Office Manager

St George’s C of E School are seeking to appoint an Office Manager to start as soon as possible.

BS9-£33,366 ( A) pro rata (£17.29 p/h) 37 hours per week (Term Time Only Plus 3 weeks holiday closure) – permanent position

This is a wonderful opportunity will suit a School Administrator or school staff member with relevant experience looking to progress; or a candidate with strong experience within the finance or personnel sector. Whatever your background, you will need to be a well organised and a resilient self-starter who will have the capacity to carry out the following tasks:
•    Administer and input financial and payroll systems, ensuring that all aspects of these systems are managed in accordance with agreed policies, timetables and tax regulations
•    Work within the School Admissions process to support parents and liaise with the Local Authority
•    Provide administrative support with regard to admissions, charges and government funding for the School Nursery
•    Support the Head Teacher and Bursar in the monitoring and control of income streams and expenditure cost centres for agreed budgets areas
•    Support financial procedures, providing information to the Senior Leadership Team and Governing Body to enable them to monitor and control their budgets effectively
•    Be accountable for the management of service contracts; monitoring all insurance policies with a view to achieving cost effectiveness; and ensuring that St George’s achieves best value. 
•    Support the financial control of capital expenditure on buildings, grounds and ICT; supporting the Head with the placing of contracts and appointment and project management of contractors
•    To direct the School Administrator to ensure efficient and effective running of the general office as one of our school’s main points of public contact
•    To organise HR matters; liaising with the Head Teacher on procedure and practice to ensure compliance with employment legislation and school policies eg. recruitment, discipline and grievance, absence management, contractual / pay matters, etc
•    To organise H & S systems and monitor when contractors are due for servicing/maintance of various items
•    To support cleaners in their role and order cleaning equipment 

Knowledge of school information systems such as Scholar Pack and payroll systems would be advantageous. An understanding of how important the smooth operation these key systems are to a successful and happy school is a must. Our children would like someone who is ‘kind, organised and good at using school technology’.

We are a Church of England Primary School with a distinctive Christian ethos and strong links with the local church and community. We are a school at the heart of our community and we strive to achieve the very best for the children in our care.

For an application pack and further information or to arrange a visit please contact office@stgeorges.cumbria.sch.uk or telephone 01229-841240

St George’s School is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all its pupils and staff. The offer of a contract will be subject to an enhanced disclosure and excellent professional references.

Closing date for applications is 12PM on Friday 31st January 2025
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 5th February 2025