Office Manager

Paxman Academy, Colchester, Essex, CO2 9DB

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  6 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  16 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,486.00 - £30,358.00 Annually (Actual) Local Government Pay Scale 7, Points 19-24

Office Manager job summary

Join a Team That is Committed to ‘Building Brighter Futures’ at Paxman Academy

Are you a highly organised and experienced administrator ready to take on a new challenge in a supportive school environment?

At Paxman Academy, we're dedicated to creating an ordered, stimulating learning environment where every student is valued, respected, and encouraged to achieve their best.

We're searching for an exceptional Office Manager to lead our busy front office team and ensure the smooth and efficient running of administrative functions for the school. You will be the first point of contact for visitors, staff, and parents, and play a key role in supporting the Senior Leadership Team with communication and event coordination.

• The successful candidate will work 37 hours per week (8am - 4pm Monday to Thursday and 8am - 3:30pm Friday).
• This is a 39-week-per-year role, which includes term time and non-pupil days.

A Day in the Life:

You'll be responsible for bringing your passion and expertise to the following areas:

• Overseeing the day-to-day running of the school office and line management of administrative staff.
• Management of office systems including communications, calendars, filing and procurement.
• Ensuring compliance with safeguarding and data protection requirements.
• Liaison with external agencies, parents and stakeholders with professionalism and discretion.

What We're Looking For:

You are the perfect fit for our team if you have:

• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• A confident, approachable and proactive outlook.
• Strong ICT skills, ideally with experience of Google Apps and Arbor
• The ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ideally have experience in a school or education setting with a working knowledge of school policies and procedures.

For full details, please see the attached Job Outline and Person Specification.

Why Choose The Sigma Trust?
We believe in investing in our staff and fostering a culture of collaboration. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive package designed to support your professional and personal life.

Professional Development:

• A robust CPD training program that empowers you to flourish.
• Unrivalled opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the Trust, sharing ideas and building strong professional relationships.

Employee Benefits:

• A competitive salary and excellent pension scheme.
• A Health Cash Plan to help manage your everyday healthcare costs.
• Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme to support your well-being.
• Exclusive perks like the Cycle to Work scheme, access to discounts via free membership to Perkbox, eligibility for a Blue Light Card, and more.

Commitment to Safeguarding & Diversity

The Sigma Trust is deeply committed to safeguarding and protecting the well-being of the children and young people we work with. As an equal opportunity workplace, we celebrate diversity and believe our strength comes from working together.

To Apply:

Ready to take the next step? Find out more about the role and apply by Midnight on Sunday 5th October via My New Term.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive an overwhelming response. Candidates may be invited to interview prior to the closing date, so an early application is advised.

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 Paxman Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 886 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Paxman Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/paxman-academy

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