School Secretary/Office Manager

Kent Catholic School Partnership; Rochester; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School in Strood, Rochester invites applications for an Office Manager who is calm, friendly and professional. You will manage a wide range of administrative tasks, support the Headteacher and Business Manager, handle queries from parents and visitors, and assist with health and safety duties.

The role involves inputting data onto Arbor, managing attendance and some light financial duties within a friendly school environment during term time.

Qualifications

• IT skills and Arbor experience are essential.
• Experience handling attendance, minor financial tasks and data input.
• Ability to handle queries from parents and visitors; basic health and safety responsibilities included.

Responsibilities

• Attend to queries from parents, children and visitors.
• Input data onto Arbor and maintain attendance records.
• Provide administrative support to Headteacher and Business Manager; assist with basic first aid.

Skills

IT skills

Arbor experience

Tools

Arbor software

Job description

To manage a comprehensive administrative and organisational support service to the Headteacher, Business Manager, teachers and school.

In our welcoming and happy primary school, there is a vacancy for an Office Manager who is calm, friendly and professional. Duties include; attending to queries from parents, children and other visitors, attendance, some financial dealing, providing administrative support, including the input of data onto Arbor and some health and safety responsibilities. Administering basic first aid is also required in this role.

IT skills and experience with Arbor are essential.

Salary & Benefits

Hours: 8.00am - 4.00pm with 45 min break (36.25 hours per week, term time)

Location

English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Strood
Frindsbury Road
Rochester
Kent
ME2 4JA

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment where all individuals are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We actively promote equality across all areas of employment and do not tolerate discrimination of any kind.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities, and we are dedicated to supporting the wellbeing of our staff—including a strong focus on mental health, family-friendly policies, and inclusive practices that reflect the richness of our school communities.

Together, we strive to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of the children and families we serve.

Job reference: SSEMM01