Office Manager
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 3NJ10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
29 June 2026 at 9am
Date listed
4 June 2026
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
- £15,088.00 - £16,632.00 Annually (Actual)
Office Manager job summary
About the Role
We are seeking an organised, efficient, and personable Office Manager to lead the day-to-day running of our busy primary school office. As the first point of contact for pupils, parents, staff, and visitors, you will play a key role in creating a welcoming environment and ensuring the smooth operation of administrative systems across the school.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the school office and provide high-quality administrative support to the Headteacher and senior leadership team
- Oversee pupil admissions, attendance, and record-keeping systems
- Act as the first point of contact for enquiries, providing excellent customer service
- Line-manage the Administrative Assistant and coordinate administrative duties
- Support financial processes, including orders, invoicing, and budget monitoring
- Maintain accurate pupil and staff data in line with GDPR requirements
- Coordinate communications with parents and external agencies
- Ensure school systems and policies are followed effectively within the office
About You
We are looking for someone who:
- Has strong administrative and organisational skills
- Is confident using IT systems - experience of MS Office, and Arbor would be desirable but training will be given
- Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Can prioritise workload and work effectively under pressure
- Demonstrates discretion and confidentiality at all times
- Has experience in an educational or office management setting (desirable)
We Offer
- A Salary of £15,088 - £16,632 per annum on OLOL Band 4, SCP 11 - 17
- A friendly and supportive school community
- Opportunities for professional development
- A rewarding role where you will make a real difference
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
This is a permanent role working 23 hours per week, on a term time only basis.
About us
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a successful primary school located in Mansfield. We are an Ofsted rated Good school.
We are part of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, and we bring together the 36 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Lincolnshire, Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire.
For an informal discussion about the role and our school please contact the the school on 01623 478090. Visits to our school are warmly welcomed.
How to Apply:
Please complete the online application form located on our vacancies page: Vacancies - Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust (ololcatholicmat.co.uk)
Closing date: Monday 29th June at 9.00am
Interview date: To be confirmed
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks including online searches are required for successful applicants.
You do not need to be a catholic to work for our Trust and we warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities, and beliefs. This includes those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith who are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.
Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring, and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential.
We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.
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 St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 243 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School is situated on the outskirts of Mansfield. Its Mission statement: ‘Sharing, Caring and Belonging’ underpins the work of our close knit school parish communities. Our school has approximately 230 pupils, from Foundation 1 to Year 6 and serves the parishes of St Patrick’s, St George’s and St Joseph’s, Boughton.
The school achieved a ‘Good’ overall grade in our latest Section 48 and OFSTED inspections (December 2013 and March 2017). We pride ourselves upon our strong relationships between all stakeholders. “Parents are highly supportive of the school. One described it as a ‘school that cares for the whole child, through its ethos and mission statement.” (OFSTED March 2017). Religious Education is at the heart of all we do and pupils are articulate and proud in expressing their faith.
Parents and carers, families, Governors, pupils and staff work together to continually improve our learning. Pupils achieve consistently high in all Key Stage areas and show confidence, resilience and a deep sense of pride in their school as part of our school parish community.
Our dedicated Governors and staff are passionate about providing a fun, diverse, broad curriculum for the development of the whole child. The school provides an enriched Arts, Music and Sports curriculum, with very active participants who are enthusiastic, happy learners. in expressing their faith.
St Patrick’s provides a family environment for all where everyone is valued as a child from God and all are united in their love of God.
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