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Office Support Manager

Samuel Allsopp Primary and Nursery School, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2LU

77 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  17 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  31 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday Term-time only (39 weeks, including 5 INSET days, plus 4 weeks)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,060 - £34,314 FTE Salary (pay award pending)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The ideal candidate will:

• Able to give a long-standing commitment and show a keenness to being an integral part of the school’s journey forward over time
• Have the ability and hold a mature and professional disposition
• Be organised and meticulous in their presentation and their time management
• Have some experience in using financial information and in budget monitoring
• Have impeccable standards of grammar with a secure and working command of English
• Be able to set up processes and schedules, embracing the principles of sound operational management
• Be able to communicate warmly and professionally with contractors, external services and all school stakeholders
• Demonstrate the ability and an understanding of people management techniques
• Be competent and efficient in word processing and in using a range of computer software packages to support administration such as the Microsoft Office Suite
• Be able to adapt and respond calmly and effectively to situations which arise in real time
• Manage sensitive information discretely, maintain confidentiality at all times and hold the Headteacher’s counsel
• Have a sense of humour

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• A true sense of belonging, where everyone’s voice matters and where all are given opportunities to get involved in our journey forward
• Commited staff who show genuine care for the school, its children and our families
• Time and space to work away from the busy school office environment so you can get on with your job without distractions
• Some flexibility and the capacitiy to work off-site on occasion, accessing essential files and information remotely.
• Access to support, networking and regular training
• A passionate and future focussed senior leadership team who are open to new ideas and who are committed to making a difference

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.

Thank you for your interest in our Office Support Manager’s post to start from 1st January 2026. Due to the promotion of the current post-holder, we are looking for an organised and efficient individual to support the Headteacher and wider school operation in the background, helping to make things happen.

Samuel Allsopp Primary and Nursery School is a place where the smallest things make a big difference and it is undergoing a rapid transformation of its ethos, its values and the education provided to the local community. Centred around a culture where everyone holds high expectations and where we all believe that anything is possible and everybody ‘can’, we are looking for an organised and efficient individual to support the Headteacher and wider school operation in the background, helping to make things happen.

If you are keen to join a team committed to working together to improve the life-chances and experiences of our pupils you are strongly encouraged to apply. We are embarking on an exciting journey forward and we are looking for someone who wants to play an integral part in making things happen. Please submit the application form with a covering letter, outlining the skills and experience you could bring to the role,

Previous experience in business or industry is advantageous and experience of working in a school, although helpful, is not essential. Experience in working with senior staff who hold a challenging caseload of priorities, is beneficial.

Visits to come and look around our two-site school are warmly encouraged and can be arranged for September 2025 onwards, by contacting Sarah Tompkinson via office@samuelallsopp.staffs.sch.uk. We look forward to hearing from you.

This School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This position is subject to a “disclosure” check under the “Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974”.Further details regarding this check and Staffordshire County Council’s employment policy will be found within the guidance notes.

Please note that completed applications should be returned to school no later than Friday 17th October 2025. Interviews are planned for Thursday 23rd October 2025. Applications should be sent by email to office@samuelallsopp.staffs.sch.uk.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Commitment to safeguarding

This School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Samuel Allsopp Primary and Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 329 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Samuel Allsopp Primary and Nursery School website
• Email address: office@samuelallsopp.staffs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01283 247420
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/victoria-community-school

Two site Primary school with a nursery for pupils aged 3-11 years old.

Arranging a visit to Samuel Allsopp Primary and Nursery School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@samuelallsopp.staffs.sch.uk.

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