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Teaching Vacancies; Middlewich; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension scheme

Professional development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

High street discounts

Supportive environment

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies in Middlewich is seeking an Office Manager to oversee financial operations, manage daily office and site team activities, and provide HR support to ensure efficient school operations.

The role offers a competitive salary, with the option to join the Local Government Pension scheme, and opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing and prioritising work in a school office.
• Experience in school finances: purchase ledger, income collection and budgeting.
• Strong IT-based management and financial information system skills including payroll.
• Working knowledge of HR and handling personnel matters confidentially.
• Excellent communication with parents, staff, governors and external stakeholders.
• Proactive, adaptable with strong time management and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial operations for the school.
• Manage daily office and site team functions.
• Administer personnel support services.

Skills

Office management

Budget monitoring

Payroll systems

HR knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Time management

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Head teacher and Governors of this popular and very happy school wish to appoint a professional, highly motivated and enthusiastic Office Manager to join our hard-working and very supportive staff, and to play a pivotal role in our school's operations.

This role involves overseeing financial operations, managing the daily functions of the school office and site team, and administering personnel support services to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in all aspects of school operations.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Proven experience in managing and prioritising the flow of work in the school office.
• Experience in school finances including managing the purchase ledger, income collection and budget monitoring.
• Strong proficiency in IT-based management and financial information systems including payroll.
• A working knowledge of HR, with the ability to handle personnel matters effectively and confidentially.
• Excellent people skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally with parents, staff, governors, and external stakeholders.
• A proactive and adaptable approach, with strong time management skills to handle multiple responsibilities efficiently and be able to adapt to a variety of situations. While direct experience in education is beneficial, we welcome applicants with transferable skills and a willingness to learn and grow within the role.

What the school offers its staff

What we offer:

• A competitive salary and option to join the Local Government Pension scheme
• Professional development opportunities to further enhance your career
• A supportive and collaborative working environment
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programmeincluding access to high street discounts

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.