notts.sch.uk.

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