Office Manager

Main Areas of Responsibility

Your main areas of responsibility will include:

• Administration and diary management for the Principal
• Support for HR processes an dfiles, including managing and maintaining administrative systems, supporting staff on academy procedures and recruitment and onboarding
• Maintenance of the academy’s Single Central Record
• Managing health and safety compliance
• Line management of the office team, premises and cleaning staff
• Communications with parents, pupils, the local community and the media where necessary

A full list of duties can be found in the Job Pack.

Skills

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• Excellent numeracy and literacy skills 
• General clerical/administrative/financial work
• Previous experience in a PA role, including diary management at a senior level
• Strong ICT and data inputting skills, including advanced use of Microsoft Office 
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills with both children and adults
• Experience of leading a team of people for improvement with successful outcomes
• Knowledge and experience of operating effective financial processes in line with company/ school best practice procedures.
• Experience of running successful income generation projects within school or company settings

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.