Office Manager - Grangehurst Primary School

Coventry City Council; Coventry; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Coventry City Council’s partner Grangehurst Primary School invites a confident, friendly administrator to join the reception and admin team. You will greet visitors, pupils and staff, handling inquiries with a calm and professional manner.

The role requires excellent IT skills with Word, Excel and Publisher, and the ability to manage confidential information in a busy school office environment. DBS checks apply.

Qualifications

• Front-facing school admin experience preferred.
• Proficient in Word, Excel and Publisher.
• Ability to handle confidential information professionally.
• Experience in a busy school office is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Greet visitors and manage inquiries at the front desk.
• Provide a range of administrative and IT duties.
• Maintain confidentiality and data protection.
• Support safeguarding processes and DBS checks when required.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

IT literacy

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Publisher

Job description

What is the job role?

Grangehurst Primary School has a fantastic and rare opportunity for a confident, friendly & flexible individual to join our strong and supportive administration team.

The successful candidate will be a front facing representative of the school, dealing with visitors, children, staff and other stakeholder groups and as such will be responsible for upholding the vision and ethos of the school at all times. You will need to provide an excellent level of customer service and ensure all queries are dealt with effectively and efficiently.

Who are we looking for?

The successful candidate will have a passion for working in a school and be a hard working and motivated individual, who will help to provide a diverse range of administrative and IT duties for the school. This is a busy and varied role, suitable for someone who is pleasant and welcoming and has the ability to remain calm and cope with the unexpected.

The successful candidate will have excellent IT skills and be competent in using a range of Microsoft packages, including word, publisher and excel. You will be able to remain professional when handling confidential information, be an excellent communicator and ideally have experience of working in a busy office environment within a school setting.

Our workforce data shows that men and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are under-represented, we encourage applicants from these backgrounds to apply. This does not prevent individuals with or without other protected characteristics as set out within the Equality Act 2010 from applying for this post.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS, all relevant safeguarding and pre-employment clearances, and the receipt of two satisfactory references.

Closing Date: Friday 9 th October 2026 at 9am.

Interviews: Week commencing 12 th October 2026

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.