Office Manager
St Leonards, Heath and Reach, VA Lower School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 0AX21 days remaining to apply
Job start date
22 April 2025
Closing date
16 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
14 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28,624.00 - £32,654.00 Annually (FTE) Grade: NJC 14 to 19 or NJC 17-22 on completion of Level 5 Business Management
Office Manager job summary
At St Leonard’s Lower School our Christian faith and values form the basis of everything we do. We are ‘growing and learning together with God’s love’. Our school community is inspired by the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1-23). We are encouraged to think about how the smallest things have the greatest potential when provided with the best conditions for growth. We have high aspirations for all of our pupils and our staff. We aim to provide a learning experience and environment, that will enable everyone to develop deep roots and to grow and flourish in their own unique way. All employees of St Leonard’s Lower School are expected to commit to the vision and ethos of the school and demonstrate them throughout their work.
About the job
We are looking to appoint a talented, creative, inspirational and caring office manager to join our fantastic staff team after the Easter holiday. The role of office manager is vital to the smooth running of the school office, leading and managing the administration systems.
You will:
- be approachable, enthusiastic and passionate about supporting pupils, parents and staff
- provide a calm, professional and welcoming reception to all
- have excellent written and verbal communication skills
- have previous experience working in a school or office setting
- have strong organisational and problem-solving skills
We offer you:
- a friendly staff team who are dedicated to the children
- well planned continuing professional development and support
- a positive and well-resourced working environment
- staff room refreshments, parking and access to school lunches
Visits to our school are warmly welcomed. If you would like to arrange a visit, or would like an opportunity to discuss this role informally, then please contact Samantha Nunn on 01525 237253 or email office@stleonardslower.co.uk. You can visit our website https://www.stleonards.beds.sch.uk/ for more information about our school, including a virtual tour.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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 are not accepted.
About St Leonards, Heath and Reach, VA Lower School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 5 to 9
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 124 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 9
- Ofsted report
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St Leonard’s is a community VA (Voluntary Aided) Church school and has strong links with both the Church and the village. There are 110 children aged from 4 – 9 years in the school and they are distributed between five classes.
The school is a very successful one with both 2011 Ofsted and 2017 Church Inspections judging us to be ‘an outstanding school’, one which is ‘very welcoming and ensures outstanding care, guidance and support for its pupils.’
We place a strong emphasis on the personal development of all our pupils and the care and guidance given by staff is outstanding, with Christian values underpinning all we do. All applicants will be expected to be committed to this ethos and also be able to show initiative and be genuinely committed to working with or alongside children.
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