School Office Manager at St Thomas More VC Academy
Grade 5 (SCP 8-13) £24,702 - £26,873 FTE
37 hours per week Term time only + 5 training days (with all school holidays off apart from Teacher Training days)
Actual salary range £21,314 - £23,187
St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
The Directors of St Cuthbert’s RC Academy Trust are seeking to appoint a motivated and experienced Office Manager to join the team at St Thomas More VC Academy (St Thomas More Road, Hull). This is a permanent role.
You will have the important role of promoting the school positively amongst colleagues and within the local and extended community. You will provide accurate and current information (written and verbal), as well as appropriate advice and support to staff, pupils, parents and other contacts. Under the leadership of the Head of School, you will undertake administrative, HR, appropriate data management, financial and organisational processes within the School. You will also line manage one Administrative Assistant, including training, mentoring and developing this member of staff.
Experience of managing administrative work in a busy office environment within an educational setting is essential. It is also essential that you have Administrative and ICT qualifications and experience preferred experience of using SIMS. Please see the job description and person specification for full details of the requirements of the post.
Benefits for you include:
• cycle to work scheme
• use of Trust fitness gym (based at St Mary’s College)
• discounted local authority leisure and sports facilities
• employee assistance and counselling service, wellbeing support and advice
• option to join payable Health Care scheme
• Free onsite parking
Before making your application please note: In line with the "Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022" as part of the safer recruiting requirements, an online and social media search will be conducted as part of our safer recruitment processes. This will be conducted by Human Resources and will only be undertaken if the (your) application is to be shortlisted. The aim of the search is to specifically check the candidate’s (your) suitability for the job, and that there is nothing evident that would undermine that. By proceeding with your application, the applicant (you) is agreeing for the search to be undertaken.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We have a robust child protection policy and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment at the school. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Candidates who are successfully shortlisted will be contacted shortly after the closing date.
Closing date for applications: Monday 14th October 2024 12:00pm
Shortlisting: Monday 14th October 2024
Interviews: Monday 21st October 2024
Start date: As soon as possible
Applicants must support the Catholic ethos of our school.
St Cuthbert’s RC Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates are subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.