School Office Manager - Cambridge

Randstad Education; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational recruitment firm in Cambridge seeks a dedicated School Office Manager to support client schools. The role requires managing the office administrator and overseeing school admissions. Candidates must have experience in a school environment, excellent communication skills, and eligibility to work in the UK. This position offers full-time hours with competitive weekly pay and various benefits.

Benefits

1:1 support for CV improvement

Support with school application and DBS

Exclusive roles and competitive weekly pay

Dedicated consultant

£300 shopping voucher for refer a friend

Onsite car parking

Excellent CPD opportunities

Career progression

Qualifications

• Experience in a school environment is essential.
• Must be efficient, well-organised, and an excellent team member.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written are required.
• Eligibility to work in the UK without sponsorship is required.
• DBS on an update service is a must.
• Two recent relevant references are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Line manage the Office Administrator.
• Support the induction process for volunteers and staff.
• Participate in training and performance development.
• Co-ordinate content for school publications.
• Manage school admissions.
• Maintain manual and computerised record systems.
• Sort and distribute school communications promptly.

Skills

Experience in a school environment

Efficient and well organised

Excellent communication skills

Experience of managing administrative systems

Flexible team member

Tools

SIMS

Integris or similar

Job description

Do you manage and meet deadlines?

Are you used to working with colleagues in other departments?

Then, I encourage you to apply now!

This role requires you to work from 8.00 am to 4.00 pm, Monday-Friday, as this is a full-time position.

If you're a proactive and dedicated individual, we want you to join our team as a School Office Manager. You'll provide essential support to our client schools throughout Cambridgeshire, with various opportunities available. This is a great chance to contribute to a thriving educational community.

Benefits with this role:

• 1:1 Support to edit and improve your CV
• Support with school application support and DBS
• Exclusive roles and Competitive weekly pay
• A dedicated consultant
• £300 shopping voucher as Refer a friend scheme
• Supportive Staff
• Onsite car parking and transport links
• Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression

The successful candidate will have the below responsibilities:

• To line manage and be responsible for the effective management and deployment of the Office Administrator
• To support with the induction process for volunteers, contracted/temporary staff and support lines
• Participate in training, other learning activities and performance development as required
• Co-ordinating the content for school publications, including: newsletters, reports and questionnaires
• Be responsible for the management of admissions in the school
• Manage and maintain manual and computerised record/information system (SIMS)
• Sort and distribute school emails and letters promptly

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Experience in a school environment - this is essential for the position
• Be efficient, well organised, flexible and an excellent team member
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Experience of managing administrative systems and procedures (Integris or similar)
• Eligibility to work in the UK is ESSENTIAL (sponsorship is not available with this role)
• DBS on a update service is a must
• 2 recent relevant references

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, both an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a Barred List check are required for this role.

How to apply:

If you think you are a suitable candidate for this role please apply now!

We are looking forward to hearing from you!