Office Manager
Plympton St Maurice Primary School, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 1UBThis job expired on 15 July 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
1st September 2025
Closing date
15 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £29,093.00 - £31,586.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary £25,381 to £28,175 dependent on experience
Office Manager job summary
We are looking for an experienced Office Manager to work across two primary schools: Plympton St. Maurice Primary School and Austin Farm Academy.
Post hours: 35 hours per week for 42 weeks per year, equally split across across two schools.
Fixed term contract 1st September 2025 until 31 August 2026.
Job Purpose:
Responsible for own workload within the remit directed by Senior Leaders. Responsible for undertaking a range of administrative, financial and organisational processes within the school. Ensuring effective co-ordination and integration of administrative and support functions within the Primary School setting.
The post holder will support the school’s day-to-day resources, which includes; its facility, property, health and safety, ICT, catering, and other administrative services. They will manage all aspects of the resources in these areas, from the people, diverse projects, preparation of management information and monitoring of performance against targets.
As a high performing schools we are able to provide you with excellent opportunities to develop further.
The successful candidate will:
- be an outstanding communicator
- understand the need for confidentiality
- have experience or a good working knowledge of working within a primary school
- have the skills and sensitivity to deal with all members of our community and multi-agency partners
- be enthusiastic, driven and committed to ensuring the trust's future success
- be able to work as part of a friendly and supportive team
- be a life-long learner and an inspiration to others.
Please contact Mrs Karen Allen (School Business Manager) on 01752 337427 or email karen.allen@psmps.co.uk to discuss the role further.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo Child Protection screening, including checks with past employers and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References will be taken up before appointment.
Further information about the job
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.
About Plympton St Maurice Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 186 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Plympton St Maurice Primary School website
School location
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