Office Manager

Office Manager - School

£35-40k

8am - 4:30/5pm Office Based - full time

Elephant & Castle

Leading school offering students a first-class education based on high quality teaching and experiences is looking to recruit an experienced Office Manager to join their dedicated and passionate team!

This is a great opportunity to join a forward thinking and positive school and help play an integral role in the ongoing achievements of the school.

The Office Manager is a management position within the Academy's Business Support Team. It is essential that the person for this role is super organised, admin savvy, excellent at multi-tasking, works flexibly, and has a 'can do' attitude.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a strong understanding of all administrative processes to effectively line lead the administrators and develop ongoing efficiencies across the academy


• Manage and coordinate comprehensive administration support across daily attendance, admissions, communications, student data and more


• Coordinate the administration cover and support across the academy


• Establish a business-like office environment, ensuring excellent, consistent administration support and customer service is provided


• Efficiently manage filing and databases, ensuring full compliance with GDPR and in line with our Data Retention Policy


• Undertake and implement recruitment, induction, appraisal, training, coaching and mentoring of administrative staff, and rigorous performance management


• Coordinate and manage a series of virtual and on-site events


• Be the lead first aider and fire warden, ensuring due diligence to Health & Safety, legislation and welfare for all staff, students, and visitors


• Work collaboratively as a member of the Business Support Team. 


• Ensure the working environment is to a professional standard


• Take responsibility for the selection and management of resources, including management of a budget and regular audit of resources


• Attend and support out of hours' academy events e.g. summer fair, parents' evenings.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Experience in senior administration or office management within the education sector


• Experience of managing a wide range of projects, at different stages of progression alongside business-as-usual tasks.


• Able to accurately proof-read documentation for grammatical errors and have an eye for detail.


• Team leadership/staff managerial experience


• High level of proficiency and competency with Microsoft Office & IT programmes.


• Able to build relationships with a range of stakeholders and anticipate others' needs.


• Genuine passion for education


• Excellent interpersonal skills with children and adults.

This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Disqualification by Association.

This is a great opportunity to join a forward thinking and positive school and help play an integral role in the development of the pupils.

Benefits:

• 26 days holiday


• Employee assistance


• Wellbeing/Training support


• Cycle to work

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