Senior Office Manager
Harborne Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B17 9LU13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
30 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time, Term time + 2 weeks
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 4
What skills and experience we're looking for
To manage the efficient and effective running of the school office, devising new systems as required and improving business efficiency and quality standards.
Supervision of staff as required
Responsibility for establishing contacts with a variety of outside suppliers of goods or services, the receipting of goods and invoice processing through FMS
Management, collection and reconciliation of school monies and providing statistical information as required; administering free school meals and milk in schools scheme.
Responsibility for managing the petty cash and school fund account
Responsibility for administering schools’ admissions procedures and accurately maintaining the pupil related information system on SIMs.
Responsibility for completing staff returns, and reconciling queries
Managing the quality clerical support including emails, word processing, reprographics and filing.
Responsibility for ensuring that welcoming, calm and effective main office and reception.
Working closely with and taking direction from the School Business Manager in administrative and office routines.
Manage the organisation of school visits, camps and extra- curricular activities
To organise daily/ long term supply needs of the school
To adhere to the ethos of the school
To promote the agreed vision and aims of the school.
What the school offers its staff
Senior Office Manager Opportunity for September 2025
Harborne Primary School is a four-form entry primary school based on 2 sites with 840 pupils on roll: the original site dating back to 1902 at Station Road and our second site newly built in 2019 at Court Oak Road.
We are a friendly and thriving four form entry primary school and operate from 2 sites. We also offer term time wrap around care.
The school is a place where happy pupils succeed, which balances attainment with wider world skills acquisition and the development of well-rounded and happy children well equipped to thrive. We have a brilliant and cohesive staff team.
We are seeking a talented Senior Office Manager to join our team in September 2025.
Informal visits are welcome and encouraged from 16th June. To arrange a visit please contact Jayne Walker.
Further details about the role
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 governors 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
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
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
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Harborne Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 806 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Harborne Primary School website
- Email address
- recruitment@harborne.bham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0121 464 2705
Arranging a visit to Harborne Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@harborne.bham.sch.uk.
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