Office Manager

Greys Education Centre; Kempston; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Greys Education Centre in Kempston is seeking an experienced Office Manager to coordinate and streamline the school’s administrative procedures and ensure an efficient, well-run reception. You will lead the School Office Team and manage day-to-day communications with parents and carers.

The role is 37 hours per week, term time plus three weeks (including training days), with NJC points 17–22. You will work alongside the Headteacher to review responsibilities and ensure robust safeguarding checks

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating administrative procedures.
• Experience developing efficient reception systems.
• Experience arranging cover for staff absence.
• Experience supporting safeguarding checks.
• Experience overseeing school communications with parents and carers.
• Experience line-managing an office team.
• Experience reviewing office roles with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Implement and coordinate administrative procedures and systems including ways to streamline processes.
• Establish clear and consistent systems to develop an efficient and organised school Reception office.
• To arrange and organise cover for planned/unplanned class staff absence.
• Support the Trust's central HR team with all safeguarding checks and processes for the SCR ensuring all visitors, including staff and agency staff, adhere to our Policy.
• Oversee all communication for Greys Education Centre (including parents and carers).
• Day to day line management of the School Office Team. Ensuring reception is always run in a professional and business-like manner with adequate cover in place.
• A required, to work with the Headteacher to review the roles of the School Office Team allocating responsibilities, as appropriate.

Job description

Office Manager

NJC points 17 - 22

37 Hours per week term time + 3 weeks (including training days)

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Implement and coordinate administrative procedures and systems including ways to streamline processes.
• Establish clear and consistent systems to develop an efficient and organised school Reception office.
• To arrange and organise cover for planned/unplanned class staff absence.
• Support the Trust's central HR team with all safeguarding checks and processes for the SCR ensuring all visitors, including staff and agency staff, adhere to our Policy.
• Oversee all communication for Greys Education Centre (including parents and carers).
• Day to day line management of the School Office Team. Ensuring reception is always run in a professional and business-like manner with adequate cover in place.
• A required, to work with the Headteacher to review the roles of the School Office Team allocating responsibilities, as appropriate.