School Office Manager

Protocol Education Ltd; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic independent school in Hounslow is seeking an experienced School Office Manager to oversee front office operations. The ideal candidate will ensure efficient administration while leading a dedicated team. Responsibilities include managing school systems and safeguarding compliance, critical in a nurturing educational environment. This is a temporary position, with potential for permanence.

Benefits

FREE online safeguarding training

Assistance with training and compliance checks

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a School Office Manager or similar role.
• Strong grip on school MIS systems (e.g., iSAMs, SIMS).
• Working knowledge of safeguarding and GDPR compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead front office operations and team management.
• Ensure smooth administration processes in the school.
• Maintain school records and compliance standards.

Skills

Communication

Organisation

Calm under pressure

Tools

Microsoft Office

MIS systems

Job description

School Office Manager – Term Time + 32 Days

Hounslow, TW8 0

Start: August (ideally July for handover)

Monday–Friday | 08:30–17:30

Independent, co-ed day school | Ages 11–18 | Creative, innovative, and proudly pupil-focused

About the Role

Looking for your next step in school admin leadership? We’re working with a dynamic and forward-thinking independent school in West London who need an experienced School Office Manager to take the reins and lead a warm, efficient, and high-performing front office.

You’ll be the heartbeat of the school’s admin operation—ensuring everything runs like clockwork, managing a brilliant team, and keeping systems shipshape behind the scenes.

What You’ll Need to Shine

Proven experience in a similar role—ideally as a School Office Manager

Strong grip on school MIS systems like iSAMs, SIMS, Arbor or similar

Confident communicator with excellent organisation skills

Calm under pressure and comfortable juggling multiple priorities

Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Working knowledge of safeguarding, GDPR, and school compliance

It’d Be a Bonus If You Also Have:

Experience in primary or secondary school settings

First Aid training (or happy to complete it)

Familiarity with attendance and HR procedures

Experience maintaining the Single Central Record

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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