Office Manager

Yorkswood Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 6DF

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  asap

• Closing date

  24 March 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,067.00 - £36,124.00 Annually (Actual) salary is subject to a pay review, due to complete in Spring 2025

Office Manager job summary

About Us:

Yorkswood Primary is a vibrant and welcoming school committed to providing an excellent learning environment for pupils. We are seeking a highly organised and proactive School Office Manager to join our dynamic team. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with strong administrative skills, excellent communication abilities, and a passion for supporting the smooth operation of the school.

Role Overview:

As the school Office Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day administrative functions of the school office. This includes managing office staff, ensuring the smooth operation of school systems, and acting as the primary point of contact for staff, parents, and visitors.

Key Responsibilities of the role include:

• Provide a welcoming, professional point of contact for visitors, parents, and staff.
• Manage school communication, including school dojos, emails, and phone calls.
• Line management of the administration team.
• Coordinate school events, meetings, and other special projects.
• Provide support to the school leadership team.
• Ensure compliance with relevant policies and procedures.
• Handle enquiries and requests from parents and external agencies

Why Join Yorkswood?

• Competitive salary and benefits, including an annual paid well-being day .
• A supportive and friendly working environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• The chance to make a real difference in the school community.

Please note, this role will require an enhanced DBS with barred list check and full references to be obtained before any job offer can be confirmed.

This role is intended to be an all year round position, with hours banked to allow time off during school holidays. This can be discussed further at the interview stage.

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.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Yorkswood Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 540 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/yorkswood-primary-school-birmingham

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