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  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    13 July 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    4 July 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance
  • Other support roles

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Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 35 hours per week, Term time plus inset days Monday – Friday 8:30am – 16:00pm Permanent

Contract type

Permanent

Actual salary

£23,151 - £24,246

Pay scale

Scale 5, Points 8 – 11

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for the right person to join our small, friendly office team. We are looking for a cheerful, helpful and knowledgeable individual to be our new Office Manager. You will require a solution focussed approach and a wide range of skills to support with general admin duties and attendance. Do you have the energy and enthusiasm to be the heartbeat of our school? We can promise a friendly welcoming team and a role that is never boring.

Previous experience with Arbor or student management systems is desirable but full training will be given.

Bridge Academy Trust may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications


How to Apply:

To apply for the role, please complete the application form, demonstrating how your skills and experience match the criteria in the Job Description and Person Specification and return directly to Ongar Primary School on the email address provided below.

Application guidance notes are also available to assist you with completing your application.

Informal enquiries regarding the role can be made to the school office via email:

Admin@ongar-pri.essex.sch.uk

Come and visit to see for yourself what we have to offer: the benefits of a small school alongside the career opportunities, professional development and shared working of a community-focused academy trust. This can be arranged by contacting the school office.Admin@ongar-pri.essex.sch.uk

Join our team and make a real difference to the children and families of Ongar.

What the school offers its staff

This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to DBS clearance and satisfactory references. If successful, an enhanced DBS check would be sought.

Bridge Academy Trust welcomes applications from those of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnic groups.

Commitment to safeguarding

This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, medical clearance and satisfactory references. Bridge Academy Trust welcomes applications from those of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnic groups.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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About Ongar Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
168 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
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Ongar Primary School is based in Ongar and set in large and beautiful grounds. The school provides children with a safe, happy and stimulating learning environment. All that we do at Ongar Primary is underpinned by our Three Rights: The Right to Respect, The Right to Safety and The Right to Learn.

Ongar Primary School is part of the Bridge Academy Trust: a collegiate and collaborative Trust, where, first and foremost, each school is a place of (high quality) learning, where young people ENJOY, ENRICH & ACHIEVE. The core purpose is to provide high quality continuity of every child’s journey through education from 3 to 19, with a community and school-led school improvement approach and long-term sustainable strategy

Arranging a visit to Ongar Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@bridgeacademytrust.org.

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