Office Manager/School Secretary

Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 5NL

2 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September '26 or sooner if available

• Closing date

  31 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  8 May 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: £29,540.00 - £32,061.00 Annually (FTE) Pro-rata

Office Manager/School Secretary job summary

Aboyne Lodge are looking for the right person for a full-time, permanent role at the heart of the school's operations. This position leads and oversees all administrative functions — spanning HR and payroll, premises management, health and safety, safeguarding, and some finance — while serving as a key point of contact for staff, parents, pupils, and external agencies. The successful candidate will bring strong organisational skills and a commitment to supporting our calm, inclusive school community. We are a small and caring school, who are flexible and able to adapt to different situations as they arrive. We place great importance on teamwork and having a good sense of humour which we see as vital to working in a small team We welcome applications from candidates with admin experience. We are looking for the right person so welcome those with lots of experience in schools or none at all. We warmly welcome visitors.

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 Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, Does not apply, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 188 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/aboyne-lodge-junior-mixed-and-infant-school

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