Office Manager

Westfield School, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, SL8 5BE

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible or September 2026

• Closing date

  24 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, 41 weeks (term time + 5 INSET days + 2 weeks during the holidays)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Bucks Pay Range 5 (Actual Salary £30,715-£33,706)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The role plays a key part in ensuring the school operates efficiently and sustainably, enabling staff to focus on delivering excellent education for the pupils.

• Manage the day-to-day office administrative functions
• Operational responsibilities across HR management and procedures
• Manage the booking and records of staff CPD
• Responsibility for maintaining the Single Central Record
• System lead for key systems e.g. MIS
• Manage and develop office team
• Oversight of the SEN administrative process
• Responsible for the coordination and submission of Workforce and School census

You will have:

• Experience of working in a busy and pressurised administrative environment (preferably within a school setting)
• Experience of HR management and procedures
• Experience of supporting and leading office staff effectively, modelling professionalism and teamwork
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills
• Experience of developing and continually improving effective administrative systems and procedures
• High levels of accuracy, meticulous attention to detail whilst maintaining professional integrity
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritise effectively, and meet deadlines
• Confident use of IT systems, including Microsoft 365
• Understanding of safeguarding responsibilities

Please refer to the individual Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

What the school offers its staff

We are seeking an enthusiastic, organised and self -motivated Office Manager to join our team who is a dedicated professional who takes pride in delivery high-quality administrative support and ensuring the smooth running of a busy school office.

We can offer you:

• A varied and rewarding role with a key strategic impact
• Opportunity to shape and influence a growing and forwarding thinking school
• A positive, caring and forward-thinking environment with superb space and facilities
• A friendly and committed team of staff and governors and strong, supportive management
• Professional development and training opportunities

Please visit www.westfieldschoolbucks.org for more information.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

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.

If you would like to find out more information about the role or you wish to arrange a visit to the school, please contact Jayne Pitson, Business Manager via the school office on 01628 533125 or email recruitment@westfield.bucks.sch.uk.

An application pack is attached. You can also obtain one using the contact details above or by visiting our website www.westfieldschoolbucks.org.

Completed applications should be emailed to recruitment@westfield.bucks.sch.uk. Only applications submitted on the current Buckinghamshire Council application form will be considered. Please note we do not accept CV’s.

Interview date: Wednesday 1st July 2026 - Applications will be considered on receipt and we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible. We reserve the right to interview candidates before the closing date and withdraw the post if an appointment is made.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.

Commitment to safeguarding

Westfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS, Teaching Regulation Agency, childcare disqualification, qualification and reference checks.

As part of the shortlisting process, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school might want to explore with the applicant at interview.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Office Manager Job Description.pdf - 307 KB (opens in new tab)

Office Manager Person Specification.pdf - 232 KB (opens in new tab)

About Westfield School

• School type: Special school, ages 4 to 11
• School size: 80 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Westfield School website
• Email address: recruitment@westfield.bucks.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01628 533125
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/westfield-school-bourne-end

Westfield School is a primary aged special school for children who experience Communication and Interaction difficulties within the moderate learning difficulties range. We are continuing to expand so that more children can benefit from our provision and are increasing our staffing to support this.

Arranging a visit to Westfield School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@westfield.bucks.sch.uk.

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