Office Manager

Uxbridge High School, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 2PR

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Immediate

• Closing date

  21 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  27 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Support Staff Pay Range 40 – 43 (Actual salary: £52,584 - £55,620 pa, inclusive of Outer London Weighting)

Office Manager job summary

Uxbridge High School is a happy and ambitious school which enriches individuals academically, socially and emotionally. We have much to celebrate including a committed and focused student body and staff, outstanding facilities, strong relationships with the community and school partners, supportive trustees and a thriving sixth form. As a truly comprehensive and multicultural school that reflects life in modern Britain, we value the successes of every child, whatever their starting point.

 

Uxbridge High School is seeking a proactive and skilled individual to lead our office and administration team, ensuring the smooth and efficient running of our school office.

 

About the Role

 

As the Office Manager, you will oversee all aspects of office administration, leading a team to provide high-quality support to staff, students, parents, and visitors. Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing office and reception operations to ensure a welcoming and professional front-facing service.
• Leading, supervising, and developing the admin team to maintain high standards of service.
• Ensuring effective communication with all stakeholders, upholding the school’s PROUD values and Gold Standard expectations
• Overseeing student admissions and maintaining accurate records in line with regulatory requirements.
• Supporting the safeguarding team through administrative assistance and record-keeping.
• Managing reprographics and school-wide administrative tasks efficiently.

About You

We are looking for a dynamic, adaptable, and solution-focused individual who can demonstrate:

• Strong experience in office administration, ideally in a school or educational setting.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively.
• Proven experience in managing and developing a team.
• Exceptional communication skills to engage with a variety of stakeholders.
• Confidence in using school management systems (e.g. Arbor, CPOMs) and strong IT skills (Office 365).
• A proactive and innovative mindset, with the ability to embrace AI tools to enhance efficiency

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.
Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Uxbridge High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1358 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Uxbridge High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/uxbridge-high-school-uxbridge

Uxbridge High School is an ambitious and dynamic converter academy with over 1,200 students aged 11 -18.

We have much to celebrate at Uxbridge High School including a committed and focused staff, outstanding facilities, strong relationships with the community and school partners, supportive Governors and a thriving Sixth Form.

We are delighted to be recognised by Alps in the top 20% of UK schools, celebrating outstanding Sixth Form student progress at A-level. We value the successes of every child, whatever their starting point. All of this takes place within a truly comprehensive and multicultural school that reflects life in modern Britain.

Our school values have been developed by students and staff, and form the basis of our ethos and culture.

All members of our school community subscribe and work towards always being: Positive, Respectful, Open-Minded, Unique, Determined: PROUD to Make Success Happen.

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