School Office Manager

St Matthew's Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2LD

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Post will start on 1st January 2025, but ideally the successful candidate would be available to work alongside our current office manager before this date to begin to learn the role.

• Closing date

  18 November 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  22 October 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 40 Hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm, term time only, with additional days to be worked during the summer holidays to support the smooth operation of the school, particularly admissions. Total of 39 weeks per year.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,294 to £25,579 (pro rata)
• Pay scale: Points 7 to 11
• Hourly rate: £12.63 to £13.50 per hour

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for someone who can offer:

• A positive personality who can motivate members of their team.
• Previous experience in a busy office and of establishing and maintaining office systems.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills.

• The ability to relate well to children and adults and to recognize the need for confidentiality in dealing with sensitive information.

• The ability to work well as part of a team and to use initiative when required.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Competent ICT skills using standard office software packages and familiarity with the use of databases.

• The ability to manage own time effectively and prioritize work as necessary.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• dedicated and friendly colleagues to work with
• supportive parents and carers and wonderful children in our school community
• training to get up to speed with key tasks and ongoing professional development as appropriate to the role
• an opportunity to shape new processes as we update software systems in the school office

Flexible working opportunities

There may be some flexibility about exact hours worked in each school day.

Further details about the role

With the coming retirement of our long-serving school office manager, St Matthew’s Primary School is looking to recruit to fill the vacancy for this vital role. The successful applicant will be leading the friendly and dedicating team in our school office.

A school office is a busy place with many tasks. The manager has a key role in certain essential tasks such as updating personnel records, administering payroll, collecting data for and submitting the school census, administering pupil admissions to the school.

A key part of the office manager’s work is organising the roles and responsibilities for the rest of the office team. The many tasks essential to the running of the school are shared between the team members as appropriate. We like to work closely with all of our staff to match their specific responsibilities to their experience, hours and, where possible, their interests. This supports our staff in their professional development.

Further details and an application pack can be found on our website at http://www.stmatthews.cambs.sch.uk/website/office_manager/699087

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

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About St Matthew's Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 664 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St Matthew's Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: office@stmatthews.cambs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01223568838
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-matthew-s-primary-school (opens in new tab)

St. Matthew’s is an exciting place to work. Situated in the centre of Cambridge, just off East Road near the Grafton Centre, we are a community primary school (not affiliated to any church, despite our name) serving a very diverse community with over 37 different languages spoken by the children. Our children achieve highly and make excellent progress in St Matthew’s, but we know this is just one aspect of school life. One of our school aims is for St Matthew’s to be “inspiring, challenging and fun”, for the children and for the staff. We are all very proud of our strong, our inclusive ethos, the excellent pastoral care we offer and our sense of innovation and adventure. These characteristics are highly valued by our staff team, our children and our supportive parents.

Arranging a visit to St Matthew's Primary School

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

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