Office Manager
St John's Church of England Infant School, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6RH26 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025 or sooner
Closing date
17 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
20 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 32½ hours per week 8.30am-4.00pm, Monday to Friday. Term time only plus 1 week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- C1
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint a highly motivated and experienced Office Manager to run our school office where they will be the first point of contact for parents, children, staff and visitors, so high levels of emotional awareness and resilience along with a ready smile are essential. This is a key role in the organisation to the effective running of the school and the successful applicant will need a very professional approach to be responsible for all aspects of school pupil administration and reception.
If you are committed to making a difference to children’s lives, want to work in a well-resourced setting and share our school values (faith, love, kindness and respect), we would love to hear from you.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Excellent standard of education in English and Maths
- Previous admin experience working in a school/office environment
- Experience and knowledge of Arbor
- Excellent IT skills
- An excellent level of written and inter-personal skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- Have high expectations of both self and others
- Skills to work under pressure, multitasking managing work streams to meet deadlines
What the school offers its staff
In return the school can offer you:
- Dedicated, supportive and friendly staff and governors
- Children who enjoy coming to school and are excited about their learning
- Excellent opportunities for continuing professional development and learning from highly skilled colleagues
- An attractive, well-resourced and maintained environment
- The opportunity to make a real difference to pupils within a caring school.
Informal visits to the school are both welcomed and encouraged.
Please contact the school office on 01634 884135 to arrange an appointment for a school tour with either the Executive Headteacher or one of the Co-Headteachers who can give you more details about what the role entails.
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
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St John's Church of England Infant School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 5 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 55 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St John's Church of England Infant School website
- Email address
- miltn006@mastacademy.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01634844135
Arranging a visit to St John's Church of England Infant School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email miltn006@mastacademy.co.uk.
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