Office Manager

Kingsbury Academy, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 1PJ

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  6 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 May 2025

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: £28,624.00 - £31,067.00 Annually (Actual) Banked Hours

Office Manager job summary

Roles and responsibilities will include:

• Line manage, direct and support the school office team and associated administration, ensuring the smooth and effective running of a busy front office
• HR admin and management for the school in line with the Trust’s HR Shared Services and overseen by the Trust HR Manager
• Support the Site Team to ensure all H&S regular monitoring checks are completed
• Ensure the school is compliant with the requirements of data protection legislation, and act as the schools Data Protection Lead
• Maintain the schools MIS (Management Information Systems/Arbor) including pupil admissions and leavers
• Provide personal, administrative and organisation support to other staff and the governing board.

Qualities we are looking for:

• A people person - able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills both oral and written and a willingness to foster positive relationships within school and the wider community.
• Positive, enthusiastic, with a ‘can do’ flexible approach and keen to work as part of a busy and dynamic school.
• Highly organised with an excellent eye for detail and ability to multi-task.
• Able to see the bigger picture and do as much as possible to help others do their job.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Calm and empathetic, a good listener.
• A confident user of a range of IT applications including Word, Excel, Outlook essential.
• Knowledge of Arbor (or similar) an advantage

The role encompasses all aspects of office administration and requires a close working relationship with the Senior Leadership Team and built upon absolute trust.

Often the first point of contact for a diverse community of pupils, parents, staff, governors and visitors, the successful post holder will be an outstanding ambassador for both the school and the wider Trust, demonstrating exceptional people skills, a commitment to providing a high level of customer service and showing absolute professionalism at all times.

Proactive and highly efficient, you will be called upon to use ingenuity to resolve challenging situations and the ability to remain calm under pressure is vital.

Kingsbury Academy, part of the Thrive Education Partnership, is a specialist educational provision based in Coventry. Please access the link below of the current Ofsted report for the school.

https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/25/139911

Rewards

• Competitive salary and contributory pension scheme, free parking
• Access to free staff wellbeing services
• Support with continuing professional development

Kingsbury Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

For an informal chat about the role please contact office on 02476 594 952, to arrange a meeting with Headteacher.

Closing date for applications is Friday 6th June 2025 at 12.00pm

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Kingsbury Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• School size: 99 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kingsbury Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingsbury-academy

Kingsbury Academy is a special school based in Coventry. We cater for pupils with severe learning difficulties and those with Autism.

We are a friendly and supportive school with amazing pupils. The Kingsbury community is built on trust, respect, openness, compassion, integrity and a deep sense of doing what is right for our pupils.

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