Office Manager

St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill; Haverhill; On-site; GBP 14,481 - 16,154; Part time

Job summary

St Felix Catholic Primary School is seeking an Office Manager in Haverhill. This permanent role is 19 hours per week term time (38 weeks) plus 2 PD Days and an extra week (39.4 weeks a year), with hours 8:00–12:00 on Mon and 8:00–16:00 on Wed/ Fri.

The post involves office, premises, HR admin and health and safety management, and clerking governor meetings in the evenings twice a term. Experience in school administration, strong IT skills and the ability to lead a team are essential;

Qualifications

• Experience working in an office, ideally in a school.
• Experience managing a busy team.
• Excellent communication and IT skills.
• Ability to multi-task and build relationships with parents, children, and staff.
• Safeguarding experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will be responsible for managing the office, premises, HR admin and health and safety, as well as completing administrative duties to support the leadership team.
• Part of your role will also include clerking governor meetings held in the evenings twice a term.

Job description

Job Title: Office Manager

Hours: 19 hours per week term time (38 weeks) plus 2 PD Days and one additional week (39.4 weeks a year). Hours to be worked over 3 days, 8:00 - 12:00 Monday, 8:00 - 16:00 Wednesday/Friday.

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: Grade 5 (range £32,597-£36,363 pro rata) pay award pending. Actual salary for this position would be £14,481 - £16,154.

Required from: September 2026

St Felix Catholic Primary is a very popular school in Haverhill and is part of the Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi Academy Trust.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, experienced, efficient and pro-active candidate to manage our busy and supportive office.

Responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for managing the office, premises, HR admin and health and safety, as well as completing administrative duties to support the leadership team. Part of your role will also include clerking governor meetings held in the evenings twice a term.

Qualifications and Experience

The post holder will have experience of working in an office, ideally in a school, plus experience of managing a busy team. They will have excellent communication and IT skills. The ability to multi-task and to build positive relationships with all parents, children, and staff is essential. Experience in safeguarding is desirable.

We are a caring Catholic school, with a strong inclusive ethos, where everyone in the community is valued. It is not a requirement of the role to be Catholic, but candidates should be sympathetic to and support the Catholic ethos of the school.

St. Felix is part of Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi Academy Trust which is a highly collaborative partnership seeking to provide a wide range of opportunities for staff development. Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Check is required for all successful applicants, together with two referees.

Contact: St Felix School, School Lane, Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 9DE. Tel: [phone]. Email: [e-mail]