Office Manager - St John’s CE Primary School

St John's CE Primary School – Office Manager

Starting date: 1st September 2026. Grade 6, SCP 9-15. Pay: £27,254 - £30,024 (pay award pending). Pro‑rata: £13,046 – £14,372 for 41 weeks per year, 47.36 pay weeks.

Working hours:

19.5 hours Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, 8:30 – 16:00 (including 1 hour unpaid lunch break).

Join our dedicated school community as our new Office Manager! We are seeking an organised, proactive, and highly professional individual to lead the day‑to‑day operations of our busy school office. This is a fantastic opportunity to thrive in a fast‑paced environment and to deliver excellent administrative support within an educational setting. You will be part of an outstanding support staff team across our Multi‑Academy Trust.

• Someone to act as a welcoming first point of contact for staff, pupils, parents and visitors.
• A dedicated, caring and energetic team‑player, self‑motivated towards all aspects of school life.
• Prior experience of working in a busy school office.
• An enthusiastic, approachable, and motivated professional looking to make a real impact within a supportive school environment.
• Good literacy and numeracy levels, excellent IT, organisational and interpersonal skills.

• Oversee school reception.
• Answer school telephones and make calls.
• Operate school email systems and other communications.
• Manage school registers.
• Operate the school MIS, Arbor; manage data returns.
• Process educational visits.
• Process safeguarding and health and safety procedures.
• Produce school letters, newsletters and update school/Trust website.
• Manage school orders, invoices and income.
• Manage the administration of the Out of School Club and Nursery provision.
• Administration of staff and pupil absence.

• An opportunity to ‘shine like the star you are’ within our beautiful rural school.
• A multitude of training opportunities within our Multi Academy Trust and wider cluster.
• A friendly, dedicated staff with a strong and genuine commitment to our schools.
• Supportive Leadership Teams, Trust Board, Church and community.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly DBS). As part of our recruitment process, we may carry out an online search of shortlisted candidates. Any relevant findings may be explored as an additional element of the interview.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.