Office Manager

Nova Education Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Nova Perks

Job summary

Nottingham Free School in Nottingham is seeking an experienced Office Manager to oversee the school’s business support functions. You will coordinate communications with parents, support admissions, and maintain accurate records for students and staff.

Working with the Trust's People Team, you will handle HR administration, recruitment coordination, appraisal processes, and governance support to ensure safeguarding, data protection and policy compliance across the school.

Qualifications

• Experience in office management and school operations.
• Knowledge of HR administration and recruitment processes.
• Familiarity with safeguarding and data protection guidance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate communications with parents and carers, support admissions processes, and maintain accurate student and staff records.
• Provide comprehensive HR administrative support: recruitment activities, appraisal processes, and the Single Central Record.
• Support governance, compliance and operational effectiveness: safeguarding, data protection and policy monitoring.

Job description

Nottingham Free School Permanent Vacancy Reference: NOV20265793 Closes Nov 25, 2026 at 09:00 AM

Description

Office Manager

Location: Nottingham Free School

Contract: Permanent, full time, term time + 2 weeks

About us

Nottingham Free School is a welcoming and ambitious secondary school committed to ensuring every learner experiences transformative academic and personal growth. Alongside this commitment to students, we invest heavily in our people, providing a culture where staff feel valued, supported and able to access meaningful professional development throughout their careers.

About the role

The Office Manager role is vital to ensure the effective leadership, management & operation of the school's business support functions . Responsibilities include:

Supporting the day-to-day operation of the school office: coordinating communications with parents and carers, supporting admissions processes, and maintaining accurate student and staff records.

Provide comprehensive HR administrative support: working closely with the Trust's People Team to coordinate recruitment activities, administer appraisal processes, maintain the Single Central Record, and support probation review arrangements.

Support governance, compliance and operational effectiveness:working alongside the Business & Operations Manager and Clerk to Governors to maintain compliance records, ensure statutory information is up to date, assist with audit preparation, and support key monitoring activities across safeguarding, data protection and policy management.

Applications close on Wednesday 25th November 2026 at 9am.

Nottingham Free School is part of Nova Education Trust, a growing family of schools united by shared values, high aspirations and a commitment to delivering the very best outcomes for children and young people.

The Trust and school are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff will be required to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with DfE requirements.

All colleagues have access to ‘Nova Perks’, an employee benefits system bringing a range of fantastic benefits including salary sacrifice schemes, and health cash plan, and instant discounts. Please see the attached job pack for more details on what we have to offer.

Documents

Supporting documents for this role

• Office Manager Job Pack_Nov26.pdf 2.3 MB Download