Business Management Officer High School - PKC

Main Purpose of the Role

Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job, it's about being part of something meaningful. It's about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of all we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch.

We currently have the following opportunity:

Business Management Officer (PKC
13999)
£31,759 - £34,011
Perth High School

Perth High School is seeking an experienced, highly organised, and motivated School Office Manager to lead our administrative team and ensure the smooth and efficient running of our busy secondary school office.

This is a key leadership role within the school, responsible for managing administrative systems, coordinating operational processes, and leading a team of administrative staff to deliver a high-quality service to pupils, staff, and parents/carers.

You will play a central role in supporting the Senior Leadership Team and ensuring that the school operates effectively.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has proven experience in office or administrative management.
• Has strong leadership skills and experience managing staff.
• Excels at organising workloads and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Has strong IT skills.
• Demonstrates professionalism, discretion, and a commitment to high standards.

This is an exciting time to join our team! Perth High School is a large, friendly and welcoming comprehensive, drawing pupils from a mix of Perth City and rural Perthshire. We are an ambitious school, for all of our people and are undergoing a significant period of change both in our development as a school community as we have just completed an incredibly exciting move to our state of the art Passivhaus standard building.

Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this post.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership and People Management:

- Lead, supervise, and support the school’s administrative team, ensuring high performance and a positive working culture.

- Allocate workloads effectively, ensuring tasks are prioritised and completed to a high standard.

- Manage staff development, performance, and wellbeing, including conducting PRD reviews.

- Act as the first point of escalation for administrative issues and resolve these professionally.

Operational and Task Management

- Oversee the day-to-day running of the school office, ensuring efficient systems and processes

- Manage competing priorities and deadlines, including pupil data, attendance, and reporting cycles

- Ensure accurate and secure management of school records using systems such as SEEMIS

- Continuously review and improve administrative processes to enhance efficiency

- Manage complex student data relating to attendance, behaviour, and attainment.

- Management of financial administration following PKC Financial Guidance.

Communication and Stakeholder Engagement

- Act as a key point of contact for parents/carers, pupils, staff, and external agencies

- Ensure clear, professional communication across all school channels

- Coordinate school events such as parents’ evenings, options processes, and transition activities (P7–S1).

There is an expectation of this post to be Emergency First Aid trained - training will be provided.

Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours. Find out more about Perth & Kinross Council and you could soon be joining our team!

Here's what we can offer
you
:

• A generous annual leave package
• 6 days public holiday and an additional discretionary day
• Eligibility to join our pension scheme
• Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working, Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave, time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework
• Access to a range of benefits

We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where…