Office Manager and PA to Leadership Team

Office Manager and PA to Leadership Team

Grade 5 – Full time equivalent is £26,421 - £32,076 pa. Actual salary £24,103 - £29,262 pa.

This is the pro rata salary for term time only plus teacher training days and two further weeks (41 weeks/can be flexible).

37 hours per week – Working pattern 08.00am-4.00pm Mon-Thurs and 08.00am–3.30pm Fri (with a 30-minute unpaid break) to be discussed at interview.

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and outstanding Office Manager to make a major contribution to the successful management, efficiency and administration of the school by delivering first class professional administration management and provide HR/PA support.

Working in a fast-paced environment as part of the administrative team, ensuring the school reception, administrative functions and HR/PA Support operate effectively; coordinating these multiple workstreams to deliver a professional and crucial support service to the school, wider community and Trust.

Experience in a school environment is preferable but more importantly you will have exceptional admin, HR, leadership, IT and organisational skills, and a flexible ‘can do’ approach, with a commitment to introducing a range of innovative and forward-thinking strategies. Offering outstanding, effective administration management and HR/PA support you can make a real difference.

You will be joining Hill Farm Primary at an exciting time as we are part of Castle Phoenix Trust. Being part of a Multi Academy Trust facilitates an opportunity to further develop our strategies to continue to invest in and develop our staff and, most importantly, bring about the best possible outcomes for our students who deserve the very best.

We will ensure you receive a comprehensive induction programme; every day will be different and we will play to your strengths. We also offer a range of benefits which include the local government pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, free parking and an employee discount scheme and a commitment to staff wellbeing and recognition through our wellbeing committee. We also have an annual conference for all support staff across our Trust, with a focus on wellbeing.

Hill Farm Primary has a great deal to be proud of, with a relentless focus on excellence and a desire to continuously improve. If you have the passion and determination to be a valued part of our team, we would love to hear from you.

Closing Date: 09.00 Monday 29 April 2024

If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date for applications, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.

Please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2023.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Trust is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people and creating a culture of vigilance and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and vigilance.

Staff are accountable for the way in which they exercise authority, manage risk, use resources and protect students, who they are responsible for or in contact with, from discrimination and avoidable harm. All staff, where paid or voluntary, have a duty to keep young people safe and to protect them from harm. When an individual accepts a role that involves working with children and young people they need to understand acknowledge that the responsibilities and trust are inherent to that role. There will be a requirement that staff observe their obligations in accordance with the Trust’s safeguarding procedure and report any concerns in accordance with the procedure to the appropriate person.