Office Manager

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council; Wrenthorpe; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council is seeking an Office Manager to lead the school's administration team in a busy environment. You will manage processes, communicate with stakeholders, and drive efficient systems across the office.

The ideal candidate will have experience in managing an administrative team, be highly organised, and capable of forward planning and developing robust procedures within a school setting.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a busy school administration office.
• Strong IT skills and experience with school admin systems.
• Experience with changing priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the school's administration team to ensure efficient operations.
• Develop and improve office systems, processes and procedures.
• Plan and progress activities and projects with initiative and judgement.
• Communicate effectively with staff, pupils, governors, parents and visitors.

Skills

Organised

School admin systems

Prioritisation

Deadline management

SIMS database

Communication skills

Forward planning

Systems development

Team management

Performance management

Tools

SIMS database

Job description

Office Manager

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

• Wakefield
• £34,334-37,056 per year
• Permanent
• Full-time

14 hours ago

We are seeking an exceptional individual to lead the school's administration team as Office Manager. Working in a busy environment it is essential that you are a 'people person', with outstanding interpersonal skills, exceptional communication and IT skills and to be able to deal professionally with all of the school's stakeholders, including staff, pupils, visitors, school governors and parents.

The successful candidate will have had experience of managing a busy office/administrative team. The ideal candidate will be able to organise, plan and progress activities and projects using their own initiative and judgement ensuring that systems, process and procedures are effective and efficient within the team.

Key skills and experience that the candidate will have:

• Highly motivated and organised with a strong working knowledge of effective schools administrative systems.
• Responding to changing priorities with a proven ability to meet required deadlines.
• A good working knowledge of SIMS database
• Able to communicate confidently and appropriately with colleagues, senior managers and members of the public.
• Ability to forward plan and work on own initiative.
• Ability to develop systems, process and procedures
• Experience of effectively managing and supporting an administration team using performance management.

The successful applicant will be required to provide criminal conviction information and complete a Disclosure Application Form.

For further information and an application form can be downloaded from

Completed application forms need to be returned to the school F.A.O Sue Thompson, HR Manager no later than noon on Friday 23 October 2026.