Office Manager

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy, Bury, Lancashire, BL0 9JJ

14 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
29 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
15 June 2026

Job details

Job role: Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time (Can be done as a job share): 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8.30 to 4.00 pm
Contract type: Permanent
Pay scale: Grade 6, scp 19-24, £32,061-£35,412. Actual Salary £23,811.08-26,299.81

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an individual who has:

The ability to lead and manage other staff
Understanding and experience of safeguarding standards and practices
the ability to interact positively and productively with pupils, parents/carers, visitors and staff.
The initiative to use problem solving skills
Excellent organisational skills
Proficient ICT skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

A supportive and dedicated Local Governing Body and Staff
Highly effective safeguarding procedures.
A working environment where all feel valued and respected.
Supportive colleagues and governors with a clear vision and high aspirations for the school.
A highly dedicated and inspirational team.
A commitment to relevant, personalised Continuous Professional Development.
A happy, calm and welcoming working environment.
Opportunities to work within the wider STOCCAT team.
Generous Local Government Pension scheme employer contribution.
Recognition of continuous Local Government service (where applicable).

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.

St Joseph’s RC Primary, Ramsbottom are currently seeking to recruit an Office Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Trust at the beginning of a journey of transition, development, and growth within the multi-academy trust

At St Joseph’s, children are first and foremost the number one priority. Our team are committed and child-centred, rating professionalism, hard work and creativity as central components in the continuing drive to raise standards in school. We are committed to ensuring the provision we offer our children and families is of a very high standard. We wish to appoint an enthusiastic, flexible, friendly, hard-working and dedicated Office Manager. The desired person will be committed to providing quality-first service and possess the drive to impact on managing the effective running of systems in the office and throughout school. We require an individual who is able to work hard and commit to the further development of the school and its continued improvement.

Our Mission:

Our Trust Mission is simple, it is to make Christ known, making lives better for our communities, our children and young people.

Our Values -One of Hope:

Inspired by St Teresa of Calcutta, we are people of hope. We have a complete belief in the future we will build together. By offering our children, staff and schools’ opportunities to grow and flourish, we make aspiration and ambition a reality. Our people, just like St Teresa are relentless and fiercely ambitious. We will always reach for that which seems to be just out of our grasp.

One of Courage:

As modelled for us by St Teresa of Calcutta, we will have the courage to do what is right. As a community, we will not shy away from making decisions that ensure our communities thrive. We will be brave in our actions. As a truly Catholic organisation this courage will be most apparent in how we collectively support the most vulnerable.

One of Innovation:

St Teresa of Calcutta changed the world. Together, we will always be pursuing new ideas and best practice in all areas of our work. We will prepare our children and young people for the world that awaits them. A world which they will shape and change.

The Trust is committed to welcoming individuals regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity, sexual orientation or marital status or whether you are pregnant or on parental leave or from a socio-economic background. We welcome applicants from all communities and from people that identify with those characteristics.

Commitment to Safeguarding:

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1074 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check including Children’s barred list check and satisfactory references, including your suitability to work with children. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website atwww.gov.uk/dbsor alternatively a copy is available on request. Applications will only be considered from individual applicants on our standard application form, and not via CV alone or agencies. An online search will be performed on all shortlisted applicants in accordance with the Trust’s safeguarding procedures and Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete a form for self-disclosure of cautions and convictions.

The Trust reserves the right to extend, or close an advertised role early, subject to the number of applications received, therefore you are encouraged to apply early.

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.