School Office Manager (Maternity Cover)

Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy, Leicestershire, LE9 7AW

32 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Beginning of March

• Closing date

  23 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  22 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,272.00 - £26,756.00 Annually (Actual) £28,142-£31,022 (FTE)

School Office Manager (Maternity Cover) job summary

School Office Manager (Maternity Cover)

Employer: St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust

Location: St. Peter's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Earl Shilton

Hours: 37 hours per week (39 weeks per year)

Position: Fixed Term (for up to one year to cover maternity leave)

Salary: £24,272 - £26,756 (£28,142-£31,022 FTE )

Grade: Band 4 (Points 11-17)

Start Date: March 2026
Closing date: 09:00am 23rd January 2026

Interview Date: 4th February 2026

We are seeking an administration professional to lead and manage our Office and Administration. This role is for up to 12 months covering a maternity leave.

The purpose of the role is to be responsible for maintaining pupil data including school admissions, HR and Payroll, Finance administration and providing administrative support to the Headteacher, Senior Leadership Team and other staff. You will oversee the Administration Office, provide guidance and support, and manage the front office as the first point of contact for the school community and visitors. The hours of work are 8.30am to 4.30pm.

Due to the nature of this role, experience of working in an administration office is essential.

If you have the skills and experience to support our pupils at St Peter’s, we would be delighted to hear from you. We warmly welcome school visits, where you can experience our nurturing, welcoming atmosphere and see first-hand how rewarding working here can be.

Please contact Sam Roper at the school to arrange a visit or further discussion on 01455 843840

How to apply

To apply for this role please submit your application no later than the closing date stated above. You will receive an automated response from our vacancies inbox to confirm your application has been received.

Why work for the St Thomas Aquinas Multi Academy Trust?

Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 23 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.

Pension - automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.

Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff.

Childcare - If you have children that attend before/after school at one of the 23 schools in our Trust, that provide their own provision, as an employee you will be able to access this resource for free.

About St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust

Our school is part of the St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi-Academy Trust which brings together the 23 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Leicester City, Rutland and Leicestershire. Our priority is to ensure the very best Catholic Education for all young people in our community, whatever their circumstances. We will achieve this together, through a strategic approach to sharing best practice, effective challenge and support from a central standards and performance team and opportunities for high quality Continuing Professional Development.

The Trust and all our schools within our Trust committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check, online check and other pre-employment checks are required for successful applicants. The Trust will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.

Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs. This includes those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith who are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.

Learn more about us on our socials:

Instagram: @StThomasAquinasCMAT

Facebook: @StThomasAquinasCMAT

LinkedIn: @st-thomas-aquinas-catholic-multi-academy-trust

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.

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.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 202 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/saint-peters-catholic-voluntary-academy

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