Office Manager

West Hatch High School, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 5BT

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  16 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Scale 7, points 19 - 24 - £29,777 - £33,024 (pro rata + £988 Fringe)

What skills and experience we're looking for

• To plan, allocate and monitor the workload of the office ensuring all staff carry out their duties efficiently and to a high standard and distribute responsibilities during Admin Team absences.

• To line manage the Admin Support Team and be responsible for their professional development and undertake Appraisals.

• To be responsible for the school’s Work Experience programme.

• To conduct regular team meetings and identify and implement working practices which will promote a positive working environment.

• To be responsible for stationery, Teacher Planners and staff diaries.

• To oversee central log of medical incidents on Evolve.

• To establish and ensure maintenance of accurate filing systems, both manual and computerised.

• To utilise and maintain the schools messaging service (PS Connect).

• To implement a database of standard letters/forms to ensure schoolwide consistency and to ensure their use by all staff.

• To organise pupil/year group photographs.

• To assist with administration for timetables, including the allocation of students to classes and maintaining changes during the year.

• To provide administration support for the Deputy Headteachers.

• To deal with complex queries and difficult callers/visitors referred from Reception as required.

What the school offers its staff

We offer the following benefits:

• Newly built sports hall with fully fitted gym available for staff use,

• Swimming pool available for staff use,

• Banked cover/TOIL scheme allowing staff to build time to take some term time days off,

• The Headteacher is passionate about staff workload and wellbeing and holds regular wellbeing meetings with staff,

• We offer a significant number of paid development opportunities within departments and also across the school.

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 recruitment@westhatch.net

CVs are not accepted.

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.

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About West Hatch High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1505 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: West Hatch High School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@westhatch.net
• Phone number: 02085048216
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-hatch-high-school (opens in new tab)

West Hatch High School is a large, thriving, successful, heavily oversubscribed Academy. West Hatch is situated on the Central Line overlooking the Roding Valley with easy access to London.

A significant building programme has resulted in refurbishment in Science, a new English block, a Business and Enterprise Centre, new Music block, Maths, Drama and Dining Block, and a new Sixth form Centre. In addition there has been a new Sports Centre opened.

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