Senior Admin and Operations Manager

Manor Wood Primary School; Leeds; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Manor Wood Primary School in Leeds is seeking an experienced Senior Administrator to join our busy school office. You will support 116 staff and around 700 children, handling day-to-day queries with professionalism.

This permanent, term-time role is 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The ideal candidate is organised, reliable and able to work under pressure while upholding safeguarding policies. You will be part of a friendly team of four, and a DBS check will be completed before employment.

Qualifications

• Experienced in busy school office environments.
• Enhanced DBS check required and safeguarding compliant.

Responsibilities

• Manage administrative queries for staff and pupils.
• Provide confidential, high-quality administrative support.
• Work as part of a friendly 4‑person team.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding policies.

Skills

Administration

Team player

Organised

Attention to detail

People skills

Tools

MS Office

Job description

We are a 2-form entry school with childcare facilities on site from the age of 6months upwards (Baby Nest), 2-year-old Nursery, 3-year-old Nursery and before, after and holiday club.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Administrator to work in our busy school office - we are a friendly team of 4 school staff handling the administrative queries of 116 employees and approximately 700 children

This vacancy will suit candidates who are enthusiastic, highly motivated, and have the best outcomes for children at heart.

This is a Permanent term time only post with working hours of 37 per week Monday to Friday.

We are looking for someone who is:

• A committed and confident team player.
• Organised, resilient, hardworking and reliable.
• Patient, calm and loves working with people and children.
• Able to plan, organise and prioritise own time effectively and meet deadlines.
• Able to provide confidential and high-quality administrative support.
• Able to work on own initiative, under pressure and be willing to learn new skills.

The successful applicant will undergo an enhanced DBS check prior to employment and will abide by Owlcotes Multi Academy Trust’s policies and procedures and Manor Wood Primary School safeguarding and child protection policies.

Successful candidates will be invited to a selection day which will involve a face-to-face interview and some experience related tasks.