The position is permanent

full time – term time only including 5 INSET days

OR

full time – 52 week contract with 27-32 days holiday per year

Required for as soon as possible, a dynamic School Office Manager to join a highly committed school staff. Following the retirement of the experienced School Office Manager, the Governors of Saint John’s CE Primary School wish to appoint a dynamic and suitably qualified person to the role of School Office Manager.

 We are looking for a highly efficient and innovative individual who displays consistently high standards in all aspects of managing school business. The successful applicant will adopt a critical role in working with the Headteacher, the school senior leadership team and Governing Body to ensure that our pupils, families and staff benefit from high standards of efficiency and effective communication. In addition to this, the School Office Manager will foster strong working relationships with other senior professionals in school and in other external agencies.

The successful applicant will be accountable to the Headteacher.

The children and staff are looking for someone who:

• Is enthusiastic, organised, and efficient and able to work in a busy environment;
• Has a proven record of working with a school finance or school business;
• Has high levels of integrity and professionalism;
• Has a sound understanding of safeguarding requirements in school;
• Has excellent communication skills at all levels and is a team player;
• Has a commitment to supporting the school’s Christian Vision, ethos and values;

In return, we can offer: 

• A highly effective Church school with an atmosphere of welcome, calm and exceptional relationships. (SIAMS 2023)
• A school where all can flourish personally in a community where treating others with dignity and respect is strikingly normal. (SIAMS 2023)
• A strong, dedicated and supportive team of staff and governors which ensures that all staff feel well supported and confident to undertake their roles effectively (Ofsted 2023)
• Well behaved, respectful children. Behaviour is excellent and smiling infectious (SIAMS 2023)

The recruitment process for this post will be underpinned by rigorous safer recruitment assessment to ensure that children are protected.

As an employee of St. John’s C.E Primary School, you will have a responsibility for and must be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and for ensuring that they are protected from harm.

The school’s safeguarding and child protection information and policy can be found of the school’s website: https://www.stjohnsceprimarywaterloo.co.uk/safeguarding/

Due to the nature of the work, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful candidate must be able to obtain a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure (via the Disclosure & Barring Service DBS) in order to be appointed to the post.

Visits by prior appointment are warmly welcomed.

CLOSING DATE: 12pm on Thursday 24 October 2024    

SHORTLISTING: Thursday 24 October 2024

INTERVIEWS: Monday 04 November 2024