Part Time Office Manager
St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 8ALThis job expired on 25 June 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
25 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
3 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 25 hours per week (mornings) - 42 weeks. Term time plus 3 weeks
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 6, SCP 12-17 (£27,711 - £30,060) pro-rata, 42 weeks (term-time plus 3 weeks) (depending on experience)
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Head teacher and Governors of this popular and very happy school wish to appoint a professional, highly motivated and enthusiastic Office Manger to join our hard-working and very supportive staff, and to play a pivotal role in our school’s operations. This role involves overseeing financial strategy and operations, managing the daily functions of the school office and site team, and administering personnel support services to ensuring efficiency and effectiveness in all aspects of school operations.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Proven experience in managing and prioritising the flow of work in the school office.
- Experience in school finance management, including budgeting, forecasting, statutory reporting, and overseeing budget.
- Strong proficiency in IT-based management and financial information systems including SIMS, ParentPay and Unit 4.
- A working knowledge of Education HR, with the ability to handle personnel matters effectively and confidentially.
- Excellent people skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally with parents, staff, governors, and external stakeholders.
- A proactive and adaptable approach, with strong time management skills to handle multiple responsibilities efficiently and be able to adapt to a variety of situations.
While direct experience in education is beneficial, we welcome applicants with transferable skills and a willingness to learn and grow within the role.
What the school offers its staff
✅ A welcoming and supportive school community – become part of a team that values collaboration and a friendly working atmosphere.
✅ A strong commitment to staff well-being – we prioritize a positive work environment where your contributions are valued and recognised.
✅ Professional development opportunities to help you grow in your career, enhance your skills, and achieve your full potential.
✅ A varied and engaging role – every day brings new challenges and opportunities to make a difference.
✅ A positive working environment with modern facilities and resources to help you thrive.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
St. Vincent’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Such posts will require a DBS check and references will be taken up prior to interview.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 194 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School website
- Email address
- admin@stvincents.cheshire.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01565 633637
St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School is a semi-rural, one form entry school situated in Knutsford, Cheshire. The school was graded as Good by Ofsted in November 2022 and as Outstanding by the Diocese in its Denominational Inspection in March 2019.
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