Office Manager - Studio School East Cowes
St George's School, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1XW9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
9 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
29 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time, 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Hay Grade 7 - £23,794 - £24,980 pa (actual)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Excellent organisational skills and enjoy multi-tasking in a busy working environment
Relevant experience of school office administration/management
Relevant experience of using Management Information Systems such as SIMS (pupil records), although training can be provided.
Excellent standards in quality of work, with the necessary discretion when dealing with sensitive matters
Excellent communication skills, with a flexible approach to forming productive relationships with students, parents and colleagues.
What the school offers its staff
In return we can offer:
Wonderful students.
The opportunity to be part of an adaptable, committed and skilled staff team.
A creative learning environment, timetable and curriculum.
A wide range of training opportunities for career development.
Further details about the role
The community of St George’s empowers everyone to feel safe, valued and welcome.
We work towards our aspirations and celebrate our personal achievements. We learn to make choices that shape our future; enabling us to have our voices heard, be respected, develop resilience and independence to take our place in society.
St George’s School is expanding
St George’s is a secondary special school on the Isle of Wight providing education for students with severe and complex needs.
In September 2024 we opened a satellite provision in East Cowes for young people with SEMH needs, where we have embedded trauma informed practice and a therapeutic approach to support students on their academic journey.
The provision has been incredibly successful, and we look forward to welcoming an additional cohort of young people in September 2025.
We are looking to appoint a motivated, skilled and enthusiastic Office Manager to be part of our dedicated team at St George’s Studio East Cowes, who will be responsible for the smooth running of day to day office operations. You will be committed to providing a first-class customer service to external stakeholders, staff and students, supporting our aim for all learners to receive a high-quality experience at our learning centre.
This is a varied and rewarding role, where duties will include maintaining a professional front of house service, liaison with families, responding to queries from a range of personnel, maintaining records including EHCP paperwork and documentation and continuously seeking opportunities to improve office processes and procedures.
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 download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to jenny.holmes@stgeorges.iow.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
About St George's School
- School type
- Special school, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 200 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St George's School website
- Email address
- jenny.holmes@stgeorges.iow.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01983593757
St George's School is a unique provision for SEN as a secondary school for students with severe and complex needs.
Arranging a visit to St George's School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jenny.holmes@stgeorges.iow.sch.uk.
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