Office Manager

Oakleaf Primary, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 2JU

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Oct 26 or ASAP

• Closing date

  7 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 September 2026

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: £25,390.00 Annually (Actual) H5/6 pro rata

Office Manager job summary

Office Manager

Oakleaf Primary School - Hemel Hempstead

Payscale: H5/H6 (dependant on experience)

Actual Salary: From £25,390

Hours: 37 hrs per week - Term-time + INSET + one week

Start Date: Oct 2026 or ASAP

Oakleaf Primary School is looking for an Office Manager to join our team.

Oakleaf Primary School educates children from Nursery to Year 6 on a large site with plenty of classroom and outdoor space. The staff benefit from the opportunities afforded by being part of the well-established Scholars’ Education Trust, with close links to The Hemel Hempstead School and Longdean School, both local SET schools, and others within Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire.

The school is part of Scholars’ Education Trust (SET), an established, cross phase, multi-academy trust formed in 2012. SET has enjoyed measured growth, ensuring maximum educational impact alongside school, a primary school, an extended secondary, two secondary schools and an all-through school.

This is a great time to join SET. We are a growing trust with a proven record of school improvement and a strong moral purpose.

If you would like more information then please don’t hesitate to contact us on hr@scholarseducationtrust.co.uk.

If you would like to apply, please fill in the application form - CVs will not be accepted.

Application closing date: 7 October 2026

Interview: TBC

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Diversity: The Scholars’ Education Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We want to attract and retain the very best staff in all areas of the trust, ensuring our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.

Scholars’ Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer.

Declaration of criminal offences

The trust is required to give you the opportunity to voluntarily declare convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). You will be provided with a criminal self-declaration form by the school if you are shortlisted for the post. All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to have an up to date Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The existence of a criminal background does not automatically mean that you cannot be appointed but it may do so.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

About Oakleaf Primary

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 187 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Oakleaf Primary website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oakleaf-primary

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