Office Manager

We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised School Office Lead for our busy school office.

Hawthorne Primary School are looking to appoint a School Office Manager. We are looking for someone who can provide organisation, who has good communication and the skills to liaise and work alongside parents, staff and multi-agencies. They should have a good financial background, good HR skills and excellent IT skills. You would be joining an exceptional and supportive team of professionals, who are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and our mission to make every day count for the children. Each of our individual roles has an impact on the future of our children and so, we put them at the heart of the decisions we make and the services we provide.

Hawthorne Primary School is a one form entry primary school located in the centre of an ex-mining village. It is positioned in a delightful setting; a stone’s throw from Bestwood Country Park. Our new school building opened in September 2019 and it has fantastic facilities for our staff and children.

Hawthorne Primary & Nursery School, is part of The Flying High Partnership which consists of two distinct parts: Flying High Trust and Flying High Futures. Flying High Trust is a Multi Academy Trust of 30 primary schools across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Nottingham City. Our Flying High family work hard to deliver the best possible opportunities to our children. Through this partnership we are proud of our achievements and are recognised as one of the highest-performing Multi Academy Trusts (MAT) in the country. Flying High Futures provides professional learning internally for staff across the Trust, and externally through Department for Education national programmes. Forming part of Flying High Futures is the Flying High Teaching School Hub, Flying High English Hub, and the Flying High cohort of Inspiring Leaders teacher training.

We are looking for someone who is excited to be a part of this partnership, with the administrative skills, organisational skills and people skills to be an asset to our team!

We can offer you:

• A fantastic working environment, in a team that works together for the benefit of children in our school
• Friendly & supportive children, families and staff
• Support to develop you within this role, to be the best you can be, and to help you develop for your next career step
• An opportunity to be part of a supportive, developmental partnership
• The opportunity for quality Continuous Professional Learning
• A varied job where no day is the same!
• The opportunity for flexible working and a generous holiday entitlement.
• Pensions scheme with generous employer contributions.
• An organisation committed to supporting and enabling all staff

We are looking for someone who:

• Is passionate about customer service and being organised
• Is interested in education and impacting on the lives of children.
• Has a good financial and HR background
• Can multi task and is committed to the role.
• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Can work effectively with and without direction.
• Has enthusiasm, energy, integrity, and professionalism.
• Is a team player.
• Has an eye for detail.
• Is willing to roll up their sleeves up and get stuck in.

Your core duties will be:

• Manage the busy School Office day to day
• Manage the school budget in collaboration with the Headteacher
• Manage supplier contracts for the school
• Purchase items and monitor spend on behalf of all departments
• Provide customer service to all pupils parents/guardians being the first point of call for all school queries.
• Manage HR, including setting up new staff, managing payroll, managing the single central record and organising and maintaining personnel files.

If you want to know more, wish to discuss anything in more detail or would like to arrange a visit to the school, please contact Miss Rachel Jarvis, Head Teacher – 0115 9271544 or by email: head9@hawthorne.notts.sch.uk

For further information about the Flying High Partnership or if you require any support in relation to the /applications form please visit www.flyinghighpartnership.co.uk

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applicants. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.