Office Manager
Poringland Primary School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR14 7RF22 days remaining to apply
Start date details
9 November 2026 (or earlier if available)
Closing date
9 October 2026 at 1am
Date listed
17 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
- £28,608-£33,119 FTE
Office Manager job summary
Tel: 01508 492530
Email: office@poringland.norfolk.sch.uk
Website: https://www.poringlandprimary.co.uk
Headteacher: Lisa Hazard
NOR: 431 Age range: Nursery to Year 6 (2 form entry)
- Salary – SCP10-19, £28,608-£33,119 FTE
- Permanent
- Full Time
- 37 hours per week
- Term Time plus 1 week
- Required for 9 November 2026 (or earlier if available)
The Role
A rare and fantastic opportunity has arisen for a new Office Manager to join our team at Poringland Primary School and Nursery. Poringland Primary School and Nursery is a large, vibrant and inclusive primary school located in the heart of the thriving village of Poringland, just outside Norwich. We are proud of our caring ethos, ambitious vision and commitment to ensuring every child thrives both academically and personally.
The Office Manager is responsible to the Headteacher. The post-holder is required to maintain financial systems and process transactions. The successful candidate will provide a high standard of secretarial, IT and administrative services for the school's Headteacher, teachers and pupils and work flexibly to ensure that duties are carried out efficiently and effectively. They will be line manager to the secretary and the secretary’s assistant.
Please contact the school office on 01508 492530 if you would like to arrange for an informal chat or school visit with the headteacher.
How to apply
A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.
To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.
Completed forms should be returned to – office@poringland.norfolk.sch.uk
Closing date: 9 October 2026, 9am
Interview date: w/c 12 October 2026
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The School welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education September 2022, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.
This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
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.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Poringland Primary School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 460 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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