School Office Manager — Lead Admin & Finance

Doncaster City Council; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Warmsworth Primary School in Doncaster seeks an experienced Office Manager to lead our school office and ensure its smooth running. You will manage a team of office staff and provide day-to-day support to pupils, parents, carers, staff and visitors.

The successful candidate will have office experience (ideally in a school), excellent communication, strong ICT skills (Word/Excel/Publisher), familiarity with SIMS and financial procedures, and the ability to work under pressure with a friendly,

Qualifications

• Experience of working within an office environment, preferably a school setting.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• A friendly, flexible and professional approach, particularly when multi-tasking under pressure.
• A very good working knowledge of office management systems such as Microsoft Word/Excel/Publisher etc
• A full working knowledge of SIMS is a significant advantage, although training and support will be provided to the suitable candidate
• Good understanding of financial procedures.
• The ability to prioritise workload to ensure office systems operate efficiently for the smooth running of the school.
• Have good literacy and numeracy skills (GCSE English and Mathematics to Grade C/Grade 4 or above.)

Responsibilities

• Lead our team of office staff and contribute to the effective running of our school office.
• Be responsible for the leadership and daily smooth running of our busy school office.
• Provide day-to-day support to pupils, parents, carers, staff and visitors.
• Use initiative; work well under pressure and maintain exceptional customer service.

Skills

Office environment experience

Verbal and written communication

Multi-tasking under pressure

Office management systems (Word/Excel/

SIMS knowledge

Financial procedures

Prioritising workload

Literacy and numeracy GCSE C/4

Education

GCSE English

GCSE Mathematics

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Publisher

Job description

Warmsworth Primary School in Doncaster seeks an experienced Office Manager to lead our school office and ensure its smooth running. You will manage a team of office staff and provide day-to-day support to pupils, parents, carers, staff and visitors.

The successful candidate will have office experience (ideally in a school), excellent communication, strong ICT skills (Word/Excel/Publisher), familiarity with SIMS and financial procedures, and the ability to work under pressure with a friendly,