Office Manager
PLEASE APPLY VIA THE SCHOOL WEBSITE Vacancies | WEAVERHAM HIGH SCHOOL Lime Avenue, Weaverham. Cheshire. CW8 3HT
Start date: ASAP Salary: Grade 5 starting scale £25,989 raising to £28,142, actual salary for 37hours per week/40 weeks per year £22,999 to £25,467.
We wish to appoint a highly motivated candidate to join and lead our school office administration team. You will be responsible for the day to day management of the school office, developing and continually improving the services provided by the administration team.
The office staff currently consists of 5 part-time staff all of whom you will line manage.
The successful candidate will be highly organised, possess excellent interpersonal skills and be able to manage and motivate a team of hard-working administrative staff to ensure the efficient smooth-running of the school office. This will need to be completed with good humour in often busy, challenging circumstances.
You will need to relate and communicate effectively with a wide range of people both within and external to the school. In addition to your organisational skills, the ability to form good interpersonal relationships will be the key to your success or otherwise in the post.
Your key role will be to:
· Efficiently manage the school office, managing the work of the main office team to ensure a smooth and accurate function of daily tasks.
· Handling incoming calls, emails, and face to face inquiries
· Ensuring appropriate Safeguarding checks made for visitors onsite
· Ensuring cleanliness and organization of the reception/office area
· General administration support to staff, including data administration for SAR/FOI requests.
· Good awareness of school policies and procedures.
· Maintain a confidential service following GDPR guidelines and review office procedure to ensure GDPR compliant.
· Pupil database administration (SIMS) including new starter/leaver administration and monitor and record pupil attendance marks
· Liaising with external bodies for example CWAC regarding free school meals entitlements, school transport and school nurse team re care plans and immunisations.
· Management of the First Aid administration and recording, including maintain defibration machines and management of staff requiring first aid training.
· Office equipment monitoring and ordering
· Management and administration of school admissions, from enquiry to on role
· Administrative duties in connection with year 6 transition including pupils’ data on SIMS.
· Insisting on GCSE results day in August each year
We hope that what you have read excites you. The job is a large one but a central one to the efficient and effective operation of the school. For those familiar with school salary structures it is a Grade 5 post. It will bring challenge and variety in addition to the necessary hard work.
Pay: £25,989.00-£28,142.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
