Office Manager
Pay Grade: NJC19-21 £29,777 - £30,825 (£25,612 - £26,513 pro rata)
Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 08:00-16:00, Friday 08:00-15:30
Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time Only plus 2 INSET days plus 3 PLUS days
Start Date: 15 April 2024
Closing Date: 26 February 2024
Interview Date: 1 March 2024
We are seeking a highly organised and efficient individual to join our team as Office Manager. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in overseeing the daily administration and ensuring the smooth running of the school office. This includes line managing administrative staff and the reception front desk. The Office Manager will be responsible for maintaining confidentiality, managing processes, and contributing to the planning and development of support services within the school. In addition to this, you will safeguard our students and act as our Lead First Aider and Fire Warden.
You will play a pivotal role at the core of our operations, significantly influencing the academic experiences of both students and staff within our school.
To avoid disappointment, we encourage you to apply early as we will review applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close this posting once suitable candidates have been found. We look forward to receiving your application.
What Ashton Park School can offer:
- A highly collaborative department of specialists
- Committed and supportive staff body with a real sense of community
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Ashton Park Fitness Centre offers
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Free eye tests
- Access to staff sports and competitions
- Avon Pension Scheme
- Training and professional development opportunities
- Internal job market and great opportunities for progression
- Family friendly policies
- Free parking
- Staff social events
About Ashton Park Secondary School:
'’The new school leadership team has been mindful of staff workload and well-being when introducing rapid change’’ Ofsted Lead Inspector
This is an exciting time to join Ashton Park School & sixth form as we embed our vision for our school to be ‘Valued in our community for our passion for learning and a commitment to excellence within a caring atmosphere built on mutual respect, and celebration of success’. In a recent Ofsted inspection, we were graded ‘Good’ in all areas.
We are looking for applicants who are passionate about students’ learning and who have an unequivocal commitment to excellence in all they do. The successful applicant will have the enthusiasm, knowledge and skills to deliver high quality student support.
Being part of the professional learning community at Gatehouse Green Learning Trust will provide the post holder with outstanding opportunities to progress and contribute to the continuing development of both school and trust.
Ashton Park is an inclusive and oversubscribed school, with over 1200 students, set in the beautiful grounds of the Ashton Court Estate in Bristol. We have many strengths including a committed team of staff who are enthusiastic and passionate about their work and supporting the young people in our care. There is a hugely impressive range of opportunities on offer for our student body. We are a very happy school community.
We truly believe Ashton Park has the potential to develop into a beacon of academic excellence over the next few years. If you are prepared for the challenge of playing a significant role in helping us achieve this and have a core belief that all students, no matter what their background or prior attainment can achieve, then we would welcome an application from you.
We wish you the very best of luck with your application and hope to meet you soon!
Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust’s recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.